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St Teresa's RC Primary School

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

personMrs Jenni Willis

location_onBolton, BL3 1EN

language Visit Website phone 1204333163

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2021

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Students

128

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Expected Standard

82%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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St Teresa's RC Primary School is a Voluntary aided school primary school in Bolton, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 9% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Teresa's RC Primary School is a voluntary aided school in Bolton, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 128 pupils on roll.

In 2025, 82% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 18% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #1 of 99 primaries in Bolton and #157 of 15,231 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2021. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 16.4:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2023/24 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

82%

LA 63%

Reading88% LA 75%

Writing82% LA 73%

Maths88% LA 75%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

110

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

76%

LA 63%England 61%

Reading84% LA 75% · Eng 74%

Writing80% LA 73% · Eng 72%

Maths84% LA 76% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

79%

LA 63%England 60%

Reading79% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing79% LA 74% · Eng 71%

Maths79% LA 77% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.3

Read

LA 0.3

-3.1 to 2.6

0.6

Write

LA 1.2

-2.1 to 3.3

0.2

Maths

LA 1.1

-2.5 to 2.8

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

44%

LA 64%England 65%

Reading48% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Writing60% LA 79% · Eng 78%

Maths60% LA 78% · Eng 79%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.2

Read

LA 0.2

-3.8 to 1.4

1.5

Write

LA 1.0

-0.8 to 3.8

-2.2

Maths

LA 0.9

-4.6 to 0.1

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

63%

LA 64%

Reading74% LA 73%

Writing79% LA 78%

Maths63% LA 76%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.4

Read

LA 0.2

-3.2 to 2.4

2.9

Write

LA 0.7

0.3 to 5.5

-1.5

Maths

LA 0.7

-4 to 1

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

Inspection Report

31 October 2024

Inspection Report

19 October 2021

Inspection Report

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13 October 2020

Inspection Report

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18 October 2017

Inspection Report

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07 January 2011

Inspection Report

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21 February 2008

Inspection Report

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25 April 2005

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2021-10-19

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2017-10-18

Exempt School Inspection Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

2008-02-21

None Legacy

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

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)

Summer term 2024

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

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.063% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Summer term of 2024, this school served a headcount of 134 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	Perm. Excl.
2023/24 (Summer term)	134	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	131	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	131	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	136	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	128	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	128	1	0.8%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	134	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	132	4	3.0%	0.5%	1
2021/22 (Autumn term)	138	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	139	2	1.4%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	138	1	0.7%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	139	2	1.4%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	140	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	140	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	141	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	154	6	3.9%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	152	2	1.3%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	154	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	161	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	162	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	160	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	152	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	151	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	152	4	2.6%	0.5%	0