St Therese of Lisieux Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Catholic Academy

About St Therese of Lisieux Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Catholic Academy

St Therese of Lisieux Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Catholic Academy is a primary school in Stockton-on-Tees, Stockton-on-Tees, classified by the DfE as an academy converter with a Roman Catholic religious character. Around 230 pupils aged 3 to 11 attend the school. The school holds a 'Good' judgement from Ofsted (January 2026). In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 74% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — above the national average of 61%. That is down 3.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it among the top 16% of primary schools in England.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 110 in reading and 108 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 16% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 4% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. Given the recent dip in results, it may be worth asking the school what is behind the change and what is being done in response. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links further down the page.