# Penwortham, St Teresa's Catholic Primary School

Penwortham, St Teresa's Catholic Primary School is a primary school in South Ribble, for pupils aged 4 to 11.

It had 282 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E119699. [South Ribble](https://openindex.co.uk/south-ribble)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Voluntary aided school
- Ages: 4 to 11
- Pupils: 282
- Council: South Ribble
- URN: 119699

## Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good, July 2023
- Latest ungraded inspection: School remains Good, 13 July 2023
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 56% of pupils at Penwortham, St Teresa's Catholic Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 60% in Lancashire and 62% in England.
9% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | Lancashire | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 56% | 60% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 9% | 7% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107 | 104 | 105 |

Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Penwortham Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/penwortham-primary-school-e119157): 150 m. Primary. Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met. 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Penwortham Priory Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/penwortham-priory-academy-e138948): 220 m. Secondary. Standards maintained, March 2025. Attainment 8 of 47.0 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Whitefield Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/whitefield-primary-school-e119293): 730 m. Primary. School remains Good, March 2023. 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Penwortham Girls' High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/penwortham-girls-high-school-e119765): 750 m. Secondary. Outstanding (overall), May 2024. Attainment 8 of 55.4 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Cop Lane Church of England Primary School, Penwortham](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cop-lane-church-of-england-primary-school-penwortham-e119363): 990 m. Primary. Good (overall), June 2024. 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [All Hallows Catholic High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/all-hallows-catholic-high-school-e119802): 1.1 km. Secondary. Outstanding (overall), February 2023. Attainment 8 of 53.6 (2025/26, provisional)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/119699)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/119699)

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