St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Devon Street
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Devon Street, St Helens, WA10 4HX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Mrs Rachael Brookes
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Liverpool
- Constituency
- St Helens South and Whiston
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 151
- URN
- 104807
- Local authority
- St. Helens
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01744678667
About this school
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Devon Street is a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in St Helens. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 151 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Needs attention
- Curriculum and teaching
- Needs attention
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Needs attention
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 30 | 29 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 73% | 79% | 60% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 3% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 87% | 86% | 70% |
| Expected standard in maths | 83% | 90% | 67% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 87% | 93% | 73% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 107.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 106.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | 0.00 | - | - |
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, Devon Street has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | St. Helens average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 73% | 60.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 79% | 60.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 60% | 60.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 191 |
| 2023/24 | 178 |
| 2024/25 | 165 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Devon Street compares
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Devon Street ranked 32nd of 52 primary schools in St. Helens for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 30% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 60% | 6.6% | 41.8% | 151 | — |
| Queen's Park CofE/Urc Primary School | 72% | 5.2% | 41.9% | 375 | 0.2 miles |
| St Mary & St Thomas CofE Primary School | 77% | 4.9% | 44.1% | 230 | 0.6 miles |
| Rivington Primary School | 59% | 5.2% | 33.5% | 234 | 0.6 miles |
| Bleak Hill Primary School | 65% | 3.5% | 7.9% | 608 | 0.8 miles |
| St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School | 77% | 3.5% | 10.9% | 207 | 0.8 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 41.82%
- English as an additional language
- 19.4%
- Overall absence
- 6.55%
- Persistent absence
- 15.58%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Queen's Park CofE/Urc Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · St Helens
-
St Mary & St Thomas CofE Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · St Helens
-
Rivington Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · St Helens
-
Bleak Hill Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · St Helens
-
St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · St Helens
Other schools in St Helens
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Devon Street ranks 21st of the 36 ranked primary schools in St Helens.
- Ashurst Primary School Primary
- Bleak Hill Primary School Primary
- Broad Oak Community Primary School Primary
- Carr Mill Primary School Primary
- Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School Primary
- Eaves Primary School Primary
- Eccleston Mere Primary School Primary
- Grange Valley Primary School Primary
- Holy Cross Catholic Primary School Primary
- Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School Primary
- Legh Vale Primary School Primary
- Longton Lane Community Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Devon Street teach?
- St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Devon Street teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in St Helens.
- Who is the headteacher of St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Devon Street?
- The headteacher of St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Devon Street is Mrs Rachael Brookes, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Devon Street last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Devon Street, 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, Devon Street?
- St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Devon Street has 151 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Devon Street full?
- St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Devon Street has capacity for 210 pupils and 151 on roll (72%), 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, Devon Street a faith school?
- Yes. St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Devon Street is designated Roman Catholic, in the Archdiocese of Liverpool.
- Does St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Devon Street have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Devon Street as having no nursery classes.
- How have St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Devon Street's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 73% in 2022/23 and 60% 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, Devon Street rank locally?
- St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Devon Street ranked 32nd of 52 primary schools in St. Helens for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 30% 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, Devon Street's absence rate?
- St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Devon Street's overall absence rate is 6.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Devon Street's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Devon Street'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.