Sacred Heart Catholic Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- School rating
- Requires improvement Oct 15 2024 Ofsted report
- 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
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 653 (59% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.2%
- Girls
- 50.8%
- First language not English
- 8.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 32%
- Persistent absence
- 36.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 13.9%
White British 85.6%
Mixed 3.2%
Other White 2.9%
African 2.5%
Other 2%
Other Asian 1.5%
Chinese 0.8%
Irish 0.5%
Other Black 0.5%
Indian 0.3%
Pakistani 0.2%
Unclassified 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 12%
Local authority average 38%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 38%
Local authority average 39%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 42.4
Local authority average 42.9
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.53
Local authority average 3.69
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 26 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 13 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 32 |
| Biology | GCSE | 32 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 68 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 31 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 24 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 10 |
| English Language | GCSE | 164 |
Admissions
Sacred Heart Catholic Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 148
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 68
- 2nd preference
- 81
- 3rd preference
- 98
- From another Local Authority
- 8
Offers
- 1st preference
- 67
- 2nd preference
- 30
- 3rd preference
- 21
- To another Local Authority
- 6
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 96 44 52 |
| Year 8 | 113 53 60 |
| Year 9 | 118 54 64 |
| Year 10 | 137 74 63 |
| Year 11 | 170 87 83 |
| Year 13 | 19 9 10 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 89.0% 82.9% 85.5% |
Further education | 50.0% 53.7% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 36.0% 26.3% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 2.0% 1.8% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 1.1% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 0.0% 2.9% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 3.0% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 5.0% 7.7% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 5.0% 3.5% 3.0% |