St Stephen's Infant School
Lansdown Road, Kingswood, Bristol, BS15 1XD
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 5 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Tim Ruck
- Constituency
- Bristol North East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 270
- Pupils on roll
- 185
- URN
- 109046
- Local authority
- South Gloucestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01454866470
About this school
St Stephen's Infant School is a community primary school in Bristol. It teaches children aged 5 to 7 and has 185 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected St Stephen's Infant 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 2 December 2022, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Trends over time
How St Stephen's Infant 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 237 |
| 2023/24 | 218 |
| 2024/25 | 191 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Stephen's Infant School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 5% | 12% | 185 | — |
| St Stephen's Church of England Junior School, Soundwell | 53% | 6.5% | 20.7% | 325 | 0.0 miles |
| Minerva Primary Academy | 79% | 6.4% | 35.1% | 345 | 0.5 miles |
| The Tynings Primary School | 53% | 5.1% | 21.7% | 274 | 0.6 miles |
| Kings' Forest Primary School | 72% | 4.2% | 14.7% | 451 | 0.6 miles |
| Staple Hill Primary School | 56% | 5.7% | 29.9% | 298 | 0.7 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)
- 12.04%
- English as an additional language
- 19.9%
- Overall absence
- 4.99%
- Persistent absence
- 10.2%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Stephen's Church of England Junior School, Soundwell0.0 miles
Primary · Bristol
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Minerva Primary Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Bristol
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The Tynings Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Staple Hill
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Kings' Forest Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Bristol
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Staple Hill Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Bristol
Other schools in Bristol
- Abbotswood Primary School Primary
- Air Balloon Hill Primary School Primary
- Ashley Down Primary School Primary
- Ashton Gate Primary School Primary
- Ashton Vale Primary School Primary
- Avanti Gardens School Primary
- Avonmouth Church of England Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Backwell Church of England Junior School Primary
- Badocks Wood E-ACT Academy Primary
- Bailey's Court Primary School Primary
- Barley Close Community Primary School Primary
- Barrs Court Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does St Stephen's Infant School teach?
- St Stephen's Infant School teaches children aged 5 to 7. It is a primary school in Bristol.
- Who is the headteacher of St Stephen's Infant School?
- The headteacher of St Stephen's Infant School is Mr Tim Ruck, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has St Stephen's Infant School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Stephen's Infant 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 Infant School?
- St Stephen's Infant School has 185 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 7.
- Is St Stephen's Infant School full?
- St Stephen's Infant School has capacity for 270 pupils and 185 on roll (69%), so it has space against its published capacity. 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 Infant School a faith school?
- No. St Stephen's Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does St Stephen's Infant School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records St Stephen's Infant School as having no nursery classes.
- What is St Stephen's Infant School's absence rate?
- St Stephen's Infant School's overall absence rate is 5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does St Stephen's Infant School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for St Stephen's Infant School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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.