St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Colchester

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
School rating
Outstanding
Jan 21 2025 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 11 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Roman Catholic
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Essex
Unique reference
138311
Address
Clairmont Road, Lexden, CO3 9BE

Pupils

Number of Pupils
218 (100% of total capacity)
Boys
48.6%
Girls
51.4%
First language not English
17.4%
Free school meals (FSM)
7.8%
Persistent absence
6.8%
Special education needs (SEN)
8.7%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 51.8%
African 12.4%
Mixed 11.9%
Other White 7.8%
Other Black 4.1%
Indian 2.8%
Chinese 2.8%
Unclassified 2.3%
Other 1.4%
Gypsy/Roma 0.9%
Other Asian 0.9%
Caribbean 0.9%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingBelow average-2.7
WritingAverage2.2
MathsAverage0
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 76%
Local authority average 63%
England average 62%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 24%
Local authority average 10%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 109
Local authority average 106
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 107
Local authority average 105
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Colchester

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
23
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
18
2nd preference
17
3rd preference
16
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
18
2nd preference
2
3rd preference
2
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes31
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher30
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher32
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
30
18
12
Year 1
30
14
16
Year 2
30
14
16
Year 3
32
19
13
Year 4
32
14
18
Year 5
32
12
20
Year 6
32
15
17
Year 2024-2025

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