St Teresa's Catholic Primary School

St Teresa's Catholic Primary School is performing well overall, achieving a 'Good' rating across all key areas except for early years provision, which is rated as 'Outstanding'. The school promotes a positive culture where pupils are polite, well-mannered, and feel safe. With high expectations for student achievement and an inclusive curriculum, the school effectively supports diverse learners, particularly those who speak English as an additional language. The leadership team, supported by the Cardinal Newman Catholic Educational Trust, is committed to continuous improvement and has successfully adapted to changes since their last inspection seven years ago, when the school was rated 'Outstanding'.

Strengths

• High expectations for pupil achievement
• Outstanding early years provision
• Positive and respectful school culture
• Strong emphasis on personal development and character building
• Effective support for pupils with special educational needs
• Inclusive curriculum design that meets diverse needs
• Strong relationships between staff and pupils

Areas for Improvement

• Some staff lack the subject knowledge needed to teach certain areas of the curriculum effectively

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's Catholic Primary School attended 95.5% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 8.1% 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 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 had 22.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 14.4% 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, 12.4% of pupils at St Teresa's Catholic Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.8% 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 2024–25 St Teresa's Catholic Primary School received £6,938 and spent £6,762 for each of its 209 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £204,000 (£978 per pupil).

Across all 7 schools of The Cardinal Newman Catholic Educational Trust, income was £6,065 and spending £6,112 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). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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St Teresa's Catholic Primary School is part of The Cardinal Newman Catholic Educational Trust, which runs 7 schools. The nearest others:

• St Bonaventure's Catholic Primary School Bristol
• St Nicholas of Tolentine Catholic Primary School Bristol
• St Patrick's Catholic Primary School Bristol
• St Bernard's Catholic Primary School Bristol
• St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Portishead
• St Francis Catholic Primary School Nailsea

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

The latest Ofsted rating for St Teresa's Catholic Primary School is Good, from an inspection in July 2024.

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

St Teresa's Catholic Primary School was last inspected in July 2024.

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

St Teresa's Catholic Primary School has 209 pupils on roll.

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

St Teresa's Catholic Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are St Teresa's Catholic Primary School'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?

St Teresa's Catholic Primary School is at Luckington Road, Bristol, BS7 0UP.