St Teresa's Catholic Primary School
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School is an academy converter in Darlington for pupils aged 3 to 11. It has a Roman Catholic religious character. It has 342 pupils on roll. In 2025, 85% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Attendance is a concern: pupils missed 11.3% of sessions in 2024/25 (the national figure for primary schools is 5.2%), and 32% of pupils were persistently absent.
KS2 results: 2025.
| Type | Primary / Academy converter |
| Age Range | 3-11 |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Address | Harris Street Darlington County Durham DL1 4NL |
| Phone | 01325380754 |
| Reference Number | 146256 |
General Makeup
| Number of pupils | 342 |
| Boy/Girl ratio |
Boys: 47.08%
Girls: 52.92% |
| Percentage of students eligible for free school meals | 11% |
| Percentage of students where English is not their first language | 23.1% |
Class Sizes
| Average size of one teacher classes | 29.9 |
| Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 29.7 |
| Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 28.5 |
Year Groups
| Year | Boys | Girls | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 | 26 | 44 |
| 2 | 26 | 18 | 44 |
| 3 | 26 | 16 | 42 |
| 4 | 18 | 25 | 43 |
| 5 | 14 | 29 | 43 |
| 6 | 22 | 20 | 42 |
Ethnicities
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| White, British | 33.9% |
| White, Other | 19.3% |
| African | 5% |
| White & Asian | 2% |
| Indian | 1.8% |
| Mixed, Other | 0.9% |
| Asian, Other | 0.9% |
| White & Black (Caribbean) | 0.6% |
| Caribbean | 0.3% |
| Overall Ofsted Rating | |
| Last Report Date | 20 Feb 2024 – no overall grade published for this inspection |
| Date | Report |
|---|---|
| 20 Feb 2024 | School inspection |
| 07 Sep 2019 | Academy conversion letter |
| 19 Jan 2016 | Short inspection |
| Previously as St Teresa's RC Primary School | |
| 28 Mar 2014 | Interim assessment |
| 20 Jan 2011 | Full inspection: |
| 24 Jan 2008 | Full inspection: |
| 07 Feb 2005 | Full inspection |
How many students meet the standards
| Reading, Writing & Maths | School Score | Percentile (local) | Percentile (nationwide) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils meeting the expected standard | 85% | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Pupils meeting a higher standard | 9% | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
Average Scaled Score
Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.
| Subject | School | Percentile (local) | Percentile (nationwide) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 107 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Maths | 108 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
Progress Scores
A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.
| Metric | School Score | Percentile (local) | Percentile (nationwide) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 2 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Writing | 1.9 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Maths | 4.9 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
How many students meet the standards
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| Number of Applications | Number of Offers | |
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| Second Preference | 24 | 3 |
| Third Preference | 13 | 0 |
| From another Local Authority | 1 | 0 |
Previous years
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In 2024–25 St Teresa's Catholic Primary School had 296 pupils for 315 places. 19 places (6.0%) were unfilled.
Pupils and places
Reception intake in the “Darlington Primary” planning area
Darlington counted 1,130 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 1,127 in 2029–30, down 0%.
| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Places | 315 | 315 | 315 | 315 | 315 |
| Pupils | 308 | 310 | 297 | 306 | 296 |
| Unfilled | 2.2% | 1.6% | 5.7% | 2.9% | 6.0% |
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 88.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 32.2% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).
Sessions missed
Pupils persistently absent
| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Authorised absence | 5.5% | 8.4% | 8.9% | 9.3% | 9.5% |
| Unauthorised absence | 0.5% | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.6% | 1.8% |
| Severely absent pupils | 1.5% | 1.8% | 3.0% | 3.3% | 4.1% |
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, 0.9% 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
| 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suspensions per 100 pupils | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.1 |
| Permanent exclusions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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 24.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 7.8% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).
Pupils per teacher
Teachers who left the school within a year
| 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils per adult | 14.7 | 13.3 | 15.3 | 14.6 | 14.3 | 13.8 | 12.4 |
| Teachers who left state teaching | 7.1% | 6.7% | 22.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | – |
| Teachers who took any sick leave | – | 62.5% | 64.7% | 25.0% | 40.0% | 57.1% | – |
| Sick days per teacher | – | 6.6 | 4.1 | 8.1 | 1.5 | 5.4 | – |
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, 11.4% of pupils at St Teresa's Catholic Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.3% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).
Pupils by main type of need
| SEN support | EHC plan | |
|---|---|---|
| Speech, language and communication needs | 26 | 2 |
| No specialist assessment of need | 10 | 0 |
| Autistic spectrum disorder | 0 | 3 |
| Physical disability | 0 | 2 |
| Hearing impairment | 1 | 0 |
| Other difficulty or disability | 1 | 0 |
| Severe learning difficulty | 0 | 1 |
| Specific learning difficulty | 1 | 0 |
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 £6,759 and spent £6,662 for each of its 332 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £240,000 (£723 per pupil).
Across all 35 schools of Bishop Hogarth Catholic Education Trust, income was £7,699 and spending £7,759 per pupil.
Income per pupil
Spending per pupil
| 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue reserve | £329,000 | £321,000 | £288,000 | £261,000 | £180,000 | £240,000 |
| per pupil | £964 | £927 | £837 | £784 | £521 | £723 |
| In-year balance | £102,000 | £3,000 | £28,000 | -£35,000 | -£98,000 | £32,000 |
| per pupil | £298 | £8 | £81 | -£104 | -£283 | £97 |
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.
| Name | Distance |
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Firthmoor Primary School
Ingleby Moor Crescent, Darlington, County Durham, DL1 4RW |
0.32 miles |
|
St John's Church of England Academy
Fenby Avenue, Lascelles Park, Darlington, County Durham, DL1 4UB |
0.34 miles |
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Heathfield Primary School
The Broadway, Darlington, County Durham, DL1 1EJ |
0.47 miles |
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The Rydal Academy
Rydal Road, Darlington, County Durham, DL1 4BH |
0.53 miles |
|
Borough Road Nursery School
Borough Road, Darlington, DL1 1SG |
0.96 miles |
|
Red Hall Primary School
Headingley Crescent, Darlington, County Durham, DL1 2ST |
1.12 miles |
|
Skerne Park Academy
Coleridge Gardens, Darlington, County Durham, DL1 5AJ |
1.14 miles |
|
Gurney Pease Academy
Dodsworth Street, Darlington, County Durham, DL1 2NG |
1.21 miles |
|
St Augustine's Catholic Primary School
Beechwood Avenue, St Augustine's Rc Primary School, Darlington, County Durham, DL3 7HP |
1.46 miles |
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Springfield Academy
Salters Lane South, Darlington, County Durham, DL1 2AN |
1.47 miles |
|
Corporation Road Community Primary School
Corporation Road, Darlington, County Durham, DL3 6AR |
1.48 miles |
|
George Dent Nursery School
Elms Road, Darlington, DL3 7PY |
1.6 miles |
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Northwood Primary School
Pendleton Road South, Darlington, County Durham, DL1 2HF |
1.62 miles |
|
Whinfield Primary School
Augusta Close, Whinfield Primary School, Darlington, County Durham, DL1 3HT |
1.79 miles |
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Reid Street Primary School
Reid Street, Darlington, County Durham, DL3 6EX |
1.79 miles |
|
St Bede's Catholic Primary School
Kingsway, Thompson Street East, Darlington, County Durham, DL1 3ES |
1.92 miles |
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Abbey Infants' School
Cleveland Terrace, Darlington, County Durham, DL3 8JA |
1.99 miles |
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Abbey Junior School
Abbey Road, Darlington, County Durham, DL3 8NN |
2.02 miles |
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Harrowgate Hill Primary School
Thompson Street West, Darlington, County Durham, DL3 0HZ |
2.09 miles |
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Hurworth Primary School
Westfield Drive, Hurworth, Darlington, County Durham, DL2 2ET |
2.22 miles |
| Name | Distance |
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St Aidan's Church of England Academy
Hundens Lane, Darlington, County Durham, DL1 1LL |
0.5 miles |
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Darlington College
Central Park, Haughton Road, Darlington, County Durham, DL1 1DR |
0.96 miles |
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Polam Hall School
Grange Road, Darlington, County Durham, DL1 5PA |
1.39 miles |
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Haughton Academy
Salters Lane South, Darlington, County Durham, DL1 2AN |
1.47 miles |
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Beaumont Hill Academy
Salters Lane South, Darlington, DL1 2AN |
1.47 miles |
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Queen Elizabeth Sixth Form College
Vane Terrace, Darlington, County Durham, DL3 7AU |
1.62 miles |
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Longfield Academy
Longfield Road, Darlington, DL3 0HT |
2.28 miles |
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Hurworth House School Aspris Children's services
Westfield Drive, Hurworth-on-Tees, Darlington, County Durham, DL2 2AD |
2.3 miles |
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Carmel College
The Headlands, Darlington, County Durham, DL3 8RW |
2.42 miles |
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Hurworth School
Croft Road, Hurworth-on-Tees, Darlington, County Durham, DL2 2JG |
2.52 miles |
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Hummersknott Academy
Edinburgh Drive, Darlington, County Durham, DL3 8AR |
2.73 miles |
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Clervaux Garden School
Clow Beck Eco Centre, Croft On Tees, Croft On Tees, North Yorkshire, DL2 2TF |
3.02 miles |
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Wyvern Academy
Eggleston View, Darlington, County Durham, DL3 9SH |
3.09 miles |
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Embleton View
Westgate House, Coniscliffe Road, Darlington, DL3 8TF |
3.24 miles |
All schools in Darlington · Darlington local authority: places and applications
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School is part of Bishop Hogarth Catholic Education Trust, which runs 35 schools. The nearest others:
- St Augustine's Catholic Primary School Darlington
- St Bede's Catholic Primary School Darlington
- Carmel College Darlington
- Holy Family Catholic Primary School Darlington
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Newton Aycliffe Newton Aycliffe
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Newton Aycliffe
- St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Stockton Stockton-On-Tees
- Our Lady & St. Bede Catholic Academy Stockton-On-Tees
- St Gregory's Catholic Academy Stockton-On-Tees
- St Bede's Catholic Academy Stockton-On-Tees
How many pupils does St Teresa's Catholic Primary School have?
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School has 342 pupils on roll.
What age range does St Teresa's Catholic Primary School cover?
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.
What are St Teresa's Catholic Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?
In 2025, 85% 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 Harris Street, Darlington, County Durham, DL1 4NL.
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