The St Teresa Catholic Primary School
Bowes Road, Dagenham, RM8 2XJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- THE GOOD SHEPHERD CATHOLIC TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Brendan Campling
- Diocese
- Diocese of Brentwood
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- The Good Shepherd Catholic Trust
- Constituency
- Barking
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 230
- Pupils on roll
- 230
- URN
- 147330
- Local authority
- Barking and Dagenham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02082704757
About this school
The St Teresa Catholic Primary School is a Roman Catholic primary academy in Dagenham. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 230 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected The St Teresa Catholic Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 25 | 25 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 88% | 84% | 83% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 16% | 28% | 13% |
| Expected standard in reading | 92% | 84% | 93% |
| Expected standard in maths | 88% | 88% | 83% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 96% | 92% | 93% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 108.0 | 110.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 108.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.20 | - | - |
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 The St Teresa Catholic Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Barking and Dagenham average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 88% | 59.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 84% | 62.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 83% | 64.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 222 |
| 2023/24 | 221 |
| 2024/25 | 224 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The St Teresa Catholic Primary School compares
The St Teresa Catholic Primary School ranked 6th of 43 primary schools in Barking and Dagenham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 91% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 83% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 83% | 4% | 13.2% | 230 | — |
| Roding Primary School | 59% | 5.2% | 28.8% | 892 | 0.1 miles |
| Southwood Primary School | 56% | 5.9% | 31% | 593 | 0.4 miles |
| Dorothy Barley Junior Academy | 57% | 6.2% | 34.7% | 294 | 0.5 miles |
| Dorothy Barley Infants' School | — | 4.7% | 15.7% | 223 | 0.5 miles |
| Becontree Primary School | 53% | 5.5% | 29.1% | 458 | 0.6 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)
- 13.24%
- English as an additional language
- 54%
- Overall absence
- 4%
- Persistent absence
- 7.94%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Roding Primary School0.1 miles
Primary · Dagenham
-
Southwood Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Dagenham
-
Dorothy Barley Junior Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Dagenham
-
Dorothy Barley Infants' School0.5 miles
Primary · Dagenham
-
Becontree Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Dagenham
Other schools in Dagenham
The St Teresa Catholic Primary School ranks 1st of the 29 ranked primary schools in Dagenham.
- Beam Primary School Primary
- Becontree Primary School Primary
- Dorothy Barley Infants' School Primary
- Dorothy Barley Junior Academy Primary
- Five Elms Primary School Primary
- Godwin Primary School Primary
- Grafton Primary School Primary
- Henry Green Primary School Primary
- Hunters Hall Primary School Primary
- John Perry Primary School Primary
- Manor Primary School Primary
- Marsh Green Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does The St Teresa Catholic Primary School teach?
- The St Teresa Catholic Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Dagenham.
- Who is the headteacher of The St Teresa Catholic Primary School?
- The headteacher of The St Teresa Catholic Primary School is Mr Brendan Campling, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has The St Teresa Catholic Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The St Teresa Catholic Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at The St Teresa Catholic Primary School?
- The St Teresa Catholic Primary School has 230 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is The St Teresa Catholic Primary School full?
- The St Teresa Catholic Primary School has capacity for 230 pupils and 230 on roll (100%), so it is at or above 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 The St Teresa Catholic Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. The St Teresa Catholic Primary School is designated Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of Brentwood.
- Does The St Teresa Catholic Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records The St Teresa Catholic Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is The St Teresa Catholic Primary School part of an academy trust?
- The St Teresa Catholic Primary School is part of THE GOOD SHEPHERD CATHOLIC TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have The St Teresa Catholic Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 88% in 2022/23 and 83% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does The St Teresa Catholic Primary School compare with other schools in Barking and Dagenham?
- The St Teresa Catholic Primary School ranked 6th of 43 primary schools in Barking and Dagenham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 91% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 83% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is The St Teresa Catholic Primary School's absence rate?
- The St Teresa Catholic Primary School's overall absence rate is 4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The St Teresa Catholic Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The St Teresa Catholic Primary School'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 10 July 2026.