Blessed Mother Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Stafford
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Overall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
This is a truly inclusive school where every child is valued and supported to succeed. The school combines strong academic teaching with exceptional pastoral care, ensuring disadvantaged pupils and those with additional needs progress well above their peers. Pupils thrive in a warm, nurturing environment where they feel like part of a school family, with access to a broad range of enrichment activities matched to their interests.
Key Strengths
- Pupils make progress well above national averages, particularly in reading and mathematics, with disadvantaged pupils performing exceptionally well
- Strong inclusive practices with highly-skilled staff ensuring pupils with SEND receive tailored support and thrive
- Excellent attendance and behaviour with a calm, nurturing learning environment where bullying is not tolerated
- Well-structured, carefully planned curriculum with highly effective teaching and regular progress checks
- Impressive pastoral support and personal development programme creating a caring school community where pupils feel valued and safe
Areas for Improvement
- Engagement with some parents - whilst attendance has improved significantly through attendance work, leaders acknowledge more remains to be done to connect with certain families
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met. Leaders have established an open culture where safeguarding is everyone's responsibility, concerns are actively identified and managed, and pupils feel safe.
Extracurricular Activities
Wellbeing buddies, coding club, trips, external visitors, broad and bespoke extra-curricular activities, career exploration opportunities in key stage 2
Blessed Mother Teresa's Catholic Primary School is rated as strong standard across all areas. The school demonstrates exceptional pastoral support, inclusive practices, and strong academic achievement with pupils making progress well above national averages.
At a Glance
30.1%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 93% to 100%. Maths has improved from 93% to 100%. Writing has improved from 93% to 100%.
Class Sizes
25.7
Avg class size
27.3
Infant (KS1)
24.5
KS2
7
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
112%
Over capacity
201 pupils
180 capacity
21 places over capacity
Area Demand Pressure - Stafford
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Stafford
Admissions Demand - Staffordshire
Places available
10,783
Applications
8,531
Got 1st preference
95.6%
Got preferred school
99.2%
Primary admissions across Staffordshire (2025/26)
Inspection History(105)
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SEN Provision
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Pupil Demographics
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
4.6246%
Overall absence
10.42945%
Persistent absence
163
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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