St Teresa's Catholic Primary School

About St Teresa's Catholic Primary School

St Teresa's Catholic Primary School is a primary school in Rochford, Essex, classified by the DfE as a converter academy with a Roman Catholic religious character. Around 184 pupils aged 5 to 11 attend the school. The school holds a 'Good' judgement from Ofsted. 38% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, well below the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has fallen by 18.0 percentage points compared with the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 101 in reading and 99 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 5% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). St Teresa's Catholic Primary School is oversubscribed: about 9 in 10 of the families who made it their first choice were offered a Reception place for September 2026, with 33 first choices for 30 places. In 2025 the furthest child offered a place lived 0.42 miles from the school in a straight line, according to the council's published allocation figures; the distance changes every year with demand. Overall pupil absence was 5.6%. There are about 20.4 pupils per teacher. When you visit, you might ask how the school stretches its higher-attaining pupils and supports those who need to catch up. 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 above.