St Teresa's Catholic Primary School
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School is an academy converter in Thornton-Cleveleys for pupils aged 3 to 11. It has a Roman Catholic religious character. It has 215 pupils on roll. The latest Ofsted rating for St Teresa's Catholic Primary School is Good, from an inspection in October 2020 of its predecessor, St Teresa's Catholic Primary School. In 2025, 43% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.
Ofsted inspection: May 2025. KS2 results: 2025.
| Type | Primary / Academy converter |
| Age Range | 3-11 |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Address | St George's Avenue Thornton-Cleveleys Lancashire FY5 3JW |
| Phone | 01253852457 |
| Reference Number | 149266 |
General Makeup
| Number of pupils | 215 |
| Boy/Girl ratio |
Boys: 48.84%
Girls: 51.16% |
| Percentage of students eligible for free school meals | 24.6% |
| Percentage of students where English is not their first language | 5.6% |
Class Sizes
| Average size of one teacher classes | 26.9 |
| Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 25.3 |
| Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 30.3 |
Year Groups
| Year | Boys | Girls | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 | 16 | 30 |
| 2 | 13 | 8 | 21 |
| 3 | 14 | 17 | 31 |
| 4 | 13 | 18 | 31 |
| 5 | 13 | 13 | 26 |
| 6 | 17 | 16 | 33 |
Ethnicities
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| White, British | 85.1% |
| African | 2.8% |
| White, Other | 2.3% |
| White & Black (Caribbean) | 2.3% |
| Pakistani | 2.3% |
| Mixed, Other | 1.9% |
| Indian | 1.4% |
| White & Black (African) | 0.9% |
| White & Asian | 0.5% |
| Unclassified | 0.5% |
This school has not been graded since it changed URN, usually on converting to an academy. The rating shown is from its predecessor, St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, inspected in October 2020.
| Overall Ofsted Rating | Good |
| Last Report Date | 08 Apr 2025 – no overall grade published for this inspection |
| Date | Report |
|---|---|
| 08 Apr 2025 | School inspection |
| 08 Sep 2022 | Academy conversion letter |
How many students meet the standards
| Reading, Writing & Maths | School Score | Percentile (local) | Percentile (nationwide) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils meeting the expected standard | 43% | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Pupils meeting a higher standard | 3% | 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 | 102 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Maths | 99 | 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 | -1.5 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Writing | -1 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Maths | -3.7 | 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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| Second Preference | 10 | 0 |
| Third Preference | 10 | 0 |
| From another Local Authority | 24 | 11 |
Previous years
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In 2024–25 St Teresa's Catholic Primary School had 207 pupils for 210 places. 3 places (1.4%) were unfilled.
Pupils and places
Reception intake in the “Blackpool North Locality Primary” planning area
Blackpool counted 383 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 343 in 2029–30, down 10%.
| 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Places | 210 | 210 | 210 |
| Pupils | 202 | 205 | 207 |
| Unfilled | 3.8% | 2.4% | 1.4% |
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 95.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 6.2% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).
Sessions missed
Pupils persistently absent
| 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Authorised absence | 4.1% | 3.8% | 3.4% |
| Unauthorised absence | 1.2% | 1.6% | 0.9% |
| Severely absent pupils | 0.6% | 1.1% | 0.6% |
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 Teresa's Catholic Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.
Pupils suspended at least once
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suspensions per 100 pupils | 0.5 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 0.4 |
| Permanent exclusions | 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 18.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 9.6% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).
Pupils per teacher
Teachers who left the school within a year
| 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils per adult | 11.4 | 9.4 | 9.6 | 9.8 |
| Teachers who left state teaching | 5.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% | – |
| Teachers who took any sick leave | 61.5% | 53.8% | 63.6% | – |
| Sick days per teacher | 2.5 | 1.6 | 8.6 | – |
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, 17.7% of pupils at St Teresa's Catholic Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.7% 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 | 22 | 0 |
| Autistic spectrum disorder | 2 | 6 |
| Social, emotional and mental health | 5 | 1 |
| Specific learning difficulty | 3 | 0 |
| Other difficulty or disability | 2 | 0 |
| Physical disability | 2 | 0 |
| Moderate learning difficulty | 1 | 0 |
| Multi-sensory impairment | 1 | 0 |
| Profound and multiple learning difficulty | 0 | 1 |
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 £7,204 and spent £7,495 for each of its 220 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £52,000 (£237 per pupil).
Across all 17 schools of The Blessed Edward Bamber Catholic Multi Academy Trust, income was £7,639 and spending £7,702 per pupil.
Income per pupil
Spending per pupil
| 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue reserve | £60,000 | £105,000 | £52,000 |
| per pupil | £277 | £507 | £237 |
| In-year balance | -£5,000 | £49,000 | -£64,000 |
| per pupil | -£23 | £239 | -£290 |
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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Anchorsholme Primary Academy
Eastpines Drive, Thornton-Cleveleys, Lancashire, FY5 3RX |
0.47 miles |
|
Norbreck Primary Academy
Norbreck Road, Thornton-Cleveleys, Lancashire, FY5 1PD |
0.59 miles |
|
Thornton Cleveleys Manor Beach Primary School
Manor Drive, Thornton-Cleveleys, Lancashire, FY5 1EU |
0.63 miles |
|
Thornton Cleveleys Royles Brook Primary School
Marsh Road, Thornton-Cleveleys, Lancashire, FY5 2TY |
0.85 miles |
|
Northfold Community Primary School
Ringway, Thornton-Cleveleys, Lancashire, FY5 2NL |
0.87 miles |
|
Westcliff Primary Academy
Crawford Avenue, Bispham, Blackpool, Lancashire, FY2 9BY |
1.24 miles |
|
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Thornton Cleveleys
Heys Street, Thornton, Thornton-Cleveleys, Lancashire, FY5 4HL |
1.24 miles |
|
Kincraig Primary School
Kincraig Road, Bispham, Blackpool, Lancashire, FY2 0HN |
1.29 miles |
|
St. Bernadette's Catholic Primary School
Devonshire Road, Bispham, Blackpool, Lancashire, FY2 0AJ |
1.35 miles |
|
Thornton Primary School
Heys Street, Thornton-Cleveleys, Lancashire, FY5 4JP |
1.42 miles |
|
Thornton Cleveleys Baines Endowed Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Station Road, Thornton-Cleveleys, Lancashire, FY5 5HY |
1.6 miles |
|
Bispham Endowed Church of England Primary School
Bispham Road, Bispham, Bispham Rd, Blackpool, Lancashire, FY2 0HH |
1.72 miles |
|
Carleton Green Community Primary School
Arundel Drive, Carleton, Poulton-le-Fylde, Lancashire, FY6 7TF |
1.76 miles |
|
Carleton St Hilda's Church of England Primary School
Bispham Road, Carleton, Poulton-le-Fylde, Lancashire, FY6 7PE |
1.85 miles |
|
Stanah Primary School
Lambs Road, Thornton-Cleveleys, Lancashire, FY5 5JR |
1.85 miles |
|
Moor Park Primary School
Moor Park Avenue, Bispham, Blackpool, Lancashire, FY2 0LY |
1.89 miles |
|
Larkholme Primary School
Windermere Avenue, Fleetwood, Lancashire, FY7 8QB |
2.04 miles |
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Fleetwood Flakefleet Primary School
Northfleet Avenue, Fleetwood, Lancashire, FY7 7ND |
2.54 miles |
|
St John's Catholic Primary School, Poulton-Le-Fylde
Breck Road, Poulton-le-Fylde, Lancashire, FY6 7HT |
2.57 miles |
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Poulton-le-Fylde the Breck Primary School
Fouldrey Avenue, Poulton-le-Fylde, Lancashire, FY6 7HE |
2.64 miles |
| Name | Distance |
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Blackpool and the Fylde College
Ashfield Road, Bispham, Blackpool, Lancashire, FY2 0HB |
1.1 miles |
|
Montgomery Academy
All Hallows Road, Bispham, Blackpool, Lancashire, FY2 0AZ |
1.26 miles |
|
Great Arley School
Holly Road, Thornton-Cleveleys, Lancashire, FY5 4HH |
1.33 miles |
|
Thornton-Cleveleys Red Marsh School
Holly Road, Red Marsh School, Blackpool, Lancashire, FY5 4HH |
1.37 miles |
|
Rossall School
Broadway, Fleetwood, FY7 8JW |
1.57 miles |
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Millfield School
Belvedere Road, Thornton-Cleveleys, Lancashire, FY5 5DG |
1.58 miles |
|
Cardinal Allen Catholic High School, Fleetwood
Melbourne Avenue, Fleetwood, Lancashire, FY7 8AY |
2.07 miles |
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The Blackpool Sixth Form College
Blackpool Old Road, Blackpool, Lancashire, FY3 7LR |
2.48 miles |
|
Norman House Independent School
Norman House, Robson Way, Blackpool, Lancashire, FY3 7PP |
2.51 miles |
|
Unity Academy Blackpool
Warbreck Hill Road, Blackpool, Lancashire, FY2 0TS |
2.62 miles |
|
Fleetwood High School
Broadway, Fleetwood High School, Fleetwood, Lancashire, FY7 8HE |
2.63 miles |
|
Lancashire Alternative Provision
30 Mowbray Drive, Blackpool, Lancashire, FY3 7UN |
2.64 miles |
|
Brookfield School
Fouldrey Avenue, Poulton-le-Fylde, Lancashire, FY6 7HE |
2.69 miles |
|
Highfurlong School
Blackpool Old Road, Blackpool, Lancashire, FY3 7LS |
2.69 miles |
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Blackpool Aspire Academy
Blackpool Old Road, Blackpool, Lancashire, FY3 7LS |
2.7 miles |
|
Hodgson Academy
Moorland Road, Poulton-le-Fylde, Lancashire, FY6 7EU |
2.91 miles |
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Baines School
Highcross Road, Poulton-le-Fylde, Lancashire, FY6 8BE |
3.13 miles |
|
St Mary's Catholic Academy
St Walburga's Road, Blackpool, Lancashire, FY3 7EQ |
3.32 miles |
|
Blackpool Skills Academy
Stanley House, Stanley Road, Blackpool, Lancashire, FY1 4QL |
4.16 miles |
|
Saint Aidan's Church of England High School
Cartgate, Preesall, Poulton-le-Fylde, Lancashire, FY6 0NP |
4.2 miles |
All schools in Thornton-Cleveleys · Blackpool local authority: places and applications
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School is part of The Blessed Edward Bamber Catholic Multi Academy Trust, which runs 20 schools. The nearest others:
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Thornton Cleveleys Thornton-Cleveleys
- St. Bernadette's Catholic Primary School Blackpool
- St John's Catholic Primary School, Poulton-Le-Fylde Poulton-Le-Fylde
- Holy Family Catholic Primary School Blackpool
- St Wulstan's and St Edmund's Catholic Academy Fleetwood
- Christ The King Catholic Academy Blackpool
- St Mary's Catholic Academy Blackpool
- St. Mary's Catholic Primary School, Fleetwood Fleetwood
- St Kentigern's Catholic Primary School Blackpool
- St John Vianney's Catholic Primary School, Blackpool Blackpool
What is St Teresa's Catholic Primary School's Ofsted rating?
The latest Ofsted rating for St Teresa's Catholic Primary School is Good, from an inspection in October 2020 of its predecessor, St Teresa's Catholic Primary School.
When was St Teresa's Catholic Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School was last inspected in May 2025.
How many pupils does St Teresa's Catholic Primary School have?
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School has 215 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, 43% 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 St George's Avenue, Thornton-Cleveleys, Lancashire, FY5 3JW.