Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School is a primary school located in Preston. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 29/04/2015. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.9%, which is 0.1 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Poulton Street, Preston

School Information

Address: Poulton Street, Preston, PR2 2SA
Website: www.sacredheart.lancs.sch.uk
Telephone: 01772726937
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Lancashire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs L Scanlon
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 119606

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 29/04/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 194
Number of Pupils: 186
Number of Boys: 97
Number of Girls: 89

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 7.6% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 0.3 Confidence interval -2.3 to 2.9
Writing
Average: 0.3 Confidence interval -2.1 to 2.7
Maths
Average: -1.7 Confidence interval -3.9 to 0.6

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:48%
England Average:65%

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

School:8%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:103
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:102
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Stoneygate Nursery School
Stoneygate Walk , PR1 3XU
3out of 4 2,458 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School
Poulton Street , Ashton PR2 2SA
3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
The Roebuck School
Inkerman Street , Ashton PR2 2BN
2out of 4 791 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Ashton-on-Ribble St Andrew's Church of England Primary School
Tulketh Road , Ashton-on-Ribble PR2 1EQ
4out of 4 828 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Eldon Primary School
Eldon Street , PR1 7YE
4out of 4 1,443 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, Preston
Sizer Street , PR1 7DR
3out of 4 1,470 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Ashton Community Science College
Aldwych Drive , Ashton PR2 1SL
3out of 4 1,732 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Our Lady's Catholic High School
St Anthony's Drive , Fulwood PR2 3SQ
4out of 4 1,910 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Penwortham Girls' High School
Cop Lane , Penwortham PR1 0SR
4out of 4 2,185 yd Community school No Girls More About School
Penwortham Priory Academy
Crow Hills Road , Penwortham PR1 0JE
2out of 4 2,244 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Moor Park High School and Sixth Form
Moor Park Avenue , PR1 6DT
2out of 4 2,567 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Preston College
Fulwood Campus , St Vincent's Road PR2 8UR
- not rated 2,913 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Cardinal Newman College
Lark Hill Road , PR1 4HD
- not rated 2,955 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Spen Brook School
(former Hawes Side Library) , Hawes Side Lane FY4 5AJ
- not rated 675 yd Other independent special school No Mixed More About School
The Limes School
73A Taunton Road , Ashton under Lyne OL7 9DU
- not rated 675 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Boys More About School
Cedar Lodge School
c/o Hexagon Care Services , Unit 1 Tustin Court PR2 2YQ
- not rated 678 yd Other independent special school No Boys More About School
University of Central Lancashire
Adelphi Building , PR1 2HE
- not rated 1,530 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Moorbrook School
Ainslie Road , Fulwood PR2 3DB
3out of 4 1,554 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.