It does not receive any kind of financial assistance from the state either for development, maintenance of infrastructure or towards the salary of the staff.

The Stewart School, Cuttack is affiliated to the ICSE council, New Delhi and has received the Minority Status Certificate on 26 February 2009 from the National Commission for Minority Educational Institution (NCMEI), Government of India, New Delhi vide F. No.

The motto is Domini Timor Prima Sapientia ("Fear of the Lord is the beginning of Wisdom") from Psalm 111:10 in the Bible.

It contains smart classrooms, dedicated laboratories, a computer lab, a large centenary hall, a library-cum-reading room, front lawns, and multiple playgrounds.

Student life includes sports, National Cadet Corps (NCC), cultural activities, school youth festival, monthly quizzes, seminars, debates, and exhibitions on philately, numismatics, environment, and science.

The five houses are: There are inter-house competitions including debates, songs, recitations, and spelling bees.

All children from the houses participate in the annual sports meet and are rewarded for meritorious performance.

Every year school selects the players for each game to form a team for inter-school tournaments.

The school has the highest representation of Junior Division cadets in the annual Republic Day Camp at New Delhi during the month of January from the Odisha Directorate.