Blessed Mother Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Stafford

Ofsted's report card from its 13 May 2026 inspection grades Blessed Mother Teresa's Catholic Primary School on 7 areas: 7 strong standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Achievement - Strong standard. "Across the curriculum, pupils develop the essential knowledge and skills they need to be highly successful and move on to their next stages of education."

Attendance and behaviour - Strong standard. "Many pupils join and leave the school at different times throughout the academic year."

Curriculum and teaching - Strong standard. "Leaders have a very detailed and accurate view of the quality of teaching."

Early years - Strong standard. "The early years is the bedrock of the school."

Inclusion - Strong standard. "This is a truly inclusive school where strong practices are fully embedded."

Leadership and governance - Strong standard. "The school's leadership is impressive."

Personal development and wellbeing - Strong standard. "The school's magic comes to life in its impressive pastoral support and extensive personal development programme."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should continue to meaningfully engage with those few parents and carers who do not see the importance of regular attendance to ensure that even fewer pupils miss time off school and benefit fully from all that the school has to offer".

The school runs a breakfast club from 8:00am and after-school care.

Coming up: an open day on Sunday 1 November 2026, an admissions event on Wednesday 11 November 2026 at 9am and an admissions event on Friday 20 November 2026 at 9am. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2025, 100% of Year 6 pupils at Blessed Mother Teresa's Catholic Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 100% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 79% and 77% in Staffordshire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 93% in reading and 93% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 22 families put Blessed Mother Teresa's Catholic Primary School as their first choice and 40 named it as one of their preferences, for 24 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Blessed Mother Teresa's Catholic Primary School are Rowley Park Primary Academy (0.2 miles, Good, 73% reading, 73% maths); Castlechurch Primary School (0.3 miles, Good, 96% reading, 85% maths); Burton Manor Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 80% reading, 82% maths); and Flash Ley Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 89% reading, 93% maths).

Blessed Mother Teresa's Catholic Primary School's 2025 results were higher than all 4 of them.

Blessed Mother Teresa's Catholic Primary School is one of 64 schools run by St Gabriel the Archangel Catholic Multi-Academy Trust, an academy trust.

In 2026, 27 pupils (13.4%) received SEN support and 3 (1.5%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

The nearest railway station is Stafford Rail Station, about 0.9 miles away in a straight line.

8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Bower Norris School (opposite), 90 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Blessed Mother Teresa's Catholic Primary School stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 221 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and public order offences. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Staffordshire (86), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Blessed Mother Teresa's Catholic Primary School issued 1 suspension, 0.6 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Blessed Mother Teresa's Catholic Primary School are King Edward VI High School (0.3 miles), Stafford Manor High School (0.6 miles) and Blessed William Howard Catholic School (0.7 miles).