Academy converter · Somerset

St Joseph and St Teresa Catholic Primary School

4–11Ages
160Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
148949URN

Lovers Walk, Wells, BA5 2QL · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Dec 2024 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

2.1per place

0.3 above Somerset median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Somerset

45 applications for 22 places · 32nd of 130 in Somerset

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

65%met the expected standard

Somerset 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 3 December 2024Ofsted'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		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		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

2.1applications per place, Reception

0.3 above Somerset median (1.8) close to England median (2.2)

45 applications · 22 places offered · 26 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.1; Somerset median median 1.8
2025 1.9; Somerset median median 1.7
2024 1.7; Somerset median median 1.7
2023 1.9; Somerset median median 1.8
2022 2.2; Somerset median median 1.8
2021 1.7; Somerset median median 1.7; as the previous school
2020 2.0; Somerset median median 1.8; as the previous school
2019 1.7; Somerset median median 1.8; as the previous school
2018 1.9; Somerset median median 1.8; as the previous school
2017 2.1; Somerset median median 1.9; as the previous school
2016 2.1; Somerset median median 1.9; as the previous school
2015 2.8; Somerset median median 1.9; as the previous school
2014 2.1; Somerset median median 1.8; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Somerset median in 4 of 5 years.

This school
Somerset median

Dashed bars: as St Joseph and St Teresa Catholic Primary School (URN 123842), 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	22	45	2.1	26	1.18
Sep 2025	23	43	1.9	25	1.09
Sep 2024	21	35	1.7	25	1.19
Sep 2023	13	25	1.9	13	1.00
Sep 2022	19	41	2.2	19	1.00
Sep 2021 *	19	33	1.7	17	0.89
Sep 2020 *	23	46	2.0	21	0.91
Sep 2019 *	23	40	1.7	23	1.00
Sep 2018 *	23	44	1.9	23	1.00
Sep 2017 *	15	31	2.1	15	1.00
Sep 2016 *	23	48	2.1	29	1.26
Sep 2015 *	20	56	2.8	28	1.40
Sep 2014 *	20	41	2.1	19	0.95

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 87% · Writing 78% · Maths 74% → all three 65% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard65%57th of 148 in Somerset

Somerset 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard87%

Somerset 75% England 78%

Higher standard30%

Somerset 31% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard78%

Somerset 73% England 75%

Greater depth9%

Somerset 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard74%

Somerset 73% England 77%

Higher standard9%

Somerset 20% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Somerset median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	65%	9%	106	102
2023/24	67%	0%	107	104
2022/23	73%	0%	109	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 Joseph and St Teresa Catholic Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.1applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Stoberry Park School
0.7 km · Somerset

Remains Good · concerns noted2024

1.7applications per place
St Cuthbert's Church of England Junior School
1.0 km · Somerset

Good2023
St Cuthbert's Church of England Academy Infants and Pre-School
1.0 km · Somerset

Remains Good2023

1.6applications per place
Horrington Primary School
3.0 km · Somerset

Requires improvement2024

1.8applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Coxley Primary School
3.4 km · Somerset

Requires significant improvement 2026

1.9applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Wookey Primary School
3.5 km · Somerset

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.4applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
Croscombe Church of England Primary School
4.7 km · Somerset

Requires improvement2023

3.0applications per place
St Lawrence's CofE Primary School
5.5 km · Somerset

Good2023

1.7applications per place

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: 148949 · 933/3361
Trust: The Dunstan Catholic Educational Trust
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 154 pupils · 160 on roll
Free school meals: 10.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 March 2022
Replaced: St Joseph and St Teresa Catholic Primary School (URN 123842)
Address: Lovers Walk, Wells, BA5 2QL
Local authority: Somerset

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