Sacred Heart Catholic School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Requires improvement
Oct 11 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4 - 11 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Roman Catholic
Sixth Form
Not applicable
Local authority
Birmingham
Unique reference
147109
Address
Earlsbury Gardens, Birchfield, B20 3AE

Pupils

Number of Pupils
181 (86% of total capacity)
Boys
49.7%
Girls
50.3%
First language not English
60.2%
Free school meals (FSM)
40.9%
Persistent absence
19.9%
Special education needs (SEN)
17.7%
Pupil ethnicities
African 41.4%
Caribbean 10.5%
Other White 9.4%
Other Black 7.2%
Gypsy/Roma 6.1%
Mixed 5.6%
Pakistani 4.4%
Indian 3.9%
Other 3.9%
Other Asian 3.3%
Bangladeshi 1.7%
White British 1.1%
Irish 1.1%
Unclassified 0.6%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage1.2
WritingAverage1.6
MathsAverage-0.1
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 52%
Local authority average 60%
England average 61%

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

School 7%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 103
Local authority average 105
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 101
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 School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
13
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
12
2nd preference
10
3rd preference
22
From another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
12
2nd preference
1
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
1
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 classes25.9
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher23.3
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher27.8
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
20
11
9
Year 1
27
14
13
Year 2
23
15
8
Year 3
21
9
12
Year 4
30
14
16
Year 5
30
13
17
Year 6
30
14
16
Year 2023-2024

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