St Teresa's Catholic Primary Academy

About St Teresa's Catholic Primary Academy

St Teresa's Catholic Primary Academy is a smaller than average state primary in Wolverhampton, with 169 pupils on roll against a capacity of 210. The school serves a community with significantly higher than typical levels of disadvantage: 53.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, compared with a national primary average of around 24%. Despite this, demand for places is strong. For the 2025/26 intake, the school received 24 applications for just 11 places, giving an oversubscription ratio of 2.18. Seven of those applications were first-preference choices, and seven offers were made to first-preference families. The school is Roman Catholic, and while the data doesn't specify admissions criteria, the faith character is likely a factor in how places are allocated. Headteacher Stacy McHale leads a school that has clearly built a reputation locally, given the level of competition for places.

Academically, the school's most recent Ofsted inspection in April 2024 rated it Good across all categories, including quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership. This marks a notable improvement from its previous inspection in November 2021, when it was rated Requires Improvement. At Key Stage 2, 56% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, which is below the Wolverhampton local authority average of 64%. However, the school's average maths score of 105 is above the national benchmark of 100, and 85% of pupils reached the expected standard in maths individually. Reading and writing expected rates were 67% and 74% respectively. Only 4% of pupils achieved the higher standard across all three subjects, placing the school in the bottom half nationally and 43rd out of 60 primary schools in Wolverhampton on this measure.

The school offers a solid range of facilities including a library, art studios, a forest school, a sensory room and a chapel. Sports provision covers rounders, athletics, cross country, swimming, dance, netball and gymnastics, and there are clubs for coding, chess, art and gardening. SEND support is well developed, with provisions for dyslexia, moderate learning difficulties, social and emotional mental health needs, speech and language communication needs, hearing impairment and physical disability. For families prioritising a faith-based education in a supportive, smaller setting, St Teresa's is clearly popular and oversubscribed. The nearest Outstanding-rated primary, Spring Vale, is just half a kilometre away, so it's worth comparing both if academic outcomes are a primary concern.

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