Academy sponsor led · Essex

St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Basildon

3–11Ages
233Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
139917URN

Elsenham Crescent, Basildon, SS14 1UE · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Mar 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.0per place

0.4 below Essex median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Essex

51 applications for 26 places · 253rd of 363 in Essex

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

87%met the expected standard

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 24 March 2026Published 7 June 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard
Inclusion			Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching		Strong standard
Achievement		Strong standard
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			Expected standard

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

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Inspection history

24 March 2026
Report card · 2 Strong standard, 5 Expected standard
21 October 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

2.0applications per place, Reception

0.4 below Essex median (2.4) 0.2 below England median (2.2)

51 applications · 26 places offered · 21 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.0; Essex median median 2.4
2025 2.2; Essex median median 2.4
2024 2.2; Essex median median 2.4
2023 2.5; Essex median median 2.4
2022 2.3; Essex median median 2.4
2021 2.0; Essex median median 2.3
2020 2.3; Essex median median 2.4
2019 2.5; Essex median median 2.5
2018 2.6; Essex median median 2.5
2017 2.4; Essex median median 2.6
2016 3.2; Essex median median 2.8
2015 2.1; Essex median median 2.7
2014 2.9; 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	26	51	2.0	21	0.81
Sep 2025	27	58	2.2	22	0.81
Sep 2024	30	67	2.2	20	0.67
Sep 2023	30	76	2.5	26	0.87
Sep 2022	30	68	2.3	29	0.97
Sep 2021	28	56	2.0	24	0.86
Sep 2020	30	69	2.3	26	0.87
Sep 2019	30	76	2.5	30	1.00
Sep 2018	30	77	2.6	38	1.27
Sep 2017	25	59	2.4	24	0.96
Sep 2016	30	95	3.2	36	1.20
Sep 2015	30	64	2.1	27	0.90
Sep 2014	18	52	2.9	14	0.78

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 87% · Writing 87% · Maths 87% → all three 87% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard87%14th of 387 in Essex

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard87%

Essex 79% England 78%

Higher standard47%

Essex 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard87%

Essex 76% England 75%

Greater depth13%

Essex 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard87%

Essex 78% England 77%

Higher standard17%

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	87%	10%	108	106
2023/24	70%	10%	107	104
2022/23	83%	14%	108	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

St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, BasildonThis school
This school

2026

2.0applications per place 87%met the SATs standard
Greensted Primary School & Nursery
0.3 km · Essex

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.0applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Maple Grove Primary School
0.7 km · Essex

2026

2.1applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Northlands Primary School and Nursery
0.8 km · Essex

Good2024

1.6applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Bardfield Academy
0.9 km · Essex

Requires improvement2024

1.7applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Ryedene Primary and Nursery School
1.2 km · Essex

Improved significantly2025

1.7applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Cherry Tree Primary School
1.3 km · Essex

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.0applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
Fairhouse Community Primary School
1.4 km · Essex

Remains Good2023

2.5applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Briscoe Primary School & Nursery
1.4 km · Essex

Remains Good2024

1.8applications per place 80%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 sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 139917 · 881/2091
Trust: Christus Catholic Trust
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 236 pupils · 233 on roll
Free school meals: 19.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 December 2013
Replaced: St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Basildon (URN 115153)
Address: Elsenham Crescent, Basildon, SS14 1UE
Local authority: Essex · Basildon

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