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St Joseph and St Teresa Catholic Primary School

Lovers Walk, Wells, BA5 2QL

Local ranking50th of 209 primary schools in Somerset
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 2 August 2026

Primary

Phase

154

Capacity

4-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Ofsted Inspection

Inspected 3 December 2024 — 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
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
Early years
Good

Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25
Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
65.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
9.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
87.0%
Writing (Expected)
78.0%
Maths (Expected)
74.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
91.0%
Reading avg scaled score
106.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
102.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
105.0
Cohort Size
23

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
156
Boys
75 (48%)
Girls
81 (52%)
Capacity
154 (101% full)
SEND
9.6%
FSM Eligible
7.7%
EAL
18.6%
SEN with EHC Plan
2.6%
SEN Support
7.0%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
21.7:1
Teachers (FTE)
7.2
Budget per Pupil
£6,865/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
5.3% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
8.7% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Religious Character
Roman Catholic
Nursery
No 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: 79.5%
  • White Other: 9.6%
  • Mixed Other: 4.5%
  • Mixed White & Asian: 1.9%
  • Asian Other: 1.9%
  • Asian Indian: 1.3%
  • Black African: 1.3%

79.5%

White British

9.6%

White Other

4.5%

Mixed Other

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Administrative

URN
148949
UKPRN
10090058
Establishment No.
3361
Trust
THE DUNSTAN CATHOLIC EDUCATIONAL TRUST