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
- Website
- www.sacredheart-sch.net
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
- 17.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 17.7%
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%
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 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
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
Applications
- 1st preference
- 12
- 2nd preference
- 10
- 3rd preference
- 22
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 12
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.9 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 23.3 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 27.8 |
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 |