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St Teresa's Catholic Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMr Justin Dachtler

location_onMorden, SM4 6RL

language Visit Website phone 2086481846

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2017

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Students

488

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Expected Standard

77%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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St Teresa's Catholic Primary School is a Voluntary aided school primary school in Morden, serving ages 2-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 17% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Teresa's Catholic Primary School is a voluntary aided school in Morden, Merton, admitting pupils aged 2-11. The school has approximately 465 pupils on roll, of whom 18% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 77% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 15% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #7 of 42 primaries in Merton and #1,219 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2017. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 27.0:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

77%

LA 69%

Reading95% LA 83%

Writing77% LA 74%

Maths97% LA 81%

Read SS

110

Maths SS

113

GPS SS

114

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

80%

LA 63%England 61%

Reading93% LA 78% · Eng 74%

Writing82% LA 69% · Eng 72%

Maths95% LA 77% · Eng 73%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

110

GPS SS

112

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

77%

LA 61%England 60%

Reading89% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing80% LA 70% · Eng 71%

Maths95% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

110

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.0

Read

LA 0.4

-1.6 to 1.5

-0.2

Write

LA -0.5

-1.7 to 1.3

2.4

Maths

LA 1.3

1.0 to 3.9

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

80%

LA 70%England 65%

Reading83% LA 79% · Eng 73%

Writing86% LA 80% · Eng 78%

Maths97% LA 83% · Eng 79%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.3

Read

LA 1.5

-0.2 to 2.9

3.2

Write

LA 0.6

1.7 to 4.6

3.4

Maths

LA 1.6

2.0 to 4.7

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

83%

LA 69%

Reading97% LA 80%

Writing85% LA 79%

Maths97% LA 83%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

3.5

Read

LA 1.6

2 to 5

2.6

Write

LA 0.9

1.1 to 4.1

2.9

Maths

LA 2.1

1.5 to 4.3

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

06 July 2022

Inspection Report

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08 February 2017

Inspection Report

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01 February 2012

Inspection Report

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28 June 2011

Inspection Report

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27 January 2010

Inspection Report

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07 July 2009

Inspection Report

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31 March 2009

Inspection Report

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26 November 2008

Inspection Report

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10 June 2008

Inspection Report

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27 February 2008

Inspection Report

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09 October 2007

Inspection Report

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29 June 2005

Inspection Report

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22 September 2003

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2017-02-08

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2012-02-01

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2010-01-27

None EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 465 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	465	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	458	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	492	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	475	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	464	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	499	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	488	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	470	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	493	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	485	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	468	1	0.2%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	498	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	486	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	475	1	0.2%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	472	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	472	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	467	1	0.2%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	475	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	473	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	474	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	463	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	461	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	457	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	479	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	478	1	0.2%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	478	0	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 36 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 15 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 15 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 2 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils