Banks St Stephen's CofE School
Voluntary controlled primary school in Southport (Lancashire).
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
Banks St Stephen's Church of England Primary School Hello. Im Gareth Allen, Headteacher of Banks St Stephen's Church of England Primary School. Thank you for taking the time to visit our website. I am so proud to be Headteacher of this wonderful Church of England School. We are a Lancashire County Council School and part of the Liverpool Diocese.
We have eight separate classes, including a thriving nursery. Our children are eager to learn and exceptionally well behaved, with very supportive parents. Our experienced Governing Body is closely involved with the school and we all work together as a dedicated team.
Our curriculum is ambitious and bespoke to our school, reflecting our school motto Belonging, Serving, Succeeding . We are proud of our community, strive to be of service to others and are determined that all members of our school community flourish and achieve their full potential.
In September 2021 we were inspected by OFSTED (full report in the OFSTED tab) and were delighted to be judged as strongly GOOD in all areas.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
19 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Band
- Chess
- Choir
- Coding
- Computing
- Cooking
- Dance
- Debating
- Drama
- Football
- Gardening
- Gymnastics
- Lego
- Music
- Netball
- Stem
and 3 more
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Healthy SchoolsHealth and wellbeing
Key facts
- URN
- 119384
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Constituency
- Southport
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (1 current, 5 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Richard Sharples Former | Chair of Governors | Elected by parents | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Gareth Allen | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2023 |
| Mrs Lauren Marsden Former | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Thomas Wilson Cropper Former | Governor | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Miss Anne Wallbank Former | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2021 · term ended 2025 |
| Mrs Jade Hodgkinson Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2021 · term ended 2025 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record