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St Theresa's Catholic Primary School

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

personMrs A Woodhead

location_onSheffield, S2 1EY

language Visit Website phone 1142397251

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2018

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Students

234

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Expected Standard

42%

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Demand Ratio

1.4x

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St Theresa's Catholic Primary School is a Voluntary aided school primary school in Sheffield, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Demand is above capacity (1.4×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 91% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Theresa's Catholic Primary School is a voluntary aided school in Sheffield, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 235 pupils on roll, of whom 26% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 42% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #86 of 109 primaries in Sheffield and #11,847 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2018. The school's current overall rating is Good.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.4× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 20.5:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.2 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

42%

LA 56%

Reading77% LA 70%

Writing65% LA 65%

Maths65% LA 69%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

53%

LA 54%England 61%

Reading73% LA 68% · Eng 74%

Writing57% LA 65% · Eng 72%

Maths83% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

69%

LA 54%England 60%

Reading79% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Writing72% LA 64% · Eng 71%

Maths79% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.6

Read

LA -0.6

-2.9 to 1.7

-1.4

Write

LA -1.0

-3.6 to 0.8

1.5

Maths

LA -0.7

-0.6 to 3.7

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

59%

LA 61%England 65%

Reading76% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Writing69% LA 74% · Eng 78%

Maths90% LA 74% · Eng 79%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.0

Read

LA -0.6

-2.3 to 2.4

-2.4

Write

LA -0.3

-4.5 to -0.3

1.8

Maths

LA -0.2

-0.3 to 3.8

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

57%

LA 59%

Reading73% LA 69%

Writing77% LA 74%

Maths73% LA 71%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

LA -0.3

-1.1 to 3.1

0.3

Write

LA 0.0

-1.8 to 2.4

0.6

Maths

LA -0.2

-1.3 to 2.5

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

10 October 2023

Inspection Report

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11 July 2018

Inspection Report

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26 March 2014

Inspection Report

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09 January 2012

Inspection Report

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22 June 2009

Inspection Report

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27 January 2009

Inspection Report

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07 May 2008

Inspection Report

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29 March 2004

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2018-07-11

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2014-03-26

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2009-06-22

None EIF

Good

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 235 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)	235	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	230	1	0.4%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	238	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	239	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	230	2	0.9%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	236	3	1.3%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	234	3	1.3%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	230	1	0.4%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	243	2	0.8%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	238	1	0.4%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	232	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	235	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	237	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	229	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	242	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	242	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	232	3	1.3%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	235	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	228	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	225	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	247	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	244	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	236	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	248	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	237	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	231	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 19 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 11 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 9 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 3 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils