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St Teresa's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Academy
Kingsbury Drive, Aspley, Nottingham NG8 3EP · stteresasprimaryschool.co.uk · 0115 915 5762
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Mar 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 90%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Nottingham 61%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.3
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 417
- 99% of 420 places
- Local authority
- Nottingham
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 19.2%
- First language not English
- 42.2%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 74 families put the school first and 59 places were offered; 80% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 59 | 74 | 1.3▲ | 80% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 57 | 55 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 62 | 73 | 1.2▲ | 79% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 60 | 70 | 1.2▲ | 83% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 60 | 94 | 1.6▲ | 64% |
Results
In 2024/25, 90% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 17% the higher standard. Across Nottingham it was 61%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲90% | 62% | ||
| ▲17% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲110 | 106 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
| ▲113 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected St Teresa's Catholic Primary School on 3 March 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Strong standard
- Achievement: Exceptional
- Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard
- Personal development and well-being: Strong standard
- Early years: Strong standard
- Leadership and governance: Strong standard
- Inspected
- 3 Mar 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Strong standard |
| Achievement | Exceptional |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Strong standard |
| Early years | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
Previously: Remains Outstanding, ungraded inspection, Sept 2021
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Sept 2021Ungraded inspectionRemains Outstanding
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Feb 2016Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding Safeguarding Effective Feb 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
76% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (42 replies, to 6 April 2026).
- Recommend
- 76%
- Positive
- 64%
- Replies
- 42
- 10% · 6 Apr 2026
based on the 86% who raised concerns
based on 10 parents (24%) whose child was bullied
based on 10 parents (24%) with SEND