St Joseph and St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Doncaster
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Overall
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 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
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
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
96%
Near capacity
153 pupils
160 capacity
7 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Doncaster
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Doncaster
Admissions Demand - Doncaster
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)
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SEN Provision
How many pupils have special educational needs, what types of support the school provides, and how it compares to similar schools.
Pupil Demographics
The school's pupil mix - ethnicity breakdown, free school meals eligibility, and English as an additional language. Useful context when evaluating school fit.
Teachers & Staff
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
5.58191%
Overall absence
16.10169%
Persistent absence
118
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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