Voluntary aided school · Lancashire

Penwortham, St Teresa's Catholic Primary School

4–11Ages
282Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
119699URN

Stanley Grove, Penwortham, Preston, PR1 0JH · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodSep 2013

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jul 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.3per place

0.3 below Lancashire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Lancashire

85 applications for 37 places · 247th of 366 in Lancashire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

56%met the expected standard

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodSep 2013

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jul 2023

Inspection history

13 July 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
12 September 2013
Graded inspection: 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

2.3applications per place, Reception

0.3 below Lancashire median (2.6) close to England median (2.2)

85 applications · 37 places offered · 37 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.3; Lancashire median median 2.6
2025 2.6; Lancashire median median 2.7
2024 2.0; Lancashire median median 2.6
2023 2.2; Lancashire median median 2.6
2022 2.1; Lancashire median median 2.5
2021 2.5; Lancashire median median 2.6
2020 2.4; Lancashire median median 2.7
2019 2.6; Lancashire median median 2.6
2018 2.6; Lancashire median median 2.7
2017 2.3; Lancashire median median 2.5
2016 2.3; Lancashire median median 2.6
2015 2.6; Lancashire median median 2.5
2014 1.8; Lancashire median median 2.4

More applications per place than the Lancashire median in 1 of 13 years.

This school
Lancashire 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	37	85	2.3	37	1.00
Sep 2025	36	92	2.6	36	1.00
Sep 2024	40	80	2.0	39	0.98
Sep 2023	37	81	2.2	37	1.00
Sep 2022	37	77	2.1	36	0.97
Sep 2021	32	81	2.5	30	0.94
Sep 2020	40	95	2.4	42	1.05
Sep 2019	40	104	2.6	46	1.15
Sep 2018	39	103	2.6	35	0.90
Sep 2017	40	93	2.3	42	1.05
Sep 2016	40	92	2.3	41	1.02
Sep 2015	40	103	2.6	37	0.93
Sep 2014	37	68	1.8	35	0.95

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 74% · Writing 60% · Maths 84% → all three 56% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard56%293rd of 444 in Lancashire

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard74%

Lancashire 77% England 78%

Higher standard40%

Lancashire 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard60%

Lancashire 74% England 75%

Greater depth12%

Lancashire 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard84%

Lancashire 76% England 77%

Higher standard40%

Lancashire 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Lancashire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	56%	9%	106	107
2023/24	76%	17%	109	108
2022/23	74%	7%	109	107

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

Penwortham, St Teresa's Catholic Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

2.3applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Penwortham Primary School
0.2 km · Lancashire

2026

2.8applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Whitefield Primary School
0.7 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2023

2.4applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Cop Lane Church of England Primary School, Penwortham
1.0 km · Lancashire

Good2024

3.4applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Howick Church Endowed Primary School
1.4 km · Lancashire

2026

4.2applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Penwortham Broad Oak Primary School
1.8 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2022

3.0applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Penwortham Middleforth Church of England Primary School
1.8 km · Lancashire

Remains Good2023

2.6applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
St Stephen's CofE School
1.9 km · Lancashire

Good2023

1.6applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary School
2.0 km · Lancashire

Requires improvement2024

3.2applications per place 65%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: 119699 · 888/3953
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 296 pupils · 282 on roll
Free school meals: 2.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Stanley Grove, Penwortham, Preston, PR1 0JH
Local authority: Lancashire · South Ribble

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