St Teresa's Catholic (A) Primary School

St Teresa's Catholic Primary School has maintained its status as a good school, excelling in various academic and personal development facets. The committed leadership ensures that pupils are supported both in their learning and well-being. High expectations from the staff lead to a positive environment where pupils thrive academically and socially. The school’s curriculum is ambitious, helping pupils develop a love for learning and equipping them for future challenges. However, there are improvements to be made in specific subjects and training for staff on the new phonics curriculum to enhance reading skills further. Pupils display happiness and safety in their school environment, with effective systems in place for dealing with any concerns, such as bullying. The personal development aspect is notably strong, with numerous opportunities for pupils to engage in the school community through various responsibilities. Although the school is performing well, there are areas, such as the implementation of the revised curriculum in a few subjects and improved staff training in phonics, that require attention to ensure all pupils achieve their fullest potential.

Strengths

• Committed leadership fostering high expectations for all pupils
• Strong personal development provision with varied opportunities
• Ambitious curriculum supporting pupil engagement and enjoyment
• Effective support for pupils with SEND
• Positive school culture with rare incidents of bullying
• Well-prepared early years curriculum facilitating key stage 1 readiness

Areas for Improvement

• Inadequate training for some staff on the new phonics curriculum
• Minor subjects have recently revised curriculums that are not yet fully effective

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 (A) Primary School attended 95.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 9.2% 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, 0.3% of pupils at St Teresa's Catholic (A) 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 (A) Primary School had 23.9 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% 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, 17.1% of pupils at St Teresa's Catholic (A) Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.2% 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 (A) Primary School received £6,255 and spent £6,389 for each of its 347 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £85,000 (-£246 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 (A) Primary School is part of St Gabriel the Archangel Catholic Multi-Academy Trust, which runs 64 schools. The nearest others:

• Our Lady and St Werburgh's Catholic Primary School Newcastle
• Our Lady's Catholic Academy Stoke-On-Trent
• St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary School Stoke-On-Trent
• St Thomas More Catholic Academy Stoke-On-Trent
• St Mary's Catholic Primary School Newcastle Under Lyme
• St Gregory's Catholic Academy Stoke-On-Trent
• St John Fisher Catholic College Newcastle Under Lyme
• St Wulstan's Catholic Primary School Newcastle
• St Maria Goretti Catholic Academy Stoke-On-Trent
• St Peter's Catholic Academy Stoke-On-Trent

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

The latest Ofsted rating for St Teresa's Catholic (A) Primary School is Good, from an inspection in March 2023.

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

St Teresa's Catholic (A) Primary School was last inspected in March 2023.

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

St Teresa's Catholic (A) Primary School has 327 pupils on roll.

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

St Teresa's Catholic (A) Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

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

In 2025, 73% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is St Teresa's Catholic (A) Primary School?

St Teresa's Catholic (A) Primary School is at Stone Road, Trent Vale, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST4 6SP.