St Stephen's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Primary · Academy converter · Mixed · Tameside
Chappell Road, Manchester, M43 7NA
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 26/04/2022
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
94.4%
16.8% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
405
Capacity used
Has space90%
450 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
36 of 36 families who put it first got an offer
36
Places offered
53
Total applications
1.5
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 36 | 36 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 10 | 0 | ● 0% |
| 3rd preference | 2 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 5 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 53 | 36 | 68% |
Tameside lets families list 6 preferences. 1 applications came from outside the council area (1 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Headteacher
- Connor Lavin
- Address
- Chappell Road, Droylsden, Manchester, M43 7NA
- Phone
- 01613702071
- Local authority
- Tameside
- Ward / constituency
- Droylsden West · Ashton-under-Lyne
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 150188
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 31% | — | — |
| English as additional language | — | — | — |
| SEN support | — | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: EMMAUS CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
405 pupils · 450 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
26 April 2022
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessEarly years Good Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 334 pupils
Attendance
94.4%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
5.6%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
16.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
0.3%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.0%
Absences the school didn't approve
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
Primary results by subject (SATs)
Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England
Reading, writing & maths combined
Reading
Writing
Maths
Grammar, punctuation & spelling
Science
England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).
Primary results over time
Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Expected standard (RWM) | 62% | 61% |
| Higher standard | 7% | 8% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Tameside council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Reception (primary) | 15 January | 16 April (or next working day) |
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.