St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Devon Street, St Helens
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 9 months agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
St Teresa's is a caring school where children feel valued and safe. Staff build strong relationships with families, and pupils develop good behaviour and positive attitudes to learning. The school prioritises reading from the start and provides lots of enriching activities including sports, music and residential visits.
Key Strengths
- Pupils behave well and feel safe with clear routines and positive staff relationships
- Strong focus on reading from Reception Year with daily phonics and storytelling
- Well-designed enrichment programme including music tuition, sports, residential visits and leadership roles
- Warm, inclusive environment where staff know children as individuals
- Most pupils reach expected standards by end of key stage 2
Areas for Improvement
- Some disadvantaged pupils and those with SEND do not make secure progress, especially in writing and mathematics
- Staff do not check pupils' learning precisely enough to spot gaps in knowledge
- Teaching is not consistently adapted for pupils who have fallen behind
- Leadership oversight of curriculum and teaching needs to be stronger
- Staff training is not targeted enough to address the school's main weaknesses
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met - leaders have established an open culture where safeguarding is everyone's responsibility and concerns are actively identified and acted upon.
Extracurricular Activities
Music tuition, fencing, judo, residential visits, school council, head boy and head girl roles, charity work, happiness heroes, team-building sessions, buddy systems
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School is a welcoming school where pupils feel safe and proud to attend. However, some disadvantaged pupils and those with special educational needs are not making the progress they should in certain subjects.
At a Glance
37.1%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 86% to 70%. Maths has declined from 90% to 67%. Writing has declined from 90% to 73%.
Class Sizes
22.7
Avg class size
16.0
Infant (KS1)
26.0
KS2
6
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
72%
Available places
151 pupils
210 capacity
59 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - St Helens
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for St Helens
Admissions Demand - St. Helens
Places available
2,195
Applications
1,726
Got 1st preference
93.9%
Got preferred school
99.2%
Primary admissions across St. Helens (2025/26)
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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
6.55098%
Overall absence
15.58442%
Persistent absence
154
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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