St Theresa's Catholic Primary School, London

Good
Primary
Voluntary aided school
Mixed
Roman Catholic
Ages 311

Data last updated 11 Sept 2026

Location

Very likely (~396m)Possible (~566m)Unlikely (~736m)Confidence: high

Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Miss Barbara Costa
Pupils:180 / 262 capacity
LA:Barnet
Phone:02083468826
Address:East End Road, Finchley, London, N3 2TD
Admissions:Not applicable
Status:open

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 2 years ago
-

Overall

Inspected 10 July 2024View full report
URN:101335
UKPRN:10071673
Diocese:Archdiocese of Westminster
Constituency:Finchley and Golders Green
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

What This School Does Well

Your child will receive good quality teaching and achieve well academically at St Theresa's, with Year 6 pupils reaching above-average standards. The school excels in music and sports, offering a broad range of subjects and enrichment activities. Your child will develop strong values around tolerance, respect and British citizenship in a multicultural environment.

Key Strengths

  • Pupils achieve above national averages in reading, writing and mathematics, with significantly above-average progress
  • Quality of teaching is good with strong teacher support for improvement
  • Music and sports are particular strengths with a wide range of enrichment activities
  • Early years provision is good with interesting, well-taught activities
  • Strong focus on pupils' spiritual, moral, social and cultural development with good behaviour

Areas for Improvement

  • Safeguarding processes are not sufficiently rigorous - checks and systems are not fully in place
  • Written records of incidents concerning child safety and welfare are not being kept in detail
  • Follow-up checks on children identified as at risk are not being made consistently
  • Discriminatory behaviour and accidents are not being recorded to identify trends
  • Staff checking records are not complete and up-to-date

Safeguarding

Safeguarding is not effective - checks and systems are not fully in place to ensure pupils' safety, with inadequate record-keeping of incidents and insufficient follow-up on at-risk children.

Extracurricular Activities

Recorder lessons, gospel assemblies, film club, tag rugby, netball, free swimming lessons, breakfast club, after-school clubs

St Theresa's Catholic Primary School is a larger-than-average primary school where pupils achieve well academically and teaching is good, but the school has been rated inadequate overall due to serious weaknesses in safeguarding procedures and administrative routines.

At a Glance

20.0%

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-17ppMaths-9ppWriting-23pp

Reading has declined from 90% to 73%. Maths has declined from 97% to 88%. Writing has declined from 100% to 77%.

Class Sizes

19.8

Avg class size

18.7

Infant (KS1)

25.0

KS2

8

Total classes

2024/25 academic year

Getting There

Tube / Metro / Tram

Finchley Central Station
721m · 12 min walk
Finchley Central Underground Station
741m · 12 min walk

Bus Stops

Basing Way (Stop D)
120m · 2 min walk
Manor View (Stop V)
127m · 2 min walk
East End Road (Stop B)
197m · 3 min walk
Christ's College (Stop C)
238m · 4 min walk
Holmwood Gardens (Stop T)
277m · 5 min walk
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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

69%

Available places

180 pupils

262 capacity

82 spare places available

Area Demand Pressure - London

Low pressure
New homes approved:104,823
Projected new pupils:26,206

Based on MHCLG housing supply data for London

Admissions Demand - Barnet

Low demand0.85x oversubscription

Places available

4,376

Applications

3,709

Got 1st preference

84.3%

Got preferred school

97.1%

Primary admissions across Barnet (2025/26)

Inspection History(10)

10 July 2024
6 March 2019
Leadership & ManagementGood
6 March 2019
Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementGood
Early YearsGood

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Pupil Absence
2024/25

5.00834%

Overall absence

11.51515%

Persistent absence

165

Enrolments

Authorised3.97333%
Unauthorised1.03501%
Persistent (10%+)11.51515%
Severe (50%+)1.21212%

Absence trend

3.37079%
18/19
2.88153%
20/21
5.8855%
21/22
5.16842%
22/23
4.543%
23/24
5.00834%
24/25
Overall absence rate

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

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