St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Basildon

St Teresa's Catholic Primary School is a Catholic primary in Basildon and part of the Christus Catholic Trust. In this full section 5 inspection, the school was found to be performing well overall: achievement and curriculum/teaching are strong, safeguarding is met, and the remaining areas are at expected standard. Pupils achieve highly at the end of Year 6 in reading, writing and mathematics, with disadvantaged pupils doing better than non-disadvantaged pupils nationally. Pupils with SEND also progress well from their starting points, and the curriculum is ambitious, well organised and taught consistently well. Pupils behave well, feel safe, attend well and benefit from a calm, respectful environment. The main strengths are the quality of education, the school's inclusive practice and the strong outcomes for disadvantaged pupils and pupils with SEND. Leadership is well regarded, governance is increasingly robust, and staff, parents and pupils speak positively about the school. Early years is purposeful and well sequenced, though practice is not yet fully consistent as staff embed recent training. Leaders also need to sharpen how they measure the impact of improvement work, especially the personal development programme, so they can be sure pupils remember what they have been taught over time. Attendance is above national and improving, but some pupils with SEND need further support to keep attending well. Overall, this is a strong school with a clear ambition and a small number of refinements to secure consistently excellent practice.

Strengths

• Pupils achieve highly in reading, writing and mathematics by the end of Year 6.
• Disadvantaged pupils achieve better than non-disadvantaged pupils nationally.
• Pupils with SEND progress very well and become increasingly independent.
• The curriculum is thoughtfully designed, ambitious and well sequenced across subjects.
• Teaching is consistently high quality, with strong subject knowledge and clear routines.
• Vocabulary, communication and early reading are prioritised effectively.
• Pupils behave well, are courteous and contribute to a calm, positive environment.
• Pupils feel safe, trust staff and report that bullying and discrimination are rare.
• Attendance is above national averages and disadvantaged pupils attend well.
• Early years provision is purposeful, well sequenced and promotes communication and language.
• Inclusive practice is firmly embedded, with effective support for SEND and disadvantaged pupils.
• Leaders know the school well and put pupils at the centre of decisions.
• Governance is increasingly robust and brings expertise across key areas.
• Staff trust leaders and value the open-door culture and workload management.
• The personal development offer is well organised and promotes the school's values.
• Pupils have strong oracy and engage maturely with sensitive themes.
• There are many wider opportunities, including trips, cultural celebrations and pupil leadership roles.

Areas for Improvement

• Some pupils with SEND need further support to improve their attendance.
• Early years practice is not yet fully consistent as staff embed recent training.
• Leaders could be more precise in measuring the impact of school improvement work.
• The impact of the personal development programme is not yet fully assured, including what pupils remember over time.
• Monitoring of the impact of leadership work needs greater rigour and precision.

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, Basildon attended 95.2% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 12.2% 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, 1.9% of pupils at St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Basildon 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, Basildon had 26.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 11.5% 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, 9.0% of pupils at St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Basildon were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 5.6% 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 School, Basildon received £8,222 and spent £8,656 for each of its 216 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £133,000 (£617 per pupil).

Across all 7 schools of Christus Catholic Trust, income was £7,498 and spending £7,699 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, Basildon is part of Christus Catholic Trust, which runs 7 schools. The nearest others:

• St Anne Line Catholic Infant School Basildon
• St Peter's Catholic Primary School Billericay
• St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Stanford-Le-Hope
• St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School Grays
• St Mary's Catholic Primary School Tilbury
• Holy Cross Catholic Primary School South Ockendon

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

The latest Ofsted rating for St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Basildon is Expected standard, from an inspection in June 2026.

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

St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Basildon was last inspected in June 2026.

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

St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Basildon has 233 pupils on roll.

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

St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Basildon for pupils aged 3 to 11.

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

In 2025, 87% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Basildon?

St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Basildon is at Elsenham Crescent, Basildon, Essex, SS14 1UE.