Primary school

Penwortham, St Teresa's Catholic Primary School

  • Voluntary Aided School
  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Roman Catholic
  • Lancashire
  • PR1 0JH
Ofsted Good · inspected Sep 2013

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 10,528 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 70%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 26%26%2016/17: top 14%14% · 2016/172017/18: top 55%2018/19: top 43%2022/23: top 20%2023/24: top 17%2024/25: top 70%No exams

Against North WestArrows: North West rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM56% · North West 63%3/10 Below−29.9 pts
Higher standard, RWM9% · North West 6%7/10 Above+15.6 pts
Reading score106 · North West 1056/10 Middle
Maths score107 · North West 1058/10 Above+17.4 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 67% · 36 pupils · North West 55%2016/17: 80% · 40 pupils · North West 64%2017/18: 65% · 40 pupils · North West 68%2018/19: 70% · 43 pupils · North West 67%2022/23: 74% · 42 pupils · North West 61%2023/24: 76% · 41 pupils · North West 63%2024/25: 56% · 43 pupils · North West 63%80%56%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 3% · 36 pupils · North West 3%2016/17: 18% · 40 pupils · North West 7%2017/18: 10% · 40 pupils · North West 8%2018/19: 9% · 43 pupils · North West 9%2022/23: 7% · 42 pupils · North West 6%2023/24: 17% · 41 pupils · North West 5%2024/25: 9% · 43 pupils · North West 6%18%3%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 104 · 36 pupils · North West 1022016/17: 107 · 40 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 105 · 40 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 105 · 43 pupils · North West 1042022/23: 109 · 42 pupils · North West 1052023/24: 109 · 41 pupils · North West 1052024/25: 106 · 43 pupils · North West 105109104No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 104 · 36 pupils · North West 1032016/17: 108 · 40 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 104 · 40 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 106 · 43 pupils · North West 1052022/23: 107 · 42 pupils · North West 1042023/24: 108 · 41 pupils · North West 1042024/25: 107 · 43 pupils · North West 105108104No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
37 of 37 who put it first2014 · 97.1%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st3737
2nd290
3rd190

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2007–2023

  1. 2007Satisfactory
  2. 2009Good
  3. 2013Good
  4. 2018Remains Good
  5. 2023Remains Good

4 strong areas

  • Quality of teaching
  • Achievement of pupils
  • Leadership and management
  • Behaviour and safety of pupils

0 weak areas

4 areas graded

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026282
Free school meals (past 6 years)1.8%
First language not English3.2%
SEN support7.9%
EHC plan2.1%
Absence (sessions missed)3.3%
Persistently absent pupils9.2%

Girls 48.4%Boys 51.6%

95.3% full · 296 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher22.9
Pupils per adult14.7
  • Classroom teachers 10.3
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 6.6
  • Other support 2.4

Teachers 12.3 FTE · Whole workforce 21.3 · 36 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£5,911
Spend per pupil£5,913
Staff spend per pupil£4,684
Reserve per pupil£385
  • +£108,653revenue reserve
  • −£645in-year balance

Grants £5,582 · self-generated £328 · premises £258 per pupil