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St Theresa's Catholic Primary School

Primary · Sheffield · S2 1EY

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Good

Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection

Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Good. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.

Inspected 11 October 2023

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At a glance

237 pupils · 113% of 210 capacity (over capacity) (January 2026 census)

School type
Voluntary aided school
Age range
4–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Free school meals
22.4% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
45.5% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
15.7% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
2.5% of pupils (2024/2025)
Nursery
Yes
Website
www.st-theresas-sheffield.co.uk/
URN
107158

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 41 families named it first for 30 Reception places, 1.37 first choices per place. We hold 4 Reception admissions rounds for it, 2022 to 2026; none was decided by a published distance. An ungraded Ofsted inspection on 11 October 2023 confirmed its earlier grade, Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 3.8% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

1.37 first-choice applications per place

30 places offered · 41 first-choice applications · oversubscribed

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

19/20
20/21
21/22
22/23
23/24
24/25
25/26
26/27

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

Catchment area

Catchment area: not named in the council's figures. The council did not publish a cutoff distance for 2026 entry.

Admissions cutoff distance: Reception

The council did not publish a cutoff distance for 2026 entry.

Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

31 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
42%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
0%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
105
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
103
England 105

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2024/2025

This school42%
Median of its 12 closest peers61.5%
Sheffield average59.8%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is behind the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedResult
Worple Primary SchoolIsleworth · 139 miles awayGood73%
St Peter and Paul Catholic Primary SchoolMITCHAM · 146 miles awayGood76%
Innsworth Junior SchoolGloucester · 107 miles awayGood36%
St Barnabas CofE VA Primary SchoolTunbridge Wells · 170 miles awayGood67%
St Luke's Catholic Primary SchoolPrescot · 57 miles awayExpected standard68%
Saint Mary's Catholic Primary School, LoughboroughLoughborough · 42 miles awayGood58%
St Mary and St Peter Catholic Primary SchoolGreat Yarmouth · 142 miles awayGood57%
Green Oaks Primary AcademyNorthampton · 79 miles awayGood (2018)53%
The Sherwood SchoolMitcham · 146 miles awayGood64%
St Philip's CofE Aided Primary SchoolCambridge · 104 miles awayNeeds attention26%
Hollinswood Primary SchoolTelford · 64 miles awayNo current grade59%
Longshaw Primary AcademyLondon · 135 miles awayGood68%

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

Black African 47% (Sheffield 8%, England 5%) · Any other White background 21% (Sheffield 4%, England 7%) · White British 20% (Sheffield 56%, England 60%) · Asian Indian 4% (Sheffield 2%, England 4%) · Any other Mixed background 2% (Sheffield 2%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 2% (Sheffield 3%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Black African 1% (Sheffield 1%, England 1%) · other groups together 2%

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
3.8%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
7.8%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

0.43 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Sheffield: 3.19 suspensions and 0.05 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
20.5
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

100% of teachers stayed at the school the following year

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, council-maintained primaries: 0.18% vacant, 0.36% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

61.5% of teachers took sickness absence, 2.4 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £45,616; 15.4% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2025-26)

This school£7,331
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2025-26)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 76% (76%) · premises 7% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 7% (8%) · supplies and services 9% (9%) · educational supplies 4% (4%) · bought-in professional services 5% (3%) · catering 4% (5%)

Reserves (2025-26)

Revenue reserve £132,289; in-year balance -£5,998

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: council-maintained school finance return, 2025-26, DfE · how spending is compared

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
4/10more deprived than most of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
2/10among the most deprived fifth of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher32.3%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications22.4%18.1%
In managerial or professional work25.6%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways23%18.1%
Residents in very good health49%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier31.9%62.3%
Social housing35.5%17.1%
Privately rented32.6%20.5%
Detached houses6.7%22.9%
Flats13.5%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms12.4%21.1%
Households with no car or van33.7%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01008013 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£175,000399 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£135,000–£221,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (19)£236,000
Semi-detached (252)£190,000
Terraced (91)£145,000
Flat (37)£105,000

Homes around this school are cheaper than three quarters of school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
2an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
3an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
27an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
10an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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