Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School is a primary school located in Pontefract. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's management effectiveness good, overall effectiveness, quality of education and outcomes for pupils requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 07/03/2019. 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 4.5%, which is 0.5 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Highfield Road, Pontefract, WF9 4LJ
Website: http://www.sacredheart.bkcat.co.uk
Telephone: 01977625354
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Wakefield
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Louise Bird
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 138941

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 07/03/2019

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 175
Number of Pupils: 138
Number of Boys: 88
Number of Girls: 50

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 13.2% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 2.3 Confidence interval -0.8 to 5.3
Writing
Average: 0.1 Confidence interval -2.6 to 2.9
Maths
Average: 1.1 Confidence interval -1.6 to 3.7

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:81%
England Average:65%

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

School:19%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:107
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:106
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School
Highfield Road , Hemsworth WF9 4LJ
2out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Grove Lea Primary School
Hemsworth Grove Lea Primary, Grove Terrace , Hemsworth WF9 4BQ
- not rated 422 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
St Helen's CE Primary School
Highfield Road , Hemsworth WF9 4EG
2out of 4 600 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
West End Academy
Regent Street , Hemsworth WF9 4QJ
3out of 4 659 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Brierley Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Beech Close , Brierley S72 9EJ
4out of 4 2,552 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Outwood Academy Hemsworth
Wakefield Road , WF9 4AB
2out of 4 778 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Compass Community School Hemsworth
58 Highfield Road , Hemsworth WF9 4EA
- not rated 185 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.