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St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Heaton

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personMr Vinny Turner

corporate_fareBISHOP BEWICK CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST

location_onNewcastle-upon-Tyne, NE6 5HN

language Visit Website phone 1912655076

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Ofsted

Outstanding

Inspected 2023

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Students

209

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Expected Standard

70%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Heaton is a Academy converter primary school in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, serving ages 4-11. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted — the highest possible grade. Ranks in the top 34% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Heaton is an academy converter in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne, admitting pupils aged 4-11. It is part of BISHOP BEWICK CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST. The school has approximately 210 pupils on roll, of whom 20% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 70% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 15% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #28 of 63 primaries in Newcastle upon Tyne and #3,749 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2023. The school's current overall rating is Outstanding. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Outstanding, behaviour and attitudes Outstanding, personal development Outstanding, and leadership and management Outstanding.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 23.4:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 1.4 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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Academic Performance

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

70%

LA 63%

Reading81% LA 75%

Writing81% LA 71%

Maths78% LA 74%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

77%

LA 61%England 61%

Reading87% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing83% LA 71% · Eng 72%

Maths83% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

70%

LA 59%England 60%

Reading90% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing83% LA 70% · Eng 71%

Maths80% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.7

Read

LA -0.1

-3.0 to 1.5

0.3

Write

LA 0.4

-1.9 to 2.5

0.3

Maths

LA -0.1

-1.9 to 2.4

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

21 November 2023

Inspection Report

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05 November 2021

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2023-11-21

S5 Inspection EIF

Outstanding

Education

Outstanding

Behaviour

Outstanding

Development

Outstanding

Leadership

Outstanding

2009-07-10

Section 5 RTI Historic EIF

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

2006-03-14

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

1.0%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.5%(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 210 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)	210	2	1.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	210	4	1.9%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	213	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	211	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	210	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	210	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	209	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	207	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	209	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	208	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	207	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 9 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 5 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 5 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 4 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 3 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 2 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils