St Stephen's CofE School

Primary school in Preston, Lancashire. Good (Nov 2023).

Latest graded inspection

Inspected 15 November 2023, report published 21 December 2023, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.

Good overall. The school was doing well. The most common grade under the previous system. 76% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Good.

Grades for each area
Area	Grade
Quality of education	Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Good
Early years	Good
Safeguarding effective	Yes

These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.

Next inspection: around November 2027

The last inspection was in November 2023. Schools are usually inspected about every four years.

An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2029 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.

Nearby primary schools

0.6 milesSt Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary School
Primary, Preston, Lancashire
Requires improvement (May 2024)
0.8 milesPenwortham Middleforth Church of England Primary School
Primary, Preston, Lancashire
School remains Good (Apr 2023)
0.8 milesSt Augustine's Catholic Primary School, Preston
Primary, Preston, Lancashire
Report card, Mar 2026: 7 expected
0.9 milesFrenchwood Community Primary School
Primary, Preston, Lancashire
Report card, Feb 2026: 3 expected, 4 needs attention
1.0 milesCop Lane Church of England Primary School, Penwortham
Primary, Preston, Lancashire
Good (Jun 2024)

Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.