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St Teresa's Catholic Primary School

3–11Ages
342Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
146256URN

Harris Street, Darlington, DL1 4NL · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodJan 2011

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Feb 2024

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.2per place

close to Darlington median (2.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Darlington

95 applications for 44 places · 9th of 25 in Darlington

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

85%met the expected standard

Darlington 68% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodJan 2011

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Feb 2024

Inspection history

21 February 2024
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
20 January 2011
Graded inspection: Good · as St Teresa's RC Primary School, URN 114241

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

2.2applications per place, Reception

close to Darlington median (2.1) close to England median (2.2)

95 applications · 44 places offered · 42 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.2; Darlington median median 2.1
2025 2.3; Darlington median median 2.1
2024 2.3; Darlington median median 2.1
2023 1.3; Darlington median median 1.5
2022 2.0; Darlington median median 1.6
2021 1.5; Darlington median median 1.6
2020 1.8; Darlington median median 1.7
2019 1.7; Darlington median median 1.7; as the previous school
2018 1.5; Darlington median median 1.7; as the previous school
2017 1.8; Darlington median median 1.8; as the previous school
2016 2.2; Darlington median median 1.9; as the previous school
2015 2.0; Darlington median median 2.1; as the previous school
2014 2.5; Darlington median median 1.9; as the previous school

This school
Darlington median

Dashed bars: as St Teresa's RC Primary School (URN 114241), the previous school.

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	44	95	2.2	42	0.95
Sep 2025	45	102	2.3	55	1.22
Sep 2024	44	102	2.3	47	1.07
Sep 2023	42	55	1.3	42	1.00
Sep 2022	45	90	2.0	63	1.40
Sep 2021	42	63	1.5	41	0.98
Sep 2020	44	78	1.8	54	1.23
Sep 2019 *	45	75	1.7	46	1.02
Sep 2018 *	45	66	1.5	47	1.04
Sep 2017 *	45	79	1.8	47	1.04
Sep 2016 *	36	79	2.2	30	0.83
Sep 2015 *	45	89	2.0	48	1.07
Sep 2014 *	45	114	2.5	50	1.11

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 88% · Writing 88% · Maths 97% → all three 85% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard85%1st of 27 in Darlington

Darlington 68% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard88%

Darlington 77% England 78%

Higher standard42%

Darlington 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard88%

Darlington 77% England 75%

Greater depth12%

Darlington 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard97%

Darlington 77% England 77%

Higher standard36%

Darlington 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Darlington median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	85%	9%	107	108
2023/24	77%	7%	108	106
2022/23	78%	3%	105	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 SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2024

2.2applications per place 85%met the SATs standard
Firthmoor Primary School
0.5 km · Darlington

2026

2.1applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
St John's Church of England Academy
0.5 km · Darlington

Outstanding2022

3.3applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Heathfield Primary School
0.7 km · Darlington

Standards maintained2025

2.1applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
The Rydal Academy
0.9 km · Darlington

Good2022

1.6applications per place 46%met the SATs standard
Red Hall Primary School
1.8 km · Darlington

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.3applications per place 25%met the SATs standard
Skerne Park Academy
1.8 km · Darlington

Requires improvement2024

1.8applications per place 35%met the SATs standard
Gurney Pease Academy
2.0 km · Darlington

2026

2.1applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
St Augustine's Catholic Primary School
2.4 km · Darlington

Good2024

4.6applications per place 71%met the SATs standard

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

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School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 146256 · 841/3309
Trust: Bishop Hogarth Catholic Education Trust
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 315 pupils · 342 on roll
Free school meals: 11.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2019
Replaced: St Teresa's RC Primary School (URN 114241)
Address: Harris Street, Darlington, DL1 4NL
Local authority: Darlington

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