Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Thornton Cleveleys

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
School rating
No rating
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4 - 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
Lancashire
Unique reference
149265
Address
Heys Street, Thornton, FY5 4HL

Pupils

Number of Pupils
200 (100% of total capacity)
Boys
47.0%
Girls
53.0%
First language not English
5%
Free school meals (FSM)
20.5%
Persistent absence
13.3%
Special education needs (SEN)
10.5%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 89%
Other Asian 3.5%
Other White 2.5%
Mixed 2.5%
Unclassified 2.5%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage0.7
WritingAverage1
MathsAverage-0.5
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 57%
Local authority average 59%
England average 62%

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

School 14%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 104
Local authority average 105
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 104
Local authority average 104
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Thornton Cleveleys

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
18
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
17
2nd preference
13
3rd preference
27
From another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
17
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 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes28.6
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher25.3
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher31
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
23
7
16
Year 1
28
15
13
Year 2
25
11
14
Year 3
32
16
16
Year 4
33
17
16
Year 5
29
14
15
Year 6
30
14
16
Year 2024-2025

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