St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Preston

Downing Street, Preston, PR1 4RH

Local ranking419th of 464 primary schools in Lancashire

Ofsted: Expected

Primary

Phase

210

Capacity

3-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Continues from St Teresa's Catholic Primary School (URN 119700) since 1 December 2022. Results, demographics and trends from before then are that school's, shown here so the record is unbroken.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 25 November 2025 under Ofsted's renewed framework

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Safeguarding standards Met

Achievement: Needs attention
Curriculum & teaching: Needs attention
Attendance & behaviour: Expected standard
Personal development & wellbeing: Expected standard
Leadership & governance: Expected standard
Inclusion: Expected standard
Early years: Needs attention

Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25

Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected): 47.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher): 3.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected): 70.0%
Writing (Expected): 63.0%
Maths (Expected): 60.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected): 77.0%
Reading avg scaled score: 103.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score: 102.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score: 103.0
Cohort Size: 30

Pupil Demographics

2024-25

Total Pupils: 206
Boys: 106 (50%)
Girls: 108 (50%)
Capacity: 210 (102% full)
SEND: 18.4%
FSM Eligible: 47.8%
EAL: 38.3%
SEN with EHC Plan: 3.4%
SEN Support: 15.1%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio: 18.8:1
Teachers (FTE): 10.4
Budget per Pupil: £7,262/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25

Overall Absence Rate: 7.3% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence: 25.7% 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

White British: 43.2%
Other: 17.0%
Asian Other: 7.8%
Black African: 7.3%
Asian Pakistani: 6.3%
Asian Indian: 4.8%
White Other: 2.9%
White Traveller: 2.4%

43.2%

White British

17.0%

Other

7.8%

Asian Other

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

01772797397

head@st-teresas-pri.lancs.sch.uk

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Downing Street

Preston, North West

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Administrative

URN: 149317
UKPRN: 10091144
Establishment No.: 3954
Trust: MATER ECCLESIAE CATHOLIC MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST

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