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St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Colchester

Clairmont Road, Lexden, Colchester, CO3 9BE

Local ranking87th of 430 primary schools in Essex
Ofsted: OutstandingUpdated— score data refreshed 2 August 2026

Primary

Phase

218

Capacity

2-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Ofsted Inspection

Inspected 21 January 2025 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full

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Safeguarding standards Met
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
Early years
Outstanding

Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25
Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
74.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
19.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
94.0%
Writing (Expected)
81.0%
Maths (Expected)
81.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
87.0%
Reading avg scaled score
110.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
106.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
110.0
Cohort Size
31

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
218
Boys
106 (49%)
Girls
112 (51%)
Capacity
218 (100% full)
SEND
11.0%
FSM Eligible
8.3%
EAL
17.4%
SEN with EHC Plan
2.3%
SEN Support
8.7%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
23.3:1
Teachers (FTE)
9.4
Budget per Pupil
£6,376/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
3.7% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
6.8% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Religious Character
Roman Catholic
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White British: 53.0%
  • Black African: 12.7%
  • White Other: 8.0%
  • Mixed White & Asian: 4.7%
  • Mixed Other: 4.7%
  • Black Other: 4.2%
  • Asian Indian: 2.8%
  • Asian Chinese: 2.8%

53.0%

White British

12.7%

Black African

8.0%

White Other

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Administrative

URN
138311
UKPRN
10037706
Establishment No.
3321
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