St Stephen's CofE Primary School
Manchester Road, Manchester, M29 7BT
240 pupils · 102% of 236 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Local authority
- Wigan
- Free school meals
- 16.4%
Ofsted
Needs attention (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Needs attention |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Needs attention |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 10 March 2026, published 13 May 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 | 63% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 7% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.89 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 28 | 25 | 81 | 27 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 30 | 25 | 94 | 30 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 30 | 18 | 74 | 26 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 30 | 17 | 66 | 29 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 30 | 38 | 88 | 30 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 30 | 29 | 81 | 30 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 30 | 26 | 79 | 30 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 30 | 29 | 78 | 30 |
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
- St Ambrose Barlow Catholic Primary School 0.5 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Tyldesley Primary School 0.8 km · Good (2020) · previous system
- Garrett Hall Primary School 1.4 km · Outstanding (2024) · previous system
- Tyldesley St George's Central CofE Primary School and Nursery 1.5 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Holy Family Catholic Primary School 1.6 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- St Gabriel's Catholic Primary School 1.9 km · No overall grade (2024)
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.