Primary
St Stephen's Catholic Primary School
Ruskin Avenue, Welling, DA16 3QG
Key facts
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 419 of 420 places
- Local authority
- Bexley
- Religious character
- Yes
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Southwark
Ofsted
Last inspected April 2026
- AchievementExceptional
- Attendance and behaviourStrong standard
- Curriculum and teachingStrong standard
- Early yearsStrong standard
- InclusionStrong standard
- Leadership and governanceStrong standard
- Personal development and wellbeingStrong standard
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections1
November 2021
Ungraded inspection
Outstanding
Read the report (opens in a new tab)
SATs results
93%
112.0
1st of 9 by our score, among the primary schools in Welling we can score - 10 in total, the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Average maths score | 113 |
| Average reading score | 112 |
| Reading, writing and maths | 93% |
| Working at a higher standard | 45% |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time3 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 87% |
| 23/24 | 92% |
| 24/25 | 93% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 109.0 |
| 23/24 | 110.0 |
| 24/25 | 112.0 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 109.0 |
| 23/24 | 111.0 |
| 24/25 | 113.0 |
Ruskin Avenue, Welling, DA16 3QG
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 15 January, the year before starting.
Bexley admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Susan Oram
- Address
- Ruskin Avenue, Welling, DA16 3QG
- Telephone
- 02083039738