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St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Devon Street

St. Helens, WA10 4HXPrimaryAges 4–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Jul 2021
KS2 Results
79%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
0.8×
Not oversubscribed
9 1st-choice / 11 places
Ranking
🏆Top 25%
#1642 of 13,686 nationally

About St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Devon Street

St Teresa's Catholic Primary School in St Helens holds a Good rating from Ofsted, a significant improvement from its previous Requires improvement judgement in 2014. The school's most recent graded inspection in 2016 found leadership and management, as well as early years provision, to be Good, and a subsequent ungraded inspection in 2021 confirmed the school remains Good. Academically, the school's strongest headline metric is the proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, which stands at 79%. This places St Teresa's well above the local authority average of 61% for the same measure, and ranks it 5th out of 47 primary schools in St Helens, putting it in the top 25% nationally. The school's performance is particularly strong in maths and writing, where 90% of pupils met the expected standard, while reading followed closely at 86%.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range4 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterRoman Catholic
AddressSt Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Devon Street, St Helens, St. Helens, WA10 4HX
HeadteacherRachael Brookes
Local AuthoritySt. Helens
Number of Pupils165
Free School Meals (FSM)39.4%
School Capacity165 / 210 (79% full)

Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

9 Jul 2021
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Good

Latest monitoring visit (9 Jul 2021): School remains Good

Source: Ofsted, 23 Jun 2016. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

7
Art StudiosSensory RoomPlaying FieldsForest SchoolLibraryICT SuiteChapel

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

10

Sports

SwimmingCricketAthleticsCross CountryGymnasticsDance

Clubs & Activities

CodingBook ClubScience ClubEco Club

Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.

SEND Support

DyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageLearning DifficultySevere Learning

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

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St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Devon Street has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.