St Teresa's Catholic Primary Academy

St Teresa’s Catholic Primary Academy has made significant progress since its previous inspection, moving from a 'Requires improvement' grade to a 'Good' overall effectiveness rating. The school prides itself on fostering a welcoming and inclusive environment, where pupils from diverse backgrounds thrive and experience a strong sense of community. Parents appreciate the warm atmosphere and the range of clubs and extracurricular activities available, which contribute positively to pupils' enjoyment of school and personal development. The leadership team is focused on improving the quality of education through a well-planned curriculum that supports children from the early years through to Year 6.

Strengths

• Strong relationships between pupils and staff
• Effective support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)
• Well-planned and sequenced curriculum
• Successful strategies to foster a love of reading
• Welcoming environment that celebrates diversity
• High levels of pupil engagement in extracurricular activities

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent monitoring of some subjects leading to gaps in knowledge retention
• Assessment practices in some subjects need improvement to identify misconceptions quickly

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 Academy attended 95.8% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 11.4% 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, 1.2% of pupils at St Teresa's Catholic Primary Academy 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 Academy had 18.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 30.0% 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. 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, 13.8% of pupils at St Teresa's Catholic Primary Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.6% 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 Academy received £7,722 and spent £7,651 for each of its 169 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £19,000 (£111 per pupil).

Across all 56 schools of St Gabriel the Archangel Catholic Multi-Academy Trust, income was £7,565 and spending £7,594 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 Academy is part of St Gabriel the Archangel Catholic Multi-Academy Trust, which runs 64 schools. The nearest others:

• SS Mary and John's Catholic Primary Academy Wolverhampton
• Holy Rosary Catholic Primary Academy Wolverhampton
• St Chad's Catholic Primary School Dudley
• St Michael's Catholic Primary Academy and Nursery Wolverhampton
• St Edmund's Catholic Academy Wolverhampton
• St Patrick's Catholic Primary Academy Wolverhampton
• SS Peter and Paul Catholic Primary Academy & Nursery Wolverhampton
• St Mary's Catholic Primary Academy Wolverhampton
• Bishop Milner Catholic College Dudley
• Our Lady and St Chad Catholic Academy Wolverhampton

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

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

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

St Teresa's Catholic Primary Academy was last inspected in May 2024.

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

St Teresa's Catholic Primary Academy has 152 pupils on roll.

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

St Teresa's Catholic Primary Academy for pupils aged 5 to 11.

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

In 2025, 70% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is St Teresa's Catholic Primary Academy?

St Teresa's Catholic Primary Academy is at Malins Road, Parkfields, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV4 6AW.