Sacred Heart Catholic School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Oct 10 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
- Website
- www.sacredheart-sch.net
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 184 (86% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.4%
- Girls
- 51.6%
- First language not English
- 61.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 50.5%
- Persistent absence
- 16.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 23.9%
African 43.5%
Caribbean 9.8%
Other Black 7.1%
Mixed 7%
Other White 6.5%
Indian 6.5%
Gypsy/Roma 3.8%
Pakistani 3.8%
Bangladeshi 3.8%
Other Asian 2.7%
Other 2.2%
White British 1.1%
Irish 1.1%
Unclassified 1.1%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage1.2
WritingAverage1.6
MathsAverage-0.1
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 53%
Local authority average 61%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 0%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 103
Local authority average 105
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 102
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Sacred Heart Catholic School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 12
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 8
- 2nd preference
- 8
- 3rd preference
- 10
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 8
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 26.3 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 25 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 27.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 19 9 10 |
| Year 1 | 28 15 13 |
| Year 2 | 28 15 13 |
| Year 3 | 24 13 11 |
| Year 4 | 26 10 16 |
| Year 5 | 29 13 16 |
| Year 6 | 30 14 16 |