--- title: "Message From Head" url: "https://stteresasdarlington.bhcet.org.uk/about-us/message-from-head" school: "St. Teresa’s Catholic Primary School" --- Admissions Consultation BHCET schools in Darlington [Click Here](https://stteresasdarlington.bhcet.org.uk/governance/admissions-consultation) **Tel:** 01325 380754 **Email:** admin@stteresasdarlington.bhcet.org.uk # Message From Head ![](https://stteresasdarlington.bhcet.org.uk/images/DSC_2008small.jpg)Thank you for taking the time to visit our website. It is a work in progress as we update things regularly, please do take time to revisit our site. If there is anything that you would like further information on, please contact our school admin team and they will be happy to help. As a Catholic School, we are also inspected by the Catholic Schools Inspectorate. They visited us in January 2023 and awarded us OUTSTANDING across all areas. Some headlines from the report can be found in the image on the right of the screen. St Teresa’s is a very successful school, progress measures place us consistently in the top 20% of schools and our children’s achievements at the end of their time with us are something that we are proud of. We are a school family that is committed to ensuring that all of our children achieve the very best. Our parents tell us that they are, *“proud to have a school with loving, caring and dedicated staff who cherish our children and make such a difference to each one of them.”* Our children will tell you that, *“Everyone here loves us all!”* As Head Teacher of this school, I would like to tell you that I am exceptionally proud of each and every member of our school family. Everything that we do at St Teresa’s is based on love. Our children are very loved and we do our utmost to ensure that they have the very best start to their educational journey. I am proud to be Head Teacher of a school that is full of love, laughter and learning. If you would like to visit our school and experience a little bit of what life is like at St Teresa’s, please do not hesitate to get in touch with us. Best wishes Paula Strachan ![](https://stteresasdarlington.bhcet.org.uk/images/images/outstanding.png) ### WE ARE ST TERESA'S - [About Us](https://stteresasdarlington.bhcet.org.uk/about-us/message-from-head) - [Message From Head](https://stteresasdarlington.bhcet.org.uk/about-us/message-from-head) - [Mission Statement](https://stteresasdarlington.bhcet.org.uk/about-us/mission-statement) - [Virtues](https://stteresasdarlington.bhcet.org.uk/about-us/virtues) - [Our Outcomes](https://stteresasdarlington.bhcet.org.uk/our-outcomes) - [Our Performance](https://www.compare-school-performance.service.gov.uk/school/146256/st-teresa's-catholic-primary-school) - [DfE 'Get information about Schools'](https://www.get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/146256) - [Our Trust](https://bhcet.org.uk/) - [Vacancies](https://stteresasdarlington.bhcet.org.uk/vacancies) - [Contact Us](https://stteresasdarlington.bhcet.org.uk/contact) - [School Prospectus](https://stteresasdarlington.bhcet.org.uk/school-prospectus) - [Catholic Life](https://stteresasdarlington.bhcet.org.uk/our-catholic-faith/catholic-life-and-mission) - [Governance](https://stteresasdarlington.bhcet.org.uk/governance) ![St. Teresa’s Catholic Primary School](https://files.schudio.com/st-teresa-s-catholic-primary-school-2/images/logo/Bishop_Hogarth_and_Hexham_Logo_new_(1).png) ### St. Teresa’s Catholic Primary School Harris Street Darlington DL1 4NL 01325 380754 - [Remote Access](https://remote.carmel.org.uk/) - [Office 365](https://outlook.office365.com/carmel.org.uk) - [Newsletters](https://stteresasdarlington.bhcet.org.uk/our-news/newsletters) - [Letters](https://stteresasdarlington.bhcet.org.uk/our-news/letters) - [Liturgy](https://liturgy.bhcet.org.uk/) - [Lexia](http://www.lexiacore5.com/?SiteID=6402-0725-6706-7749) - [Teams FAQs](https://bhcet.org.uk/information/teams-faqs/) ### Social Media - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/stteresasdarlington/#) ### Translation ### Office 365 [Sign in to Office 365](https://outlook.office.com/) © Copyright 2025–2026 St. Teresa’s Catholic Primary School School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://stteresasdarlington.bhcet.org.uk/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)