Sacred Heart Catholic School is a primary school located in Paignton. 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 07/12/2012. 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 3.2%, which is 0.8 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Cecil Road, Paignton

School Information

Address: Cecil Road, Paignton, TQ3 2SH
Website: http://www.sacred-heart-primary.torbay.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01803558298
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Torbay
Headteacher / Principal: Headteacher Nichola Day
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 140749

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 07/12/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 233
Number of Boys: 101
Number of Girls: 132

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 4.3% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 2.2 Confidence interval -0.1 to 4.4
Writing
Average: 0.4 Confidence interval -1.7 to 2.4
Maths
Average: -1.3 Confidence interval -3.2 to 0.7

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:63%
England Average:65%

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

School:0%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:104
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:101
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Sacred Heart Catholic School
Cecil Road , TQ3 2SH 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Oldway Primary School
Higher Polsham Road , TQ3 2SY 		4out of 4 148 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Curledge Street Academy
Curledge Street , TQ4 5BA 		3out of 4 818 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
St Michael's Church of England Academy
C/O Lal Language School , Conway Road , TQ4 5LH 		- not rated 1,036 yd Free schools Yes Mixed More About School
Hayes School
Hayes Road , TQ4 5PJ 		2out of 4 1,395 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Paignton Academy
Waterleat Road , TQ3 3WA 		3out of 4 1,751 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Preston Bridge School
1 Lower Polsham Road , TQ3 2AF 		- not rated 225 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable More About School
The Brunel Academy
170b Torquay Road , TQ3 2AL 		- not rated 570 yd Academy special sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Cambian Devon School
Intek House , 52 Borough Road TQ4 7DQ 		- not rated 2,429 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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