St Stephen's CofE Primary School, Manchester
St Stephen's CofE Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 5 to 11 in Manchester, part of Forward As One Church of England Multi Academy Trust. It has a Church of England religious character.
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Tameside (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
St Stephen's CofE Primary School in detail
Results
St Stephen's CofE Primary School has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2026, under its previous registration (URN 106246), 67% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 70% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
Getting a place at St Stephen's CofE Primary School
Across Tameside, 95% of families were offered their first-choice primary school for 2026 entry, and 99% were offered one of the schools they named.
In 2026, families in Tameside lodged 55 appeals against primary school offers; 47 reached a hearing and 12 succeeded (25.5% of those heard).
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to St Stephen's CofE Primary School are St Peter's CofE Primary School (0.3 miles, Good, 83% reading, 90% maths); Poplar Street Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 70% reading, 70% maths); Audenshaw Primary School (0.5 miles, Requires improvement, 80% reading, 87% maths); and Ashton West End Primary Academy (0.6 miles, Good, 72% reading, 73% maths).
St Peter's CofE Primary SchoolPoplar Street Primary SchoolAudenshaw Primary SchoolAshton West End Primary Academy
The trust
St Stephen's CofE Primary School is one of 17 schools run by Forward As One Church of England Multi Academy Trust, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 69% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
All 17 schools in Forward As One Church of England Multi Academy Trust
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Guide Bridge Rail Station, about 170 metres away (roughly a 2-minute walk).
7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Guide Bridge, 40 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to St Stephen's CofE Primary School are Audenshaw School (0.6 miles) and Denton Community Academy (1.2 miles).
Sources: DfE school performance data; GIAS establishment links; DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; NaPTAN (Department for Transport)
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
St Stephen's CofE Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in March 2026. Before that, as St Stephen's CofE Primary School (URN 106246), it was rated Good in February 2015.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Results at St Stephen's CofE Primary School before it took its current form in 2026 (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25Published under the school's previous registration (URN 106246). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 77% to 67% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 93% to 70% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 70% (2024 to 2025).
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with St Stephen's CofE Primary School
Before and after school care
St Stephen's CofE Primary School is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school. Source: Free breakfast clubs: schools on the programme, Department for Education Free breakfast clubs in Tameside
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near St Stephen's CofE Primary School.
- Active Oxford Park470m away · Not yet graded
- Kiddi Day Kare Audenshaw970m away · Not yet graded
Getting There
Train Stations
Tube / Metro / Tram
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to St Stephen's CofE Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. St Stephen's CofE Primary School is in Tameside; for families living there:
Apply to Tameside for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 13
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 5
- Children hurt
- 4
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 13 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 5 serious and 8 slight.
4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 2 in a vehicle or otherwise.
3 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Tameside is 12 (the median across 111 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
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Applications and offers at St Stephen's CofE Primary School before it took its current form in 2026
Published under the school's previous registration (URN 106246). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
| Entry year | Places offered | First choices | Named at all | First choices per place | First choices not offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 23 | 21 | 45 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2024 | 30 | 31 | 58 | 1.0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 27 | 26 | 58 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 30 | 35 | 63 | 1.2 | 5 |
| 2021 | 25 | 22 | 48 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2020 | 26 | 17 | 58 | 0.7 | 0 |
| 2019 | 30 | 34 | 71 | 1.1 | 7 |
| 2018 | 30 | 26 | 72 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2017 | 30 | 28 | 68 | 0.9 | 1 |
| 2016 | 29 | 22 | 60 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2015 | 23 | 20 | 64 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2014 | 30 | 17 | 70 | 0.6 | 0 |
Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers (school-level file). "Places offered" is the number of offers made on national offer day, which can differ from the school's published admission number.
Capacity & Demand
Area Demand Pressure - Manchester
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Manchester
Across Tameside council
Places available
3,050
Applications
2,451
Got 1st preference
95.4%
Got preferred school
98.8%
All primary applications across Tameside council (2026/27), not just this school.
Absence at St Stephen's CofE Primary School before it took its current form in 20262024/25
Published under the school's previous registration (URN 106246). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
5.2%
Overall absence
14.2%
Persistent absence
183
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
St Stephen's CofE Primary School
Questions parents ask about St Stephen's CofE Primary School
Are there exam results for St Stephen's CofE Primary School?
St Stephen's CofE Primary School has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2026, under its previous registration (URN 106246), 67% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 70% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
What is St Stephen's CofE Primary School's Ofsted rating?
St Stephen's CofE Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in March 2026. Before that, as St Stephen's CofE Primary School (URN 106246), it was rated Good in February 2015.
What is the catchment area for St Stephen's CofE Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When St Stephen's CofE Primary School is oversubscribed, Tameside allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
How do I apply to St Stephen's CofE Primary School?
Apply through Tameside's coordinated admissions process, naming St Stephen's CofE Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
Does St Stephen's CofE Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
St Stephen's CofE Primary School is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school. Ofsted's childcare register lists 2 out-of-school clubs within a kilometre of St Stephen's CofE Primary School: Active Oxford Park (470m away, registered, not yet graded) and Kiddi Day Kare Audenshaw (970m away, registered, not yet graded).
How many road collisions happen near St Stephen's CofE Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 13 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 5 serious and 8 slight. 4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 2 in a vehicle or otherwise. 3 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Tameside is 12 (the median across 111 schools, same distance and years).
Where is St Stephen's CofE Primary School?
St Stephen's CofE Primary School is at Audenshaw Road, Audenshaw, Manchester, M34 5HD.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)