St Teresa's Catholic Primary School and Nursery
Long Elmes, Harrow Weald, Harrow, HA3 6LE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Mrs Laura Thornton
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Westminster
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 472
- Pupils on roll
- 428
- URN
- 102231
- Local authority
- Harrow
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02084288640
About this school
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School and Nursery is a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Harrow. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 428 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 14 September 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 60 | 58 | 51 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 72% | 69% | 67% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 5% | 6% |
| Expected standard in reading | 83% | 90% | 76% |
| Expected standard in maths | 85% | 86% | 88% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 87% | 86% | 75% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 108.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 109.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.20 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How St Teresa's Catholic Primary School and Nursery has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Harrow average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 72% | 65.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 69% | 67.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 67% | 69.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 440 |
| 2023/24 | 423 |
| 2024/25 | 429 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Teresa's Catholic Primary School and Nursery compares
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School and Nursery ranked 27th of 39 primary schools in Harrow for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 67% | 5% | 21.5% | 428 | — |
| Cedars Manor School | 54% | 6% | 36.5% | 339 | 0.1 miles |
| Pinner Park Primary School | 72% | 4.7% | 12.1% | 858 | 0.6 miles |
| Hujjat Primary School | — | 5.3% | 15.9% | 356 | 0.9 miles |
| Weald Rise Primary School | 76% | 5.8% | 28.1% | 361 | 1.0 miles |
| Grimsdyke School | 87% | 3.9% | 7.2% | 625 | 1.0 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 21.46%
- English as an additional language
- 51.5%
- Overall absence
- 5.02%
- Persistent absence
- 10.89%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Cedars Manor School0.1 miles
Primary · Harrow
-
Pinner Park Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Pinner
-
Hujjat Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Harrow
-
Weald Rise Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Harrow
-
Grimsdyke School1.0 miles
Primary · Pinner
Other schools in Harrow
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School and Nursery ranks 16th of the 27 ranked primary schools in Harrow.
- Belmont School Primary
- Cedars Manor School Primary
- Earlsmead Primary School Primary
- Elmgrove Primary School & Nursery Primary
- Glebe Primary School Primary
- Grange Primary School Primary
- Heathland School Primary
- Hujjat Primary School Primary
- Kenmore Park Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Kenmore Park Junior School Primary
- Longfield Primary School Primary
- Marlborough Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does St Teresa's Catholic Primary School and Nursery teach?
- St Teresa's Catholic Primary School and Nursery teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Harrow.
- Who is the headteacher of St Teresa's Catholic Primary School and Nursery?
- The headteacher of St Teresa's Catholic Primary School and Nursery is Mrs Laura Thornton, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was St Teresa's Catholic Primary School and Nursery last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Teresa's Catholic Primary School and Nursery, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is St Teresa's Catholic Primary School and Nursery?
- St Teresa's Catholic Primary School and Nursery has 428 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is St Teresa's Catholic Primary School and Nursery full?
- St Teresa's Catholic Primary School and Nursery has capacity for 472 pupils and 428 on roll (91%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is St Teresa's Catholic Primary School and Nursery a faith school?
- Yes. St Teresa's Catholic Primary School and Nursery is designated Roman Catholic, in the Archdiocese of Westminster.
- Does St Teresa's Catholic Primary School and Nursery have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records St Teresa's Catholic Primary School and Nursery as having nursery classes.
- How have St Teresa's Catholic Primary School and Nursery's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 72% in 2022/23 and 67% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St Teresa's Catholic Primary School and Nursery rank locally?
- St Teresa's Catholic Primary School and Nursery ranked 27th of 39 primary schools in Harrow for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St Teresa's Catholic Primary School and Nursery's absence rate?
- St Teresa's Catholic Primary School and Nursery's overall absence rate is 5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Teresa's Catholic Primary School and Nursery's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Teresa's Catholic Primary School and Nursery's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.