Sacred Heart Catholic Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- No rating
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Sefton
- Unique reference
- 149047
- Address
- Liverpool Road, Crosby, L23 5TF
- Website
- Not available
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 821 (72% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.4%
- Girls
- 51.6%
- First language not English
- 6.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 28.7%
- Persistent absence
- 34.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 14.1%
White British 87.5%
Mixed 3.4%
Other White 2.8%
Other Asian 1.9%
Other 1.5%
African 1.3%
Irish 0.6%
Chinese 0.5%
Indian 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Unclassified 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.57
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.48
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 9%
Local authority average 32%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 34%
Local authority average 37%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 42.1
Local authority average 42
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.42
Local authority average 3.57
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 14 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 25 |
| Biology | GCSE | 49 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 48 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 24 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 13 |
| English Language | GCSE | 188 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 185 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 27 |
| French | GCSE | 12 |
Admissions
Sacred Heart Catholic Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 128
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 54
- 2nd preference
- 52
- 3rd preference
- 88
- From another Local Authority
- 7
Offers
- 1st preference
- 53
- 2nd preference
- 12
- 3rd preference
- 9
- To another Local Authority
- 3
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.2 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 110 54 56 |
| Year 8 | 130 59 71 |
| Year 9 | 150 78 72 |
| Year 10 | 173 86 87 |
| Year 11 | 178 81 97 |
| Year 12 | 22 10 12 |
| Year 13 | 57 28 29 |