Primary school in Bristol, South Gloucestershire
St Stephen's Infant School
Lansdown Road, Kingswood, Bristol, BS15 1XD
Ofsted
Remained Good at its last ungraded inspection, on 2 December 2022.
Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 3 years old and will not be updated — the school keeps it until its next inspection, which will not produce a replacement grade.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 185
- Places
- 270
- How full
- 69% full — 185 of 270 places taken, so places are likely to be available
- Girls / boys
- 96 / 89
- Overall absence
- 5%
- Persistently absent
- 10%
primary schools average 5.2%
primary schools average 12.8% — pupils missing 10% or more of sessions
- Free school meals, last 6 years
- 12%
- English as an additional language
- 20%
- With an EHC plan
- 3%
- On SEN support
- 10%
England 25.7%
England 18.7%
England 3.5%
England 15%
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for South Gloucestershire 026B, 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
- 25%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 22%
- Households owning their home
- 68%
- Households in social housing
- 17%
- Households with no car
- 18%
- Adults economically inactive
- 39%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 5–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No
- Boarding
- Day school
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Tim Ruck
- Local authority
- South Gloucestershire
- Ward
- New Cheltenham
- Constituency
- Bristol North East
- URN
- 109046
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Stephen's Church of England Junior School, SoundwellAcademy converter | Good 2023 | 53% | 0 mi |
| Minerva Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Good 2024 | 79% | 0.5 mi |
| The Tynings Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2022 | 53% | 0.6 mi |
| Kings' Forest Primary SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | 72% | 0.6 mi |
| Staple Hill Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2022 | 56% | 0.7 mi |
| The Park Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2023 | 65% | 0.7 mi |
| Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Requires improvement 2023 | 27% | 0.8 mi |
| Two Mile Hill Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Requires improvement 2022 | 56% | 0.8 mi |
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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