Junior schools start at Year 3, so children join here from an infant school.
Every child joining in Year 3 needs a place applied for through the council where they live, by 15 January in Year 2.
Official inspection reports and grades
Inspected 5 June 2024
Compared with the local authority and England
The share of pupils reaching the standard expected for their age, and the share going beyond it.
| Measure | School | South Gloucestershire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing & maths — expected | 53% | 64% | 63% |
| Reading, writing & maths — higher | 0% | 5% | 8% |
| Grammar, punctuation & spelling — expected | 62% | 72% | 73% |
| Grammar, punctuation & spelling — higher | 21% | 29% | 30% |
A score of 100 is the expected standard; 110 or more is a higher standard.
| Subject | School | South Gloucestershire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 105 | 106 | 106 |
| Maths | 102 | 105 | 105 |
| Grammar, punctuation & spelling | 103 | 105 | 105 |
School workforce census, 2025/26.
Apply through the council where you live by 15 January for a Year 3 place starting that September. Children moving up from an infant school still need to apply. You can usually list between 3 and 6 schools in order of preference, and offers are sent on 16 April, or the next working day. As a Church of England school it may also ask for a supplementary form, and its admissions policy says whether it does.
No. Distance only counts when St Stephen's Church of England Junior School, Soundwell has more applicants than places. Then its admission criteria, set by its academy trust, decide who is offered a place first. Children in care or adopted from care come first by law. Most schools put brothers and sisters of current pupils next, then distance or a catchment area. As a Church of England school, it can give priority to children on grounds of faith. How far away the last place went changes every year, depending on who applies.
St Stephen's Church of England Junior School, Soundwell had 348 pupils aged 7 to 11 at the latest school census. Its official capacity is 360. It is a mixed school.