St Stephen's Infant School
Hales Drive, St Stephen's, Canterbury, CT2 7AB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 5 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- TURNER SCHOOLS
- Executive Headteacher
- Mrs Alice Edgington
- Sponsor
- Turner Schools
- Constituency
- Canterbury
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 270
- Pupils on roll
- 263
- URN
- 148501
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01227769204
About this school
St Stephen's Infant School is a primary academy in Canterbury. It teaches children aged 5 to 7 and has 263 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
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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
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 | 6.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 269 |
| 2023/24 | 269 |
| 2024/25 | 254 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Stephen's Infant School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 26% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 6.9% | 33.1% | 263 | — |
| St Stephen's Junior School | 44% | 6.2% | 31% | 400 | 0.1 miles |
| St Johns Church of England Primary School | 38% | 8.7% | 48.7% | 427 | 0.6 miles |
| St Thomas' Catholic Primary School, Canterbury | 80% | 4% | 18.1% | 210 | 0.8 miles |
| St Peter's Methodist Primary School | 63% | 6.4% | 28.2% | 208 | 0.8 miles |
| Parkside Community Foundation Primary School | 23% | 16.8% | 70.1% | 161 | 1.2 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.
Inspection history
- 23 January 2024
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Ungraded inspection report2 October 2019
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 33.07%
- English as an additional language
- 33.5%
- Overall absence
- 6.94%
- Persistent absence
- 21.47%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Stephen's Junior School0.1 miles
Primary · Canterbury
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St Johns Church of England Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Canterbury
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St Thomas' Catholic Primary School, Canterbury0.8 miles
Primary · Canterbury
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St Peter's Methodist Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Canterbury
-
Parkside Community Foundation Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Canterbury
Other schools in Canterbury
- Adisham Church of England Primary School Primary
- Ash Cartwright and Kelsey Church of England Primary School Primary
- Aylesham Primary School Primary
- Barham Church of England Primary School Primary
- Blean Primary School Primary
- Bridge and Patrixbourne Church of England Primary School Primary
- Chartham Primary School Primary
- Chilham, St Mary's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Chislet Church of England Primary School Primary
- Elham Church of England Primary School Primary
- Goodnestone Church of England Primary School Primary
- Hoath 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 Canterbury.
- Who is the executive headteacher of St Stephen's Infant School?
- The executive headteacher of St Stephen's Infant School is Mrs Alice Edgington, 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 263 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 263 on roll (97%), 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 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.
- Is St Stephen's Infant School part of an academy trust?
- St Stephen's Infant School is part of TURNER SCHOOLS. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is St Stephen's Infant School's absence rate?
- St Stephen's Infant School's overall absence rate is 6.9% in the latest published census, above 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 10 July 2026.