St Stephen's Wins Best Primary School in UK

St Stephen's Church of England School in Shepherd's Bush has won the "TES" Award (the "Oscars" of school awards) in the category of Best Primary School in the UK.   There are around 21,000 primary schools in the UK - so this is a huge achievement for our local school.  

Headteacher Michael Schumm

St Stephen's School Shepherd's Bush

St Stephen's School is affiliated with St Stephen's Church, Shepherd's Bush and was built at the same time, circa 1849-50.  

Michael Schumm - Headteacher

St Stephen's is led by the charismatic Michael Schumm, a well-respected head whose good nature and pursuit of excellence helps to give the school its unique character. 

OFTSED Outstanding

In 2023 St Stephen's Church of England school celebrated being rated "Outstanding" in all categories by Ofsted, the school inspectorate. 

FOSS
Parents are heavily involved in school activities and the Friends of St Stephen's (FOSS) raises considerable sums to provide extra help for pupils, with a particular focus on one-on-one assistance for pupils with special needs.

2021 Times Ranking

In 2021 the school celebrated another success - being been ranked No 38 in the UK by The Times, placing it once again at the top of the UK education league tables.

League Tables

In 2011 St Stephen's was inspected by Ofsted and was rated "outstanding".  In 2017 St Stephen's was ranked equal fifth in the Sunday Times list of the top 500 State Primary Schools in the UK - and also featured in The Tatler's list of Best State Primary Schools.

There are almost 21,000 primary schools in the UK. 

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