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
39.0%
Special education needs (SEN)
14.1%
Pupil ethnicities
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%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

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
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE25
BiologyGCSE42
ChemistryGCSE41
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE24
Design & TechnologyGCSE10
English LanguageGCSE168
English LiteratureGCSE165
D&T Food TechnologyGCSE30
FrenchGCSE20
GeographyGCSE40
Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Sacred Heart Catholic Academy

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
128
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
54
2nd preference
52
3rd preference
88
From another Local Authority
7
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
53
2nd preference
12
3rd preference
9
To another Local Authority
3
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 classes23.2
Year 2023-2024

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
Year 2023-2024

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