St Teresa Catholic Primary School

St Teresa Catholic Primary School is performing well overall, effectively maintaining the standards set during its previous inspection. Pupils are engaged, show high attendance, and are appreciative of the supportive learning environment created by their teachers. The school has a strong curriculum in place, particularly excelling in reading and mathematics, helping students articulate their understanding and connect ideas. However, some subjects require more coherent checks on pupils' understanding to ensure that tasks align better with their knowledge and abilities. The school fosters a culture of respect and care among students, encouraging them to address global issues and support charitable causes. Children in the early years receive a solid foundation for their future learning, with staff using effective teaching methods to enhance language skills and curiosity. While the school has notable strengths, there is a recognized need for improvement in ensuring that all subjects are taught in a way that builds securely on prior learning, to avoid instances of students finding work too challenging.

Strengths

• Pupils feel safe and supported in a positive school community.
• High expectations set by staff lead to good behavior and attendance.
• Strong curriculum design with ambitious goals across subjects.
• Effective phonics instruction that fosters fluent reading skills.
• Support tailored for pupils with special educational needs.
• Staff provide clear explanations and address common misconceptions.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent checks on pupil understanding in some subjects.
• Tasks sometimes do not build effectively on prior knowledge, leading to some pupils finding work too hard.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at St Teresa Catholic Primary School attended 95.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 9.3% 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, 4.3% of pupils at St Teresa Catholic Primary School 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 Catholic Primary School had 19.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 10.9% 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. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 9.2% of pupils at St Teresa Catholic Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 6.1% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 St Teresa Catholic Primary School received £7,604 and spent £6,984 for each of its 196 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £151,000 (£772 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 Catholic Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for St Teresa Catholic Primary School is Good, from an inspection in May 2025.

When was St Teresa Catholic Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

St Teresa Catholic Primary School was last inspected in May 2025.

How many pupils does St Teresa Catholic Primary School have?

St Teresa Catholic Primary School has 196 pupils on roll.

What age range does St Teresa Catholic Primary School cover?

St Teresa Catholic Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

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

In 2025, 63% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is St Teresa Catholic Primary School?

St Teresa Catholic Primary School is at Brook Road, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, WD6 5HL.