Primary school in Manchester, Salford
St Teresa's RC Primary School a Voluntary Academy
5 Macdonald Road, Irlam, Manchester, M44 5LH
Ofsted
Remained Good at its last ungraded inspection, on 11 January 2023.
Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 3 years old and will not be updated — the school keeps it until its next inspection, which will not produce a replacement grade.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 236
- Places
- 204
- How full
- Full — 236 pupils against 204 places
- Girls / boys
- 111 / 125
- Overall absence
- 5%
- Persistently absent
- 11%
primary schools average 5.2%
primary schools average 12.8% — pupils missing 10% or more of sessions
- Free school meals, last 6 years
- 16%
- English as an additional language
- 7%
- With an EHC plan
- 1%
- On SEN support
- 18%
England 25.7%
England 18.7%
England 3.5%
England 15%
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Salford 030F, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 25%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 19%
- Households owning their home
- 46%
- Households in social housing
- 26%
- Households with no car
- 30%
- Adults economically inactive
- 39%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Yes
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- ST TERESA OF CALCUTTA CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Sandra Burgess
- Local authority
- Salford
- Ward
- Cadishead & Lower Irlam
- Constituency
- Worsley and Eccles
- URN
- 151262
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cadishead Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Inadequate 2023 | — | 0.5 mi |
| Irlam Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2022 | 71% | 0.6 mi |
| Irlam Endowed Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Good 2023 | 46% | 0.8 mi |
| St Mary's CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | No grade | 69% | 0.9 mi |
| St Joseph the Worker RC Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Good 2022 | 54% | 1.2 mi |
| Moss Valley Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | No grade | 29% | 1.3 mi |
| Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School, a Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter | Good 2023 | — | 1.3 mi |
| Fiddlers Lane Community Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Requires improvement 2022 | 59% | 1.4 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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