St Stephen's Church of England Primary School, Wolverhampton

Ofsted's report card from its 3 March 2026 inspection grades St Stephen's Church of England Primary School on 7 areas: 1 strong standard, 5 expected standard and 1 needs attention. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Attendance and behaviour - Strong standard. "Leaders have set very high expectations of how regularly pupils should attend school."

Achievement - Expected standard. "Pupils, including those who are disadvantaged, achieve high standards in reading, writing and mathematics by the end of Year 6."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Leaders have an accurate understanding of the quality of the curriculum and teaching."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "Leaders make sure that pupils' needs are identified swiftly and accurately."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Leaders have a clear understanding of the school's context."

Personal development and wellbeing - Expected standard. "The personal development programme is carefully sequenced to ensure that pupils develop their knowledge successfully."

Early years - Needs attention. "Leaders have identified that the writing curriculum needs improvement."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should ensure high-quality teaching and adult interactions are implemented well in the early years"; "Leaders should ensure that the writing curriculum is taught consistently and effectively"; "Leaders should ensure that pupils' secure knowledge across all subjects in the curriculum"; "Governors and trustees should ensure that they provide rigorous challenge and support focused on areas for improvement".

In 2025, 86% of Year 6 pupils at St Stephen's Church of England Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 79% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 79% and 75% in Wolverhampton and 77% and 75% across England.

Results were similar in 2024 (68% in reading, 94% in maths).

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 33 families put St Stephen's Church of England Primary School as their first choice and 74 named it as one of their preferences, for 30 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 3 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to St Stephen's Church of England Primary School are Woden Primary School (0.3 miles, Outstanding, 70% reading, 65% maths); Trinity CofE Primary Academy (0.3 miles, Good, 71% reading, 81% maths); Eastfield Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 74% reading, 82% maths); and Holy Rosary Catholic Primary Academy (0.9 miles, Good, 82% reading, 91% maths).

St Stephen's Church of England Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

St Stephen's Church of England Primary School is one of 4 schools run by Ignite Learning Partnership, an academy trust.

54.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 56.1% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Black (41%), Asian (27%) and Mixed (11%).

In 2026, 33 pupils (13.4%) received SEN support and 3 (1.2%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

The nearest railway station is Wolverhampton Rail Station, about 900 metres away (roughly a 11-minute walk).

6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Woden Road (adjacent), 190 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood St Stephen's Church of England Primary School stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 633 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, shoplifting and public order offences. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Wolverhampton (286), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, St Stephen's Church of England Primary School issued 1 suspension, 0.4 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to St Stephen's Church of England Primary School are Thomas Telford University Technical College (0.4 miles), Heath Park (0.6 miles), Central Learning Partnership (0.6 miles) and St Matthias School (1.1 miles).