St Joseph and St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Doncaster

Good
Primary
Voluntary aided school
Mixed
Roman Catholic
Ages 311

Data last updated 11 Sept 2026

Location

Very likely (~741m)Possible (~1.1km)Unlikely (~1.4km)Confidence: high

Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mr Tom Kowalski
Pupils:153 / 160 capacity
LA:Doncaster
Phone:01302723320
Website:sjst.co.uk
Address:Doncaster Lane, Woodlands, Doncaster, DN6 7QN
Federation:Catholic Federation of Our Lady of Perpetual Help and Saint Joseph and Saint Teresa�s Catholic Primary Schools
Admissions:Not applicable
Status:open

Ofsted Rating

Good

Overall

URN:106769
UKPRN:10078684
Diocese:Diocese of Hallam
Constituency:Doncaster North
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

What This School Does Well

St Joseph and St Teresa's provides excellent support for pupils with special educational needs and those learning English as an additional language, helping them make strong progress. The school has improved attendance and behaviour, and pupils report feeling happy and safe. The headteacher is working hard to improve teaching quality across the school.

Key Strengths

  • Good support for pupils with special educational needs and disadvantaged pupils, with gaps closing quickly
  • Effective bilingual support for pupils learning English as an additional language
  • Improved attendance at nearly 96%, which is above average
  • Pupils behave well and feel safe in school
  • Headteacher and governors are tackling teaching quality issues

Areas for Improvement

  • Not enough pupils make good progress, particularly in writing
  • Too few pupils reach higher levels of attainment at end of Key Stages 1 and 2
  • Most able pupils do not always have work challenging enough for their ability
  • Assessment not used effectively to match work to all pupils' needs
  • Teaching is not consistently good across the school

Safeguarding

The school's work to keep pupils safe is good, with pupils having strong understanding of online safety and staying secure.

Extracurricular Activities

Music lessons including learning to play musical instruments, sporting activities and events, various clubs

St Joseph and St Teresa's Catholic Primary School requires improvement. The school has not made sufficient progress since the previous inspection, with too few pupils achieving good progress, particularly in writing.

At a Glance

34.6%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

Yes

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2025/26

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading+27ppMaths+13ppWriting+12pp

Reading has improved from 53% to 80%. Maths has improved from 47% to 60%. Writing has improved from 53% to 65%.

Class Sizes

26.8

Avg class size

27.0

Infant (KS1)

29.0

KS2

5

Total classes

2024/25 academic year

Getting There

Bus Stops

Doncaster Lane/Welfare Road (adj)
41m · 1 min walk
Welfare Road/First Avenue (Opp)
92m · 1 min walk
Doncaster Lane/Woodlands Road (adj)
359m · 6 min walk
Welfare Road/Fifth Avenue (Opp)
475m · 8 min walk
Great North Road/Welfare Road (opp)
537m · 9 min walk
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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

96%

Near capacity

153 pupils

160 capacity

7 spare places available

Area Demand Pressure - Doncaster

Low pressure
New homes approved:8,300
Projected new pupils:2,075

Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Doncaster

Admissions Demand - Doncaster

Low demand0.73x oversubscription

Places available

4,207

Applications

3,084

Got 1st preference

97.1%

Got preferred school

98.8%

Primary admissions across Doncaster (2025/26)

Inspection History(110)

Date not published by Ofsted
Good
Date not published by Ofsted
Good
Date not published by Ofsted
Good

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SEN Provision

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Pupil Demographics

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Pupil Absence
2024/25

5.58191%

Overall absence

16.10169%

Persistent absence

118

Enrolments

Authorised4.18183%
Unauthorised1.40008%
Persistent (10%+)16.10169%
Severe (50%+)0.84746%

Absence trend

3.72627%
18/19
3.1297%
20/21
7.15801%
21/22
7.394%
22/23
5.43207%
23/24
5.58191%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

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