St Teresa's Catholic Primary School

About St Teresa's Catholic Primary School

St Teresa's Catholic Primary School in Merton is a popular choice among local families, and the numbers back that up. For the 2025/26 intake, the school received 85 applications for just 48 places, giving an oversubscription ratio of 1.77. Of those, 47 were first-preference applications, meaning almost every family who put it top of their list secured a spot. While there is no direct parent survey data available, the high demand itself is a strong signal of satisfaction. The school is a state-funded Roman Catholic primary for mixed genders, serving children from age 2 to 11, and it has a nursery provision on site. With 465 pupils on roll against a capacity of 510, it is running close to full, which further underlines its standing in the community.

Academically, St Teresa's performs well above the local average. In the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 results, 80% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, compared with the Merton local authority average of 68%. That puts the school 8th out of 42 primary schools in the borough, placing it in the top 25% nationally. In maths, 95% of pupils hit the expected level and 58% reached the higher standard, with an average score of 110. Reading saw 93% at expected and 47% at the higher level, averaging 109. Writing was slightly lower, with 82% at expected and 23% at the higher mark. The school's most recent Ofsted inspection in 2022 rated it Good overall, with leadership and management also judged Good. This was an ungraded inspection that confirmed the school remains Good, a notable improvement from its previous graded inspection in 2012, when it was rated Requires Improvement.

The school offers a solid range of facilities, including a library, art studios, an ICT suite, a sensory room and a chapel. Sports provision covers football, cricket, tennis, dance, swimming and netball, while extracurricular clubs include drama, science club, book club, choir, art club and coding. For families with children who have additional needs, St Teresa's lists SEND provisions for moderate learning difficulty, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication needs, hearing impairment, physical disability and autistic spectrum disorder. The nearest Outstanding-rated school in Merton is Benedict Academy, 1.5 km away, which may be a consideration for some families. Overall, St Teresa's suits parents who want a faith-based primary with strong academic outcomes, a clear improvement trajectory and a wide range of enrichment activities, all within a well-subscribed school that local families clearly value.

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