Banks St Stephen's CofE School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Sept 14 2021 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
2 - 11 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Church of England
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Lancashire
Unique reference
119384
Address
Greaves Hall Avenue, Banks, PR9 8BL

Pupils

Number of Pupils
189 (84% of total capacity)
Boys
50.8%
Girls
49.2%
First language not English
6.9%
Free school meals (FSM)
27.5%
Persistent absence
20.3%
Special education needs (SEN)
10.6%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 84.1%
Other White 6.3%
Irish Traveller 2.1%
Mixed 2.1%
Gypsy/Roma 1.6%
Indian 1.1%
Other Asian 1.1%
African 1.1%
Irish 0.5%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingWell below average-4.7
WritingAverage-1.8
MathsWell below average-4.4
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 67%
Local authority average 59%
England average 62%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 13%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 106
Local authority average 105
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 105
Local authority average 104
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Banks St Stephen's CofE School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
23
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
23
2nd preference
7
3rd preference
11
From another Local Authority
6
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
23
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
3
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes23.6
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher24
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher24.3
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Full-time
3
3
0
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
17
8
9
Reception, Full-time
23
13
10
Year 1
27
11
16
Year 2
22
11
11
Year 3
24
13
11
Year 4
22
7
15
Year 5
21
13
8
Year 6
30
17
13
Year 2024-2025

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