Banks St Stephen's CofE School
Greaves Hall Avenue, Southport, PR9 8BL
199 pupils · 100% of 200 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 2–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Free school meals
- 18.1%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Needs attention |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 6 January 2026, published 16 March 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 | 55% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 3% |
“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 — 0.92 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 13 | 12 | 22 | 13 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 23 | 23 | 42 | 23 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 21 | 18 | 33 | 20 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 25 | 25 | 40 | 25 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 18 | 17 | 31 | 17 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 24 | 23 | 39 | 24 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 21 | 18 | 29 | 18 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 19 | 15 | 34 | 17 |
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
- Banks Methodist School 0.8 km · Most areas: Needs attention (2026)
- St John's Church of England Primary School 2 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Tarleton Mere Brow Church of England Primary School 2.5 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Larkfield Primary School 3.1 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Churchtown Primary School 3.3 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Marshside Primary School 3.4 km · Good (2023) · 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.