St Stephen's CofE Primary School
Audenshaw Road, Audenshaw, Manchester, M34 5HD
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- FORWARD AS ONE CHURCH OF ENGLAND MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Guy Lovgreen
- Diocese
- Diocese of Manchester
- Sponsor
- Forward As One Church of England Multi Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Ashton-under-Lyne
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- URN
- 152307
- Local authority
- Tameside
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01613303818
About this school
St Stephen's CofE Primary School is a Church of England primary academy in Manchester. It teaches children aged 5 to 11.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Early years
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding
- Effective
This inspection took place when the school was registered as St Stephen's CofE Primary School (URN 106246).
How St Stephen's CofE Primary School compares
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 |
| Aldwyn Primary School | 72% | 5.6% | 26.7% | 418 | 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.
Location
Nearby schools
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St Peter's CofE Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Ashton-under-Lyne
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Poplar Street Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Manchester
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Audenshaw Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Manchester
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Ashton West End Primary Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Ashton-under-Lyne
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Aldwyn Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Manchester
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 teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in Manchester.
- Who is the headteacher of St Stephen's CofE Primary School?
- The headteacher of St Stephen's CofE Primary School is Mr Guy Lovgreen, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was St Stephen's CofE Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Stephen's CofE 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.
- Is St Stephen's CofE Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. St Stephen's CofE Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Manchester.
- Does St Stephen's CofE Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records St Stephen's CofE Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs St Stephen's CofE Primary School?
- St Stephen's CofE Primary School is part of FORWARD AS ONE CHURCH OF ENGLAND MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- Does St Stephen's CofE Primary 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 CofE Primary 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.