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St Teresa's Catholic Primary School

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

personMrs Joanne Bruton

corporate_fareBISHOP HOGARTH CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST

location_onHartlepool, TS25 3BG

language Visit Website phone 1429274936

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2013

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Students

323

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Expected Standard

47%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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St Teresa's Catholic Primary School is a Academy converter primary school in Hartlepool, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 85% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Teresa's Catholic Primary School is an academy converter in Hartlepool, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of BISHOP HOGARTH CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST. The school has approximately 324 pupils on roll, of whom 25% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 47% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 4% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #27 of 27 primaries in Hartlepool and #12,760 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2013. 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 18.7:1. 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

47%

LA 64%

Reading62% LA 76%

Writing56% LA 75%

Maths53% LA 74%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

64%

LA 64%England 61%

Reading78% LA 74% · Eng 74%

Writing76% LA 75% · Eng 72%

Maths76% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

61%

LA 64%England 60%

Reading86% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing70% LA 72% · Eng 71%

Maths73% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.8

Read

LA -0.7

-1.1 to 2.6

-1.0

Write

LA -0.2

-2.8 to 0.8

-0.5

Maths

LA -0.5

-2.3 to 1.2

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

No digital report timeline available.

Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2013-04-25

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2007-06-14

None EIF

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

0.3%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.3%(1 pupils)

Spring term 2025

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

Permanent Exclusions

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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 324 pupils. During this period, there were 1 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.3%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

View Historical Disciplinary Records (2017–2025)keyboard_arrow_down

Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	324	1	0.3%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	316	1	0.3%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	325	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	317	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	308	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	331	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	323	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	315	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	331	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	327	1	0.3%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	322	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Spring term)	336	1	0.3%	0.1%

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 13 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 11 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 9 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 2 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils