St Stephen's CofE Primary School
Audenshaw Road, Audenshaw, Manchester, M34 5HD
This school is closed (it closed in February 2026).
It was replaced by St Stephen's CofE Primary School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mr Guy Lovgreen
- Diocese
- Diocese of Manchester
- Constituency
- Ashton-under-Lyne
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 197
- URN
- 106246
- Local authority
- Tameside
- Website
- School website
About this school
St Stephen's CofE Primary School was a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in Manchester. It taught children aged 5 to 11 and had 197 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
St Stephen's CofE Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 29 | 30 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 69% | 67% | 63% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 0% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 76% | 77% | 67% |
| Expected standard in maths | 83% | 93% | 70% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 72% | 80% | 63% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 103.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 105.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.20 | - | - |
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 CofE 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 | Tameside average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 69% | 56.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 67% | 59.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 63% | 59.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 206 |
| 2023/24 | 204 |
| 2024/25 | 205 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Stephen's CofE Primary School compares
Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 63% | 5.2% | 46.3% | 197 | — |
| St Stephen's CofE Primary School | — | — | — | — | 0.0 miles |
| St Peter's CofE Primary School | 66% | 4.3% | 67.6% | 209 | 0.3 miles |
| Poplar Street Primary School | 60% | 5.3% | 44.2% | 447 | 0.5 miles |
| Audenshaw Primary School | 63% | 3.3% | 14.7% | 209 | 0.5 miles |
| Ashton West End Primary Academy | 63% | 4.8% | 44.5% | 432 | 0.6 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)
- 46.34%
- English as an additional language
- 37.6%
- Overall absence
- 5.23%
- Persistent absence
- 14.21%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Stephen's CofE Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Manchester
-
St Peter's CofE Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Ashton-under-Lyne
-
Poplar Street Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Manchester
-
Audenshaw Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Manchester
-
Ashton West End Primary Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Ashton-under-Lyne
Other schools in Manchester
- Abbey Hey Primary Academy Primary
- Abbott Community Primary School Primary
- Acacias Community Primary School Primary
- Acre Hall Primary School Primary
- Aldwyn Primary School Primary
- Alkrington Primary School Primary
- All Saints C of E Primary School Primary
- All Saints Church of England Primary School, Stand Primary
- All Saints Primary School Primary
- Alma Park Primary School Primary
- Armitage CofE Primary School Primary
- Ashbury Meadow Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does St Stephen's CofE Primary School teach?
- St Stephen's CofE Primary School taught children aged 5 to 11. It was a primary school in Manchester.
- Has St Stephen's CofE Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected St Stephen's CofE Primary School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is St Stephen's CofE Primary School?
- St Stephen's CofE Primary School had 197 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- How have St Stephen's CofE Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 69% in 2022/23 and 63% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are St Stephen's CofE Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Stephen's CofE 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.