Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School and Nursery
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 8 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
- 351 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.9%
- Girls
- 50.1%
- First language not English
- 18.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 5.4%
- Persistent absence
- 9.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 12.3%
White British 55.6%
Other White 13.1%
Irish 10.8%
Mixed 8.3%
African 3.7%
Other Asian 2.6%
Unclassified 2.6%
Indian 1.4%
Other 0.9%
Caribbean 0.6%
Other Black 0.3%
Chinese 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 74%
Local authority average 61%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 5%
Local authority average 10%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 109
Local authority average 107
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 107
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School and Nursery
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 45
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 45
- 2nd preference
- 18
- 3rd preference
- 15
- From another Local Authority
- 5
Offers
- 1st preference
- 45
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 2
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 29.1 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 27.6 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 31 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 21 10 11 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 12 6 6 |
| Reception, Full-time | 45 20 25 |
| Year 1 | 48 23 25 |
| Year 2 | 45 26 19 |
| Year 3 | 42 20 22 |
| Year 4 | 48 29 19 |
| Year 5 | 46 22 24 |
| Year 6 | 44 19 25 |