St Theresa's Catholic Primary School, Sheffield
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 3 years agoOverall
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 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
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
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
113%
Over capacity
237 pupils
210 capacity
27 places over capacity
Area Demand Pressure - Sheffield
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Sheffield
Admissions Demand - Sheffield
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)
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Pupil Absence2024/25
3.12528%
Overall absence
5.40541%
Persistent absence
185
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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