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St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Preston

Primary · Academy converter · Mixed · Lancashire

Downing Street, Preston, PR1 4RH

Website 01772797397

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headline score

Ranking (England)

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No ranked results

Ofsted

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No graded inspection

Application demand

100%

1st preference success · Not oversubscribed

Attendance

92.7%

25.7% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

214

Capacity used

Over capacity

102%

210 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Not oversubscribed

100%

1st preference success rate

17 of 17 families who put it first got an offer

21

Places offered

50

Total applications

2.4

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference1717● 100%
2nd preference173● 18%
3rd preference151● 7%
Later preferences10● 0%
Total502142%

1st preference success by year

100%
2023
100%
2024
100%
2025

Lancashire lets families list 3 preferences. Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.

Details

Type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Age range
3–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Sixth form
No
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Charlotte Waterhouse
Address
Downing Street, Preston, PR1 4RH
Phone
01772797397
Local authority
Lancashire
Ward / constituency
Fishwick & Frenchwood · Preston
Area
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
149317

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals43%——
English as additional language42%——
SEN support20%——
50% boys (106)50% girls (108)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

Academy trust: MATER ECCLESIAE CATHOLIC MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST

214 pupils · 210 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 25

    25 November 2025

    S5 Inspection · report card

    InclusionExpected standard
    AchievementNeeds attention
    Safeguarding standardsMet
    Curriculum and teachingNeeds attention
    Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
    Leadership and governanceExpected standard
    Early yearsNeeds attention
    Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
    Post-16 provisionNot applicable
Read the full Ofsted report

Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 187 pupils

Attendance

92.7%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

7.3%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

25.7%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

2.1%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

3.4%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

31%
22/23
31%
23/24
26%
24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

Primary results (Key Stage 2)

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing & maths37%——
Higher standard3%——
Reading progress——0.0
Writing progress——0.0
Maths progress——0.0

Primary results by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard47%
-15% vs England
Higher standard3%
-5% vs England

Reading

Expected standard70%
-5% vs England
Higher standard20%
-13% vs England
Average score103
-3 vs England

Writing

Expected standard63%
-9% vs England
Greater depth3%
-10% vs England

Maths

Expected standard60%
-14% vs England
Higher standard17%
-9% vs England
Average score102
-3 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard77%
+4% vs England
Higher standard17%
-13% vs England
Average score103
-2 vs England

Science

Expected standard77%
-5% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

372024472025

Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)47%61%
Higher standard3%8%

House prices near the school

Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.

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Key application dates

National deadlines in England. Apply through Lancashire council, not the school.

EntryDeadlineOffer day
Reception (primary)15 January16 April (or next working day)

Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.