St Stephen's Catholic Primary School
Ruskin Avenue, Welling, DA16 3QG
419 pupils · 100% of 420 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 5–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Local authority
- Bexley
- Free school meals
- 3.1%
Ofsted
Strong standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Strong standard |
| Achievement | Exceptional |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
| Early years | Strong standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 15 April 2026, published 7 June 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 93% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 45% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Oversubscribed — 1.41 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 59 | 83 | 181 | 59 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 60 | 58 | 143 | 60 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 60 | 58 | 149 | 60 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 60 | 67 | 158 | 60 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 60 | 60 | 152 | 60 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 60 | 62 | 139 | 60 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 60 | 81 | 160 | 60 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 60 | 61 | 151 | 60 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Hook Lane Primary School 0.3 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- East Wickham Primary Academy 0.5 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- Danson Primary School 0.8 km · Improved significantly (2025)
- Foster's Primary School 1.2 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Bishop Ridley Church of England VA Primary School 1.2 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- St Michael's East Wickham Church of England Primary School 1.3 km · Good (2022) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.