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St Teresa's Catholic Primary School

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

personMrs A Glynne-Jones

corporate_fareOUR LADY OF LOURDES CATHOLIC MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST

location_onNottingham, NG8 3EP

language Visit Website phone 1159155762

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Ofsted

Outstanding

Inspected 2016

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Students

420

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Expected Standard

90%

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Demand Ratio

1.2x

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St Teresa's Catholic Primary School is a Academy converter primary school in Nottingham, serving ages 4-11. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted — the highest possible grade. Demand is above capacity (1.2×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 3% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Teresa's Catholic Primary School is an academy converter in Nottingham, admitting pupils aged 4-11. It is part of OUR LADY OF LOURDES CATHOLIC MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 420 pupils on roll, of whom 21% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 90% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 17% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #3 of 74 primaries in Nottingham and #476 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2016. The school's current overall rating is Outstanding.

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 25.9:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.8 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

90%

LA 58%

Reading98% LA 69%

Writing90% LA 68%

Maths98% LA 69%

Read SS

110

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

113

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

90%

LA 57%England 61%

Reading92% LA 70% · Eng 74%

Writing92% LA 68% · Eng 72%

Maths95% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

111

Maths SS

109

GPS SS

111

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

95%

LA 55%England 60%

Reading100% LA 66% · Eng 73%

Writing95% LA 66% · Eng 71%

Maths98% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

112

Maths SS

111

GPS SS

112

Progress (0 = national avg)

7.9

Read

LA -0.3

6.3 to 9.5

5.4

Write

LA 0.5

3.9 to 7.0

7.3

Maths

LA 0.4

5.8 to 8.8

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

83%

LA 61%England 65%

Reading84% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Writing93% LA 72% · Eng 78%

Maths98% LA 75% · Eng 79%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

111

GPS SS

113

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.9

Read

LA 0.7

0.4 to 3.5

2.6

Write

LA 0.9

1.1 to 4.1

5.3

Maths

LA 1.0

4.0 to 6.7

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

94%

LA 58%

Reading98% LA 68%

Writing94% LA 71%

Maths98% LA 70%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

3.7

Read

LA 0.7

2.2 to 5.2

1.9

Write

LA 0.9

0.4 to 3.4

3.3

Maths

LA 1.1

1.9 to 4.7

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

28 September 2021

Inspection Report

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02 February 2016

Inspection Report

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10 August 2012

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2016-02-02

Maintained Academy and School Short inspection Legacy

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

2012-02-23

None Legacy

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

0.7%per term

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.5%(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 420 pupils. During this period, there were 3 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.7%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	420	3	0.7%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	420	4	1.0%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	420	2	0.5%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	420	1	0.2%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	420	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	419	2	0.5%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	420	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	420	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	420	1	0.2%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	419	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	418	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	421	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	421	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	419	1	0.2%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	420	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	420	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	421	5	1.2%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	419	2	0.5%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	420	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	417	1	0.2%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	424	1	0.2%	0.5%	1
2017/18 (Spring term)	422	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	421	1	0.2%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	422	1	0.2%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	420	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	421	3	0.7%	0.5%	0

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.

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 26 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 19 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 9 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 9 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 6 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 5 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils