St Therese of Lisieux Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Catholic Academy

St Therese of Lisieux Catholic Primary School is demonstrating a strong standard of performance across various domains, with pupils achieving above national averages in reading, writing, and mathematics. The school fosters a supportive environment where pupils feel safe and valued. Notably, leaders and staff are committed to enhancing the educational experience for all students, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, ensuring equitable outcomes from their starting points. The curriculum is carefully designed to build knowledge progressively, and pupils show pride in their work, contributing positively to the school's culture.

Strengths

• Pupils achieve highly, with outcomes above national averages.
• High attendance rates and a strong focus on pupil behaviour.
• A broad and ambitious curriculum expertly designed for knowledge acquisition.
• Effective support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities.
• Highly skilled early years staff ensure positive foundations for learning.
• Strong personal development curriculum fostering responsible citizenship.
• Active community involvement through charitable work and projects.

Areas for Improvement

• Need to secure a transformational impact on disadvantaged pupils.

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 Therese of Lisieux Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Catholic Academy attended 96.3% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 5.5% 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, 0.4% of pupils at St Therese of Lisieux Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Catholic 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 Therese of Lisieux Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Catholic Academy had 23.2 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, 8.4% of pupils at St Therese of Lisieux Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Catholic Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.8% 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 Therese of Lisieux Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Catholic Academy received £6,455 and spent £5,818 for each of its 230 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £150,000 (£654 per pupil).

Across all 38 schools of Nicholas Postgate Catholic Academy Trust, income was £7,521 and spending £7,443 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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All schools in Stockton-On-Tees · Stockton-on-Tees local authority: places and applications

St Therese of Lisieux Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Catholic Academy is part of Nicholas Postgate Catholic Academy Trust, which runs 38 schools. The nearest others:

• Christ The King Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Catholic Academy Stockton-On-Tees
• St Patrick's Catholic College, A Voluntary Catholic Academy Stockton-On-Tees
• St Clare's RC Primary School Middlesbrough
• St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Catholic Academy Stockton-On-Tees
• St Gerard's RC Primary School Middlesbrough
• Trinity Catholic College Middlesbrough
• St Thomas More RC Primary School Middlesbrough
• St Edward's Catholic Primary School Middlesbrough
• St Augustine's Catholic Primary School Middlesbrough
• Sacred Heart Primary School Middlesbrough

What is St Therese of Lisieux Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Catholic Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for St Therese of Lisieux Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Catholic Academy is Strong standard, from an inspection in March 2026.

When was St Therese of Lisieux Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Catholic Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

St Therese of Lisieux Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Catholic Academy was last inspected in March 2026.

How many pupils does St Therese of Lisieux Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Catholic Academy have?

St Therese of Lisieux Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Catholic Academy has 226 pupils on roll.

What age range does St Therese of Lisieux Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Catholic Academy cover?

St Therese of Lisieux Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Catholic Academy for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are St Therese of Lisieux Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Catholic Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 74% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is St Therese of Lisieux Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Catholic Academy?

St Therese of Lisieux Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Catholic Academy is at Lamb Lane, Ingleby Barwick, Stockton-on-Tees, TS17 0QP.