The St Teresa Catholic Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Dagenham, Barking and Dagenham
Last distance offered · Reception 2025
Not published
From London Borough of Barking and Dagenham · offers on 16 April 2025
Unlock every school · £9.99 Open on the map →The St Teresa Catholic Primary School is a primary school in Dagenham, Barking and Dagenham for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 24 September 2024. Barking and Dagenham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2017 to 2025 entry.
The St Teresa Catholic Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2025 | Not published |
| Reception 2024 | Not published |
| Reception 2023 | Not published |
| Reception 2022 | Not published |
| Reception 2021 | Not published |
| Reception 2020 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2019 | Not published |
| Reception 2018 | Not published |
| Reception 2017 | Not published |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Reception in 2026, there were 36 first-choice applications for 30 offers, or 1.2 first choices per offer, the highest of 39 Barking and Dagenham primary schools.
- For Reception in 2026, 30 offers went to first-choice families, and 6 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 83% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 13% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- The school has 22.7 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 19.8 across the 8 nearest primary schools in Barking and Dagenham.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Barking and Dagenham schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Bowes Road, Bowes Road, Dagenham, RM8 2XJ
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Barking and Dagenham
- Pupils on roll
- 230 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 11.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 24 September 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils flourish in this kind and welcoming school, where they feel happy and safe.”
- “Strong relationships between staff and pupils foster a sense of community.”
- “These roles help to develop their character and strengthen the school’s sense of unity.”
To improve
- “However, in some other subjects, the curriculum is, at times, not as successful in supporting pupils to build on their learning as they progress through the school.”
- “However, there are instances where curriculum expectations in the classroom do not match up with the school’s expectations.”
- “Sometimes, teaching does not factor in fully what pupils already know and can do.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 11 November 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 83% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 36 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 30 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Barking and Dagenham.
- Southwood Primary School 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Dorothy Barley Junior Academy 0.5 mi Good
- Dorothy Barley Infants' School 0.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Roding Primary School 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Becontree Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Valence Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Vincent's Catholic Primary School 0.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Henry Green Primary School 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published