Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Nov 3 2021 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 3 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Leicester
- Unique reference
- 138081
- Address
- Mere Close, Off Mere Road, LE5 3HH
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 333 (86% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 47.4%
- Girls
- 52.6%
- First language not English
- 74.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 24%
- Persistent absence
- 21.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 21.0%
Indian 62.5%
African 9.3%
White British 6.6%
Mixed 6%
Other Black 3.9%
Caribbean 3.6%
Other White 2.4%
Other Asian 2.4%
Bangladeshi 1.2%
Unclassified 1.2%
Pakistani 0.9%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage1.4
WritingAverage1.4
MathsAbove average2.4
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 70%
Local authority average 59%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 10%
Local authority average 5%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 106
Local authority average 105
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 Voluntary Academy
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 15
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 15
- 2nd preference
- 4
- 3rd preference
- 2
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 15
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.3 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 24.5 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 26.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 9 4 5 |
| Reception, Part-time | 1 0 1 |
| Reception, Full-time | 32 12 20 |
| Year 1 | 39 25 14 |
| Year 2 | 39 20 19 |
| Year 3 | 47 24 23 |
| Year 4 | 57 24 33 |
| Year 5 | 53 25 28 |
| Year 6 | 56 24 32 |