St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Preston, Preston

From the headteacher's welcome: "At St Teresa's, we are a loving and caring Catholic community where every individual is valued and treated with dignity and respect. Our faith is at the heart of all that we do and teach."

The school runs a breakfast club, from £1 per day.

In 2025, 70% of Year 6 pupils at St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Preston reached the expected standard in reading and 60% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 75% and 74% in Lancashire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 63% in reading and 73% in maths in 2024.

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

For September 2026 entry, 23 families put St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Preston as their first choice and 63 named it as one of their preferences, for 26 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 St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Preston are Fishwick Primary School (under 0.1 miles, Good, 67% reading, 60% maths); St Matthew's Church of England Primary Academy (0.4 miles, 68% reading, 67% maths); St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Preston (0.6 miles, 80% reading, 82% maths); and Brockholes Wood Community Primary School and Nursery (0.6 miles, Good, 65% reading, 71% maths).

St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Preston's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.

St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Preston is one of 17 schools run by Mater Ecclesiae Catholic Multi-Academy Trust, an academy trust.

12 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Preston (as of April 2026): 100% would recommend the school, 100% say their child is happy there and 100% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (100%); the weakest, that their child is happy at the school (100%).

37.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 43% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (38%), Asian (21%) and other ethnic groups (15%).

In 2026, 67 pupils (31.3%) received SEN support and 9 (4.2%) 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 Preston Rail Station, about 1.8 miles away in a straight line.

7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Hesketh Arms (opposite), 150 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Preston stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 305 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and criminal damage and arson. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Lancashire (109), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Preston issued 19 suspensions, 9.2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.

The secondary schools closest to St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Preston are Eden Boys' School, Preston (0.9 miles); Preston Muslim Girls High School (0.9 miles); and Christ The King Catholic High School (1.3 miles).