Academy converter · Tameside

St Stephen's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy

3–11Ages
405Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
150188URN

Chappell Road, Droylsden, Manchester, M43 7NA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Apr 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.5per place

0.3 below Tameside median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Tameside

80 applications for 54 places · 59th of 66 in Tameside

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

62%met the expected standard

Tameside 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 26 April 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

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

1.5applications per place, Reception

0.3 below Tameside median (1.8) 0.7 below England median (2.2)

80 applications · 54 places offered · 54 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.5; Tameside median median 1.8
2025 1.5; Tameside median median 1.9
2024 1.7; Tameside median median 2.0; as the previous school
2023 1.9; Tameside median median 1.9; as the previous school
2022 1.6; Tameside median median 1.9; as the previous school
2021 1.6; Tameside median median 1.9; as the previous school
2020 1.5; Tameside median median 2.1; as the previous school
2019 1.8; Tameside median median 2.2; as the previous school
2018 1.6; Tameside median median 2.2; as the previous school
2017 1.7; Tameside median median 2.2; as the previous school
2016 1.7; Tameside median median 2.2; as the previous school
2015 1.7; Tameside median median 2.4; as the previous school
2014 1.5; Tameside median median 2.7; as the previous school

This school
Tameside median

Dashed bars: as St Stephen's RC Primary School (URN 106253), the previous school.

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	54	80	1.5	54	1.00
Sep 2025	36	53	1.5	36	1.00
Sep 2024 *	44	73	1.7	43	0.98
Sep 2023 *	33	61	1.9	31	0.94
Sep 2022 *	45	71	1.6	45	1.00
Sep 2021 *	33	51	1.6	32	0.97
Sep 2020 *	53	77	1.5	52	0.98
Sep 2019 *	52	94	1.8	52	1.00
Sep 2018 *	60	97	1.6	57	0.95
Sep 2017 *	51	87	1.7	49	0.96
Sep 2016 *	60	104	1.7	57	0.95
Sep 2015 *	60	101	1.7	64	1.07
Sep 2014 *	60	90	1.5	56	0.93

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 85% · Writing 74% · Maths 77% → all three 62% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard62%30th of 58 in Tameside

Tameside 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard85%

Tameside 77% England 78%

Higher standard23%

Tameside 28% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard74%

Tameside 72% England 75%

Greater depth15%

Tameside 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard77%

Tameside 77% England 77%

Higher standard21%

Tameside 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Tameside median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	62%	7%	105	104
2023/24	41%	11%	102	101
2022/23	54%	3%	103	102

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 RC Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyThis school
This school

Good2022

1.5applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Greenside Primary School
0.4 km · Tameside

Good2023

2.0applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Moorside Primary School
0.5 km · Tameside

Good2024

1.9applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
St Mary's CofE Primary School
0.6 km · Tameside

Remains Good2024

2.4applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Manchester Road Primary Academy
1.0 km · Tameside

Standards maintained2024

1.7applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Fairfield Road Primary School
1.1 km · Tameside

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.8applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Aldwyn Primary School
1.1 km · Tameside

2026

1.9applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
St Anne's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
1.5 km · Tameside

Good2023

1.7applications per place
Seymour Road Academy
1.7 km · Manchester

Remains Good2024

2.1applications per place 72%met the SATs standard

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

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 150188 · 357/3323
Trust: Emmaus Catholic Academy Trust
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 450 pupils · 405 on roll
Free school meals: 31.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: SEN unit
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 July 2024
Replaced: St Stephen's RC Primary School (URN 106253)
Address: Chappell Road, Droylsden, Manchester, M43 7NA
Local authority: Tameside

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