St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Colchester

Disadvantaged pupils (%)

Ethnic minority pupils (%)

Percentages of all pupils on roll in 2022. Local figures represent the aggregate pupil populations of the ten closest nearby schools.

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Clairmont Road, Lexden, Colchester CO3 9BE

https://www.st-teresas.essex.sch.uk/

St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Colchester is a Roman Catholic academy. It has about 220 boys and girls aged between 5 and 11. Ofsted last inspected the school in January 2025.

This school is a member of The Rosary Trust. (Other schools in this trust include St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School, Colchester, Holy Family Catholic Primary School, St Clare's Catholic Primary School, St Joseph's Catholic Primary School and St Pius X Catholic Primary School.)

Particular strengths include Environment, Attendance, Attainment and Finances. Relative weaknesses include Representation, Disadvantaged pupils and Admissions.

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Other schools nearby

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Distance (miles)	Score	Name
0.2		Home Farm Primary School
0.3		Lexden Primary School with Unit for Hearing Impaired Pupils
0.5		Stanway Fiveways Primary School
0.6		Stanway Primary School
0.7		Prettygate Junior School
0.7		Prettygate Infant School
0.9		Lakelands Primary School
1.0		Gosbecks Primary School
1.3		King's Ford Infant School and Nursery
1.3		Kings Ford Academy
1.5		Hamilton Primary School
1.7		St Michael's Primary School and Nursery, Colchester

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Environment: Excellent. Air pollution and traffic accidents are very low, while crime is quite low.

Attendance: Excellent. Pupil absence rates are very low and the incidence of persistent absence is quite low.

Attainment: Above average. Maths attainment is above average, reading is above average and GPS (grammar, punctuation and spelling) is excellent. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)

Finances: About average. The school budget has been roughly in balance

Progress: About average. Progress in maths is about average, in reading it is poor and in writing it is above average. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For actual grades, see Attainment.)

Admissions: Below average. The occupancy rate is quite high and the offer rate is very low.

Disadvantaged pupils: Poor. Progress in maths is poor. Progress in reading is about average. Progress in writing is poor.

Representation: Out of balance. The socio-economic mix is slightly out of balance with the local community, while ethnic representation is out of balance with the local community.

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