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St Theresa's Catholic Primary School

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

personMr J A Hutchinson

location_onLeeds, LS15 8RQ

language Visit Website phone 1132930240

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2017

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Students

483

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Expected Standard

73%

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Demand Ratio

1.2x

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St Theresa's Catholic Primary School is a Voluntary aided school primary school in Leeds, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Demand is above capacity (1.2×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 26% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Theresa's Catholic Primary School is a voluntary aided school in Leeds, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 479 pupils on roll, of whom 17% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 73% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 13% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #25 of 212 primaries in Leeds and #1,350 of 14,143 nationally.

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

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.2× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 28.0:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.3 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

73%

LA 62%

Reading87% LA 74%

Writing77% LA 71%

Maths85% LA 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

109

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

71%

LA 59%England 61%

Reading80% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing81% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths87% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

110

GPS SS

111

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

80%

LA 59%England 60%

Reading82% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing92% LA 70% · Eng 71%

Maths88% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

109

GPS SS

112

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.2

Read

LA 0.3

-1.4 to 1.8

1.9

Write

LA 0.6

0.3 to 3.4

3.4

Maths

LA 0.6

1.9 to 4.9

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

75%

LA 62%England 65%

Reading82% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing84% LA 75% · Eng 78%

Maths90% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

111

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.6

Read

LA 0.1

-0.9 to 2.2

0.2

Write

LA 0.0

-1.2 to 1.6

2.9

Maths

LA 0.4

1.6 to 4.3

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

82%

LA 61%

Reading92% LA 72%

Writing85% LA 74%

Maths95% LA 73%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

110

GPS SS

113

Progress (0 = national avg)

3.2

Read

LA 0.0

1.7 to 4.7

-0.1

Write

LA -0.2

-1.5 to 1.3

5.7

Maths

LA 0.1

4.3 to 7.1

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

14 June 2022

Inspection Report

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07 March 2017

Inspection Report

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09 January 2012

Inspection Report

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14 July 2010

Inspection Report

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10 November 2008

Inspection Report

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13 June 2005

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2017-03-07

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2012-01-09

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2008-11-10

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

0.2%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.2%(1 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 479 pupils. During this period, there were 1 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.2%, 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)	479	1	0.2%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	465	2	0.4%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	484	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	483	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	469	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	485	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	483	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	471	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	488	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	489	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	471	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	484	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	488	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	475	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	487	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	487	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	486	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	494	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	493	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	480	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	496	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	488	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	473	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	510	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	499	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	488	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 53 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 14 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 13 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 9 pupils

Physical Disability 5 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 3 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 3 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 1 pupils