Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Barrow

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Apr 25 2024 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
2 - 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
Westmorland and Furness
Unique reference
148699
Address
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Lumley Street, LA14 2BA

Pupils

Number of Pupils
222 (84% of total capacity)
Boys
48.2%
Girls
51.8%
First language not English
21.2%
Free school meals (FSM)
33.8%
Persistent absence
29.4%
Special education needs (SEN)
12.2%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 76.6%
Other 7.7%
Mixed 5.4%
African 4.5%
Other White 2.3%
Other Asian 1.8%
Indian 1.4%
Unclassified 0.5%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage-0.5
WritingWell below average-4.7
MathsAverage-0.6
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 46%
Local authority average 58%
England average 61%

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

School 0%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 106
Local authority average 105
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 105
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 Primary School, Barrow

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
21
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
21
2nd preference
2
3rd preference
6
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
21
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 classes26.7
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher29
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
21
7
14
Nursery Year 1, Full-time
3
1
2
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
1
1
0
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
29
14
15
Reception, Full-time
28
16
12
Year 1
19
12
7
Year 2
26
11
15
Year 3
30
11
19
Year 4
29
12
17
Year 5
19
12
7
Year 6
17
10
7
Year 2023-2024

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