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
376 (90% of total capacity)
Boys
50.0%
Girls
50.0%
First language not English
74.7%
Free school meals (FSM)
19.4%
Persistent absence
24.4%
Special education needs (SEN)
16.0%
Pupil ethnicities
Indian 61.7%
African 8.8%
White British 6.9%
Mixed 5.3%
Caribbean 3.5%
Other Black 3.5%
Other Asian 2.9%
Other White 2.4%
Unclassified 1.3%
Pakistani 1.1%
Bangladeshi 1.1%
Other 1.1%
Chinese 0.5%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage1.4
WritingAverage1.4
MathsAbove average2.4
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 63%
Local authority average 59%
England average 61%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 2%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 103
Local authority average 105
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 104
Local authority average 104
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
26
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
26
2nd preference
5
3rd preference
3
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
26
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes27.4
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher28.3
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher29.4
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
21
8
13
Reception, Full-time
34
20
14
Year 1
39
20
19
Year 2
48
26
22
Year 3
56
25
31
Year 4
59
31
28
Year 5
59
25
34
Year 6
60
33
27
Year 2023-2024

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