Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Nov 4 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%
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%
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 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
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
Applications
- 1st preference
- 26
- 2nd preference
- 5
- 3rd preference
- 3
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 26
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 27.4 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 28.3 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 29.4 |
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 |