St Stephen's Primary School
Whitfield Road, London, E6 1AS
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Ms Neena Lall OBE
- Constituency
- East Ham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 630
- Pupils on roll
- 618
- URN
- 102748
- Local authority
- Newham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02084727575
About this school
St Stephen's Primary School is a community primary school in London. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 618 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected St Stephen's Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 87 | 85 | 90 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 90% | 88% | 89% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 45% | 19% | 31% |
| Expected standard in reading | 99% | 93% | 93% |
| Expected standard in maths | 99% | 99% | 97% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 99% | 99% | 94% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 112.0 | 107.0 | 110.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 114.0 | 110.0 | 111.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +6.00 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How St Stephen's Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Newham average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 90% | 69.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 88% | 72.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 89% | 74.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 621 |
| 2023/24 | 626 |
| 2024/25 | 623 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Stephen's Primary School compares
St Stephen's Primary School ranked 7th of 67 primary schools in Newham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 97% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 89% | 4.2% | 33.2% | 618 | — |
| Shaftesbury Primary School | 89% | 6.2% | 28.5% | 640 | 0.2 miles |
| Cleves Primary School | 84% | 7% | 36.8% | 469 | 0.3 miles |
| William Davies Primary School | 61% | 6.5% | 41.4% | 215 | 0.4 miles |
| St Edward's Catholic Primary School | 80% | 5% | 35.2% | 431 | 0.4 miles |
| Upton Cross Primary School | 65% | 7.1% | 34.7% | 414 | 0.4 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 33.23%
- English as an additional language
- 89.1%
- Overall absence
- 4.23%
- Persistent absence
- 10.87%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Shaftesbury Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · London
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Cleves Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · London
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William Davies Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · London
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St Edward's Catholic Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · London
-
Upton Cross Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · London
Other schools in London
St Stephen's Primary School ranks 80th of the 948 ranked primary schools in London.
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- Acton Gardens Primary School Primary
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- Ainslie Wood Primary School Primary
- Akiva School Primary
- Albemarle Primary School Primary
- Albion Primary School Primary
- Alderbrook Primary School Primary
- Aldersbrook Primary School Primary
- Alderwood Primary School Primary
- Alexander McLeod Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does St Stephen's Primary School teach?
- St Stephen's Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of St Stephen's Primary School?
- The headteacher of St Stephen's Primary School is Ms Neena Lall OBE, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has St Stephen's Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Stephen's Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at St Stephen's Primary School?
- St Stephen's Primary School has 618 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is St Stephen's Primary School full?
- St Stephen's Primary School has capacity for 630 pupils and 618 on roll (98%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is St Stephen's Primary School a faith school?
- No. St Stephen's Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does St Stephen's Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records St Stephen's Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have St Stephen's Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 90% in 2022/23 and 89% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St Stephen's Primary School compare with other schools in Newham?
- St Stephen's Primary School ranked 7th of 67 primary schools in Newham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 97% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St Stephen's Primary School's absence rate?
- St Stephen's Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Stephen's Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Stephen's Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.