Primary school in Wolverhampton
St Stephen's Church of England Primary School
Woden Road, Heath Town, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV10 0BB
Ofsted
Inspected under the current framework, which gives no overall grade, on 3 March 2026.
Inspections since September 2024 do not give an overall grade, so there is no one-word judgement to report. The full report sets out what inspectors found.
Key stage 2 results 2024/25
Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
Reached the higher standard
Average reading score
Average maths score
On the headline measure this school is in the top quarter of state-funded primaries in England.
Compared with the fifth of schools whose intake is most disadvantaged, which is where this one sits, it is in the top 10%.
There are no progress measures for primary schools any more. They were calculated from a key stage 1 baseline, and statutory key stage 1 tests ended in 2023, so nothing has been published since. That makes attainment the only official measure — and attainment tracks intake closely, which is why the comparison against similar schools above is the more useful of the two lines.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 246
- Places
- 210
- How full
- Full — 246 pupils against 210 places
- Girls / boys
- 138 / 108
- Overall absence
- 5%
- Persistently absent
- 14%
primary schools average 5.2%
primary schools average 12.8% — pupils missing 10% or more of sessions
- Free school meals, last 6 years
- 60%
- English as an additional language
- 50%
- With an EHC plan
- 2%
- On SEN support
- 12%
England 25.7%
England 18.7%
England 3.5%
England 15%
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Wolverhampton 015B, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 28%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 25%
- Households owning their home
- 23%
- Households in social housing
- 50%
- Households with no car
- 38%
- Adults economically inactive
- 36%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Yes
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- IGNITE LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Sarah Horton
- Local authority
- Wolverhampton
- Ward
- Heath Town
- Constituency
- Wolverhampton North East
- URN
- 144251
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woden Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | No grade | 55% | 0.3 mi |
| Trinity CofE Primary AcademyAcademy converter | Good 2023 | 64% | 0.3 mi |
| Eastfield Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2023 | 67% | 0.6 mi |
| Holy Rosary Catholic Primary AcademyAcademy converter | No grade | 79% | 0.9 mi |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary AcademyAcademy converter | Good 2023 | 78% | 1 mi |
| Dunstall Hill Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | No grade | 59% | 1 mi |
| West Park Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2024 | 76% | 1.1 mi |
| Wodensfield Primary SchoolCommunity school | No grade | 65% | 1.1 mi |
Schools with a similar intake
State-funded primary schools nationally whose share of disadvantaged pupils is closest to this school's. This is the fairest like-for-like comparison the published data supports.
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard |
|---|---|---|
| Avondale Park Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2023 | 76% |
| Tower Bridge Primary SchoolCommunity school | No grade | 59% |
| Welford Primary SchoolCommunity school | No grade | 58% |
| Merton Bank Primary SchoolCommunity school | Requires improvement 2024 | 28% |
| Bedford Drive Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2022 | 38% |
| Woodlands Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2022 | 53% |
| Ravensbury Community SchoolCommunity school | No grade | 46% |
| St Ambrose RC Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Good 2023 | 41% |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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