St Teresa's Catholic Primary School and Nursery

St Teresa’s Catholic Primary School and Nursery continues to demonstrate a good level of performance. Pupils thrive in a supportive environment, embracing the school's values of trust, appreciation, respect, honesty, and love. The curriculum is well-structured to meet pupils' needs, enabling them to achieve high expectations and prepare effectively for future education stages. While the school offers a range of enriching activities, a few areas require further attention concerning the assessment practices to ensure deeper understanding across all subjects.

Strengths

• Pupils are happy, safe, and take pride in their school community.
• Leaders have crafted a well-designed curriculum that meets the educational ambitions of pupils.
• Behaviour and attitudes to learning are strong throughout the school.
• There is a focus on reading from early years, helping pupils develop fluency and confidence in reading.
• Pupils are actively involved in a broad range of extracurricular activities.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent assessment practices in a few subjects hinder deep understanding of key concepts.

In 2024–25 pupils at St Teresa's Catholic Primary School and Nursery attended 95.0% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 10.9% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.0% of pupils at St Teresa's Catholic Primary School and Nursery were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 St Teresa's Catholic Primary School and Nursery had 20.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 15.0% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26 St Teresa's Catholic Primary School and Nursery received £7,461 and spent £7,139 for each of its 422 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £139,000 (£330 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is St Teresa's Catholic Primary School and Nursery's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for St Teresa's Catholic Primary School and Nursery is Good, from an inspection in October 2023.

When was St Teresa's Catholic Primary School and Nursery last inspected by Ofsted?

St Teresa's Catholic Primary School and Nursery was last inspected in October 2023.

How many pupils does St Teresa's Catholic Primary School and Nursery have?

St Teresa's Catholic Primary School and Nursery has 428 pupils on roll.

What age range does St Teresa's Catholic Primary School and Nursery cover?

St Teresa's Catholic Primary School and Nursery for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are St Teresa's Catholic Primary School and Nursery's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 67% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is St Teresa's Catholic Primary School and Nursery?

St Teresa's Catholic Primary School and Nursery is at Long Elmes, Harrow Weald, Harrow, Middlesex, HA3 6LE.