St Joseph and St Teresa Catholic Primary School
Lovers Walk, Wells, BA5 2QL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- THE DUNSTAN CATHOLIC EDUCATIONAL TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Teresa Harvey
- Diocese
- Diocese of Clifton
- Sponsor
- The Dunstan Catholic Educational Trust
- Constituency
- Wells and Mendip Hills
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 154
- Pupils on roll
- 160
- URN
- 148949
- Local authority
- Somerset
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01749678791
About this school
St Joseph and St Teresa Catholic Primary School is a Roman Catholic primary academy in Wells. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 160 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
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
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- 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 | 22 | 18 | 23 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 73% | 67% | 65% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 9% |
| Expected standard in reading | 86% | 94% | 87% |
| Expected standard in maths | 91% | 78% | 74% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 86% | 89% | 91% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 107.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 104.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.30 | - | - |
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 Joseph and 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 | Somerset average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 73% | 54.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 67% | 55.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 65% | 57.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 146 |
| 2023/24 | 149 |
| 2024/25 | 156 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Joseph and St Teresa Catholic Primary School compares
St Joseph and St Teresa Catholic Primary School ranked 60th of 155 primary schools in Somerset for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 53% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 65% | 5.3% | 7.7% | 160 | — |
| Stoberry Park School | — | — | — | 303 | 0.4 miles |
| St Cuthbert's Church of England Junior School | — | — | — | 170 | 0.6 miles |
| St Cuthbert's Church of England Academy Infants and Pre-School | — | 6.5% | 20.7% | 154 | 0.6 miles |
| Horrington Primary School | 57% | 4.8% | 15.5% | 100 | 1.9 miles |
| Coxley Primary School | 50% | 3.8% | 17.7% | 70 | 2.1 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)
- 7.69%
- English as an additional language
- 18.6%
- Overall absence
- 5.26%
- Persistent absence
- 8.7%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Stoberry Park School0.4 miles
Primary · Wells
-
St Cuthbert's Church of England Junior School0.6 miles
Primary · Wells
-
St Cuthbert's Church of England Academy Infants and Pre-School0.6 miles
Primary · Wells
-
Horrington Primary School1.9 miles
Primary · Wells
-
Coxley Primary School2.1 miles
Primary · Wells
Other schools in Wells
- Coxley Primary School Primary
- Croscombe Church of England Primary School Primary
- Horrington Primary School Primary
- Priddy Primary School Primary
- St Cuthbert's Church of England Academy Infants and Pre-School Primary
- St Cuthbert's Church of England Junior School Primary
- St Lawrence's CofE Primary School Primary
- Stoberry Park School Primary
- Wookey Primary School Primary
- The Blue School Secondary
- Wells Cathedral School Independent schools
Common questions
- What year groups does St Joseph and St Teresa Catholic Primary School teach?
- St Joseph and St Teresa Catholic Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Wells.
- Who is the headteacher of St Joseph and St Teresa Catholic Primary School?
- The headteacher of St Joseph and St Teresa Catholic Primary School is Mrs Teresa Harvey, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was St Joseph and St Teresa Catholic Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Joseph and 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 big is St Joseph and St Teresa Catholic Primary School?
- St Joseph and St Teresa Catholic Primary School has 160 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is St Joseph and St Teresa Catholic Primary School full?
- St Joseph and St Teresa Catholic Primary School has capacity for 154 pupils and 160 on roll (104%), 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 St Joseph and St Teresa Catholic Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. St Joseph and St Teresa Catholic Primary School is designated Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of Clifton.
- Does St Joseph and St Teresa Catholic Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records St Joseph and St Teresa Catholic Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs St Joseph and St Teresa Catholic Primary School?
- St Joseph and St Teresa Catholic Primary School is part of THE DUNSTAN CATHOLIC EDUCATIONAL TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have St Joseph and 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 73% in 2022/23 and 65% 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 Joseph and St Teresa Catholic Primary School rank locally?
- St Joseph and St Teresa Catholic Primary School ranked 60th of 155 primary schools in Somerset for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 53% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% 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 Joseph and St Teresa Catholic Primary School's absence rate?
- St Joseph and St Teresa Catholic Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Joseph and St Teresa Catholic Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Joseph and 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.