Voluntary aided school · Bexley

St Stephen's Catholic Primary School

5–11Ages
419Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
101455URN

Ruskin Avenue, Welling, DA16 3QG · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Apr 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.1per place

0.5 above Bexley median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Bexley

181 applications for 59 places · 13th of 52 in Bexley

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

93%met the expected standard

Bexley 66% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 15 April 2026Published 7 June 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard
Inclusion		Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching		Strong standard
Achievement	Exceptional
Attendance and behaviour		Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Strong standard
Early years		Strong standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Strong standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

15 April 2026
Report card · 1 Exceptional, 6 Strong standard
18 November 2021
Ungraded inspection: School remains Outstanding

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

3.1applications per place, Reception

0.5 above Bexley median (2.6) 0.9 above England median (2.2)

181 applications · 59 places offered · 83 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 3.1; Bexley median median 2.6
2025 2.4; Bexley median median 2.5
2024 2.5; Bexley median median 2.6
2023 2.6; Bexley median median 2.6
2022 2.5; Bexley median median 2.7
2021 2.3; Bexley median median 2.7
2020 2.7; Bexley median median 2.8
2019 2.5; Bexley median median 2.8
2018 2.3; Bexley median median 2.8
2017 2.2; Bexley median median 2.9
2016 1.8; Bexley median median 2.8
2015 2.0; Bexley median median 3.0
2014 1.9; Bexley median median 2.7

More applications per place than the Bexley median in 1 of 13 years.

This school
Bexley median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	59	181	3.1	83	1.41
Sep 2025	60	143	2.4	58	0.97
Sep 2024	60	149	2.5	58	0.97
Sep 2023	60	158	2.6	67	1.12
Sep 2022	60	152	2.5	60	1.00
Sep 2021	60	139	2.3	62	1.03
Sep 2020	60	160	2.7	81	1.35
Sep 2019	60	151	2.5	61	1.02
Sep 2018	60	139	2.3	71	1.18
Sep 2017	60	134	2.2	56	0.93
Sep 2016	60	110	1.8	55	0.92
Sep 2015	60	122	2.0	65	1.08
Sep 2014	45	85	1.9	37	0.82

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 95% · Writing 95% · Maths 95% → all three 93% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard93%1st of 54 in Bexley

Bexley 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard95%

Bexley 78% England 78%

Higher standard78%

Bexley 36% England 33%

Average scaled score 112 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard95%

Bexley 78% England 75%

Greater depth47%

Bexley 18% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard95%

Bexley 77% England 77%

Higher standard73%

Bexley 32% England 24%

Average scaled score 113 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Bexley median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	93%	45%	112	113
2023/24	92%	27%	110	111
2022/23	87%	25%	109	109

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

St Stephen's Catholic Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

3.1applications per place 93%met the SATs standard
Hook Lane Primary School
0.3 km · Bexley

Remains Good2023

3.0applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
East Wickham Primary Academy
0.5 km · Bexley

Standards maintained2025

2.2applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Danson Primary School
0.8 km · Bexley

Improved significantly2025

2.6applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
Foster's Primary School
1.2 km · Bexley

Remains Good · improving2024

2.7applications per place 82%met the SATs standard
Bishop Ridley Church of England Primary School
1.2 km · Bexley

Remains Good2024
St Michael's East Wickham Church of England Primary School
1.3 km · Bexley

Good2022

2.0applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Barrington Primary School
1.4 km · Bexley

Standards maintained2025

3.9applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Hillsgrove Primary School
1.5 km · Bexley

Remains Good2023

2.7applications per place 68%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 101455 · 303/3500
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 420 pupils · 419 on roll
Free school meals: 3.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Ruskin Avenue, Welling, DA16 3QG
Local authority: Bexley

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources