Academy converter · Essex

St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Colchester

2–11Ages
252Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
138311URN

Clairmont Road, Lexden, Colchester, CO3 9BE · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jan 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.1per place

0.8 above Essex median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Essex

94 applications for 30 places · 65th of 363 in Essex

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

74%met the expected standard

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 21 January 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision	Outstanding

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

3.1applications per place, Reception

0.8 above Essex median (2.4) 0.9 above England median (2.2)

94 applications · 30 places offered · 41 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 3.1; Essex median median 2.4
2025 2.8; Essex median median 2.4
2024 2.6; Essex median median 2.4
2023 2.0; Essex median median 2.4
2022 2.5; Essex median median 2.4
2021 2.8; Essex median median 2.3
2020 2.8; Essex median median 2.4
2019 2.3; Essex median median 2.5
2018 2.5; Essex median median 2.5
2017 2.7; Essex median median 2.6
2016 2.8; Essex median median 2.8
2015 3.0; Essex median median 2.7
2014 2.1; Essex median median 2.8

This school
Essex 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	94	3.1	41	1.37
Sep 2025	23	64	2.8	18	0.78
Sep 2024	30	77	2.6	34	1.13
Sep 2023	30	60	2.0	30	1.00
Sep 2022	30	76	2.5	36	1.20
Sep 2021	30	85	2.8	30	1.00
Sep 2020	27	75	2.8	24	0.89
Sep 2019	30	69	2.3	26	0.87
Sep 2018	30	74	2.5	30	1.00
Sep 2017	30	82	2.7	28	0.93
Sep 2016	30	83	2.8	35	1.17
Sep 2015	30	90	3.0	46	1.53
Sep 2014	30	64	2.1	26	0.87

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 94% · Writing 81% · Maths 81% → all three 74% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard74%100th of 387 in Essex

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard94%

Essex 79% England 78%

Higher standard58%

Essex 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 110 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard81%

Essex 76% England 75%

Greater depth32%

Essex 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard81%

Essex 78% England 77%

Higher standard32%

Essex 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Essex median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	74%	19%	110	106
2023/24	76%	24%	109	107
2022/23	65%	19%	103	106

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, ColchesterThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.1applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Home Farm Primary School
0.3 km · Essex

2026

4.1applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Lexden Primary School with Unit for Hearing Impaired Pupils
0.5 km · Essex

Remains Good2023

3.2applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Stanway Fiveways Primary School
0.8 km · Essex

Good2022

2.4applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Stanway Primary School
1.0 km · Essex

Good2022

2.8applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Prettygate Junior School
1.2 km · Essex

Remains Good · improving2024

77%met the SATs standard
Prettygate Infant School
1.2 km · Essex

Good2022

2.7applications per place
Lakelands Primary School
1.4 km · Essex

Outstanding2023

2.6applications per place
Gosbecks Primary School
1.5 km · Essex

Remains Good2024

2.9applications per place 53%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: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 138311 · 881/3321
Trust: The Rosary Trust - A Catholic Multi Academy
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 218 pupils · 252 on roll
Free school meals: 6.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 July 2012
Replaced: St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Colchester (URN 115143)
Address: Clairmont Road, Lexden, Colchester, CO3 9BE
Local authority: Essex · Colchester

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