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St Teresa Catholic Primary School

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

personMrs Eleanor Ryan

location_onBorehamwood, WD6 5HL

language Visit Website phone 2089533753

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2016

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Students

209

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Expected Standard

63%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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St Teresa Catholic Primary School is a Voluntary aided school primary school in Borehamwood, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 53% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Teresa Catholic Primary School is a voluntary aided school in Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 207 pupils on roll, of whom 15% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 63% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 7% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #220 of 334 primaries in Hertfordshire and #9,569 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2016. 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 21.8:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 3.4 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

63%

LA 61%

Reading70% LA 76%

Writing70% LA 70%

Maths77% LA 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

60%

LA 61%England 61%

Reading70% LA 76% · Eng 74%

Writing70% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths70% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

47%

LA 59%England 60%

Reading67% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing60% LA 69% · Eng 71%

Maths60% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.0

Read

LA 0.3

-4.3 to 0.2

-3.5

Write

LA -0.4

-5.7 to -1.3

-1.4

Maths

LA -0.1

-3.5 to 0.8

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

72%

LA 65%England 65%

Reading86% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing83% LA 78% · Eng 78%

Maths86% LA 78% · Eng 79%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.7

Read

LA -0.1

-1.5 to 3.0

-0.5

Write

LA -0.5

-2.6 to 1.6

0.3

Maths

LA -0.5

-1.6 to 2.3

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

77%

LA 66%

Reading80% LA 78%

Writing80% LA 78%

Maths90% LA 76%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.2

Read

LA 0.1

-1 to 3.4

1.7

Write

LA -0.5

-0.4 to 3.8

2.9

Maths

LA -0.4

0.9 to 4.9

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

01 April 2025

Inspection Report

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28 January 2020

Inspection Report

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07 June 2016

Inspection Report

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13 May 2014

Inspection Report

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10 November 2010

Inspection Report

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16 April 2008

Inspection Report

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30 June 2003

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2016-06-07

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2014-05-13

None Legacy

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

1.0%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

1.0%(2 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 207 pupils. During this period, there were 2 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 1.0%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	207	2	1.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	205	12	5.9%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	206	1	0.5%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	206	3	1.5%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	205	3	1.5%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	209	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	209	2	1.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	209	2	1.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	208	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	206	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	206	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	220	3	1.4%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	221	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	220	2	0.9%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	230	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	230	1	0.4%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	229	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	231	3	1.3%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	231	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	229	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	230	1	0.4%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	228	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	224	1	0.4%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	231	1	0.4%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	230	1	0.4%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	220	1	0.5%	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.

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 10 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 10 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 5 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Physical Disability 2 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 2 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 1 pupils