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%
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| African | 3.7% |
| Mixed | 8.3% |
| Irish | 10.8% |
| Other White | 13.1% |
| White British | 55.6% |
| 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
| Area | Percentage |
|---|---|
| School | 77% |
| Local authority average | 64% |
| England average | 62% |
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
| Area | Percentage |
|---|---|
| School | 14% |
| Local authority average | 11% |
| England average | 8% |
Average score in reading
| Area | Average score |
|---|---|
| School | 109 |
| Local authority average | 107 |
| England average | 106 |
Average score in maths
| Area | Average score |
|---|---|
| School | 108 |
| Local authority average | 105 |
| England average | 105 |
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 |