St Theresa's Catholic Primary School, Sheffield

Good
Primary
Voluntary aided school
Mixed
Roman Catholic
Ages 411

Data last updated 11 Sept 2026

Location

Very likely (~451m)Possible (~644m)Unlikely (~837m)Confidence: high

Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mrs A Woodhead
Pupils:237 / 210 capacity
LA:Sheffield
Phone:01142397251
Address:Prince of Wales Road, Sheffield, S2 1EY
Admissions:Not applicable
Status:open

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 3 years ago
-

Overall

Inspected 10 October 2023View full report
URN:107158
UKPRN:10078678
Diocese:Diocese of Hallam
Constituency:Sheffield Heeley
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

What This School Does Well

This is a friendly, welcoming school where pupils are enthusiastic learners who enjoy a broad curriculum with exciting enrichment opportunities. The school provides excellent outdoor and experiential learning through initiatives like 'Getting beyond four walls', visits to the beach, residential trips and camping. Parents appreciate the professional yet warm family atmosphere, and the school excels at supporting pupils with special needs while challenging all learners.

Key Strengths

  • Strong leadership focused on school improvement and high-quality education for all pupils
  • Excellent safeguarding culture with all staff trained and aware of their responsibilities
  • Inclusive approach ensuring pupils with special educational needs have their needs met well
  • Wide range of enrichment activities and curriculum experiences
  • Good behaviour around school with few incidents of inappropriate behaviour

Areas for Improvement

  • Teaching is not consistently good across all key stages, particularly in Key Stage 1
  • Teaching of writing lacks consistency in planning and sequencing methods, confusing pupils and limiting progress
  • Monitoring of improvements in writing teaching is not yet in place to ensure strong and sustained progress
  • Quality of teaching support for some staff members has not always achieved desired improvements

Safeguarding

Safeguarding is effective. The school has a strong safeguarding culture with all staff recognising their responsibility to keep children safe, regular training on current legislation, and pupils having strong understanding of how to stay safe in and out of school including online safety.

Extracurricular Activities

Beach visits, magic acts, residential visits, camping in school grounds, outdoor learning through 'Getting beyond four walls' initiative, sports events with other schools, reading leader programme

St Theresa's Catholic Primary School continues to be good. The leadership team has maintained the good quality of education since the last inspection in 2014, with the headteacher leading the school in a determined and positive way focused on improvement.

At a Glance

22.4%

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+4ppMaths-18ppWriting+8pp

Reading has improved from 73% to 77%. Maths has declined from 83% to 65%. Writing has improved from 57% to 65%.

Class Sizes

29.4

Avg class size

30.3

Infant (KS1)

30.3

KS2

8

Total classes

2 classes with more than 30 pupils

2024/25 academic year

Getting There

Bus Stops

Prince of Wales Road/Queen Mary Road (adj)
57m · 1 min walk
Prince of Wales Road/Hastilar Road (opp)
91m · 1 min walk
Woodrove Avenue/Woodrove Close (Adj)
283m · 5 min walk
Harborough Avenue/Castlebeck Drive (at)
292m · 5 min walk
Wulfric Road/Fretson Road South (adj)
312m · 5 min walk
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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

113%

Over capacity

237 pupils

210 capacity

27 places over capacity

Area Demand Pressure - Sheffield

Low pressure
New homes approved:9,810
Projected new pupils:2,453

Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Sheffield

Admissions Demand - Sheffield

Low demand0.79x oversubscription

Places available

6,786

Applications

5,374

Got 1st preference

96.9%

Got preferred school

99.6%

Primary admissions across Sheffield (2025/26)

Inspection History(8)

10 October 2023
11 July 2018
26 March 2014
Leadership & ManagementGood

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Pupil Absence
2024/25

3.12528%

Overall absence

5.40541%

Persistent absence

185

Enrolments

Authorised1.9063%
Unauthorised1.21897%
Persistent (10%+)5.40541%
Severe (50%+)0%

Absence trend

3.76563%
18/19
2.49583%
20/21
4.33606%
21/22
5.25223%
22/23
3.98069%
23/24
3.12528%
24/25
Overall absence rate

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

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