Voluntary aided school · St. Helens

St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Devon Street

4–11Ages
151Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
104807URN

St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Devon Street, St Helens, WA10 4HX · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Dec 2025

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.8per place

0.3 below St. Helens median (2.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in St. Helens

54 applications for 30 places · 33rd of 49 in St. Helens

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

60%met the expected standard

St. Helens 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 2 December 2025Published 27 January 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard	Needs attention
Inclusion			Needs attention
Curriculum and teaching			Needs attention
Achievement			Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour		Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years		Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance			Needs attention

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

2 December 2025
Report card · 3 Expected standard, 4 Needs attention
9 July 2021
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.8applications per place, Reception

0.3 below St. Helens median (2.1) 0.4 below England median (2.2)

54 applications · 30 places offered · 25 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.8; St. Helens median median 2.1
2025 3.5; St. Helens median median 2.0
2024 2.5; St. Helens median median 1.8
2023 2.0; St. Helens median median 1.9
2022 1.6; St. Helens median median 1.9
2021 1.6; St. Helens median median 1.6
2020 1.7; St. Helens median median 1.9
2019 2.6; St. Helens median median 1.9
2018 1.5; St. Helens median median 1.8
2017 1.5; St. Helens median median 1.8
2016 2.0; St. Helens median median 2.0
2015 1.9; St. Helens median median 2.0
2014 1.8; St. Helens median median 1.9

This school
St. Helens median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	30	54	1.8	25	0.83
Sep 2025	11	38	3.5	9	0.82
Sep 2024	13	33	2.5	12	0.92
Sep 2023	14	28	2.0	14	1.00
Sep 2022	30	47	1.6	29	0.97
Sep 2021	26	41	1.6	21	0.81
Sep 2020	19	32	1.7	18	0.95
Sep 2019	14	37	2.6	14	1.00
Sep 2018	26	38	1.5	20	0.77
Sep 2017	30	44	1.5	24	0.80
Sep 2016	30	61	2.0	25	0.83
Sep 2015	27	51	1.9	21	0.78
Sep 2014	25	46	1.8	20	0.80

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 70% · Writing 73% · Maths 67% → all three 60% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard60%32nd of 52 in St. Helens

St. Helens 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard70%

St. Helens 76% England 78%

Higher standard27%

St. Helens 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard73%

St. Helens 76% England 75%

Greater depth7%

St. Helens 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard67%

St. Helens 75% England 77%

Higher standard23%

St. Helens 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 101 (100 = expected standard)

This school
St. Helens median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	60%	7%	105	101
2023/24	79%	3%	107	106
2022/23	73%	10%	106	104

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Devon StreetThis school
This school

2025

1.8applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Queen's Park CofE/Urc Primary School
0.3 km · St. Helens

Remains Good2023

1.7applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
St Mary & St Thomas CofE Primary School
0.9 km · St. Helens

Standards maintained2025

2.8applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Rivington Primary School
1.0 km · St. Helens

Good2024

3.2applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Bleak Hill Primary School
1.3 km · St. Helens

Outstanding2024

2.1applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School
1.3 km · St. Helens

Remains Good2024

2.9applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Eccleston Mere Primary School
1.5 km · St. Helens

2025

2.1applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
St Julie's Catholic Primary School
1.7 km · St. Helens

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.2applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Holy Cross Catholic Primary School
1.7 km · St. Helens

2026

2.2applications per place 44%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 104807 · 342/3420
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 210 pupils · 151 on roll
Free school meals: 37.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Devon Street, St Helens, WA10 4HX
Local authority: St. Helens

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources