Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School and Nursery
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 9 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 3 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Unique reference
- 117488
- Address
- Merry Hill Road, WD23 1SU
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 334 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.8%
- Girls
- 51.2%
- First language not English
- 17.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 5.1%
- Persistent absence
- 8.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 9.3%
White British 57.5%
Irish 11.4%
Other White 11.4%
Mixed 9.3%
African 3.6%
Other Asian 2.4%
Indian 1.8%
Unclassified 1.8%
Other Black 0.3%
Chinese 0.3%
Other 0.3%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingWell above average4.7
WritingAverage0.6
MathsWell above average4.1
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 71%
Local authority average 63%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 9%
Local authority average 9%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 108
Local authority average 106
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 106
Local authority average 105
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School and Nursery
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 41
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 39
- 2nd preference
- 19
- 3rd preference
- 14
- From another Local Authority
- 2
Offers
- 1st preference
- 39
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 27.8 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 26 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 29.2 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 17 7 10 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 12 5 7 |
| Reception, Full-time | 45 20 25 |
| Year 1 | 41 24 17 |
| Year 2 | 44 20 24 |
| Year 3 | 45 28 17 |
| Year 4 | 45 22 23 |
| Year 5 | 45 20 25 |
| Year 6 | 40 17 23 |