St Joseph and St Teresa's Catholic Primary School

DoncasterVoluntary aided school

Doncaster Lane, Woodlands, Doncaster, DN6 7QN

Headteacher: Mr Tom KowalskiSchool website ↗Pupils: 154 (capacity: 160)
Ofsted Good
Inspected February 2023
Oversubscribed
83% of first-choice applicants offered a place
55%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Good
Inspected February 2023
83%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 22 February 2023Full report ↗

Good

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

Rated Good across all inspected areas — Quality of Teaching, Behaviour, Pupils' Development and Leadership.

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
55.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
5.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 80%·Writing 65%·Maths 60%All three 55%
Reading
Expected80%
Exceeding40%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected65%
Exceeding10%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected60%
Exceeding25%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
20
How many families wanted this school first?
24
How many got their first choice?
20of 24 (83.3%)
How many applied in total?
35

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
25.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
25.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
5.0%
Boys and girls
49%girls·51%boys
75 girls, 79 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↑ Peaked at 65% (2017/18), currently 55%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1645.0%0.0%-0.1+1.8+3.0
2016/1758.0%11.0%+0.1+0.3+0.4
2017/1865.0%10.0%+0.9-0.6-0.6
2018/1950.0%6.0%-1.4-1.3-1.8
2022/2340.0%0.0%-3.0-2.6-3.1
2023/2437.0%0.0%---
2024/2555.0%5.0%---