St Teresa's Catholic Primary School

About St Teresa's Catholic Primary School

St Teresa's Catholic Primary School sits at the top of the primary school rankings in Nottingham, coming first out of 72 schools in the local authority. Its closest competitors in the top tier are Edna G. Olds Academy, South Wilford Endowed CofE Primary School, and Haydn Primary School, all of which score highly but none of which match St Teresa's overall ranking score of 90. The school is one of only six primary schools in Nottingham rated Outstanding by Ofsted, and the nearest other Outstanding school, Portland Spencer Academy, is 2.4 kilometres away. As a Roman Catholic state primary for mixed-gender pupils aged 4 to 11, it serves a community where 20.5 per cent of pupils are eligible for free school meals, slightly above the national average. The school is at full capacity with 420 pupils on roll, and its headteacher is A Glynne-Jones.

Academically, St Teresa's delivers results that place it well ahead of the local average. In the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 assessments, 90 per cent of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, compared with a Nottingham local authority average of just 60 per cent. The school also excels at the higher standard: 17 per cent of pupils achieved that combined benchmark, while 63 per cent reached the higher standard in reading, 50 per cent in maths, and 22 per cent in writing. Average scaled scores were 111 for reading and 109 for maths, both comfortably above the national average of 100. The school's most recent graded Ofsted inspection, in 2016, rated it Outstanding overall, with Outstanding for leadership and management, and Outstanding for early years provision. A subsequent ungraded inspection in 2021 confirmed that the school remains Outstanding.

The school is well equipped, with facilities including a chapel, art studios, a sensory room, a sports hall, a gymnasium, and an outdoor playground. Sports on offer include cricket, dance, cross country, and tennis, while clubs range from film and book clubs to drama. The school's SEND provision is broad, covering specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia, moderate learning difficulties, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication needs, hearing and visual impairments, physical disability, and autistic spectrum disorder. For the 2025/26 intake, the school was oversubscribed: it received 101 applications for 57 places, with 55 first-preference offers made, giving an oversubscription ratio of 1.77. This is a school that suits families who prioritise strong academic outcomes within a Catholic faith context, and who are prepared for a competitive admissions process.

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