Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy is a primary school located in Loughborough. 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 19/05/2016. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is well above average, progress in reading is above average, progress in maths is average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 2.5%, which is 1.5 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Beacon Road, Loughborough

School Information

Address: Beacon Road, Loughborough, LE11 2BG
Website: http://sacredheartacademy.org.uk
Telephone: 01509212204
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Leicestershire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Lisa Atkins
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy:
Unique reference: 138294

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 19/05/2016

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 202
Number of Boys: 100
Number of Girls: 102

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 2.5% 4%
Persistent absence: SUPP% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Above Average: 2.8 Confidence interval 0.5 to 5.1
Writing
Well Above Average: 3 Confidence interval 0.8 to 5.1
Maths
Average: 0.9 Confidence interval -1.1 to 2.9

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:74%
England Average:65%

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

School:15%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:107
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:105
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy
Beacon Road , LE11 2BG
3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Mountfields Lodge School
Epinal Way , LE11 3GE
3out of 4 418 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Beacon Academy
Woodthorpe Road , LE11 2NF
2out of 4 1,003 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Loughborough Church of England Primary School
William Street , LE11 3BY
3out of 4 1,048 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Outwoods Edge Primary School
21 Redwood Road , LE11 2LD
3out of 4 1,293 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Woodbrook Vale School
Grasmere Road , LE11 2ST
3out of 4 1,428 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Limehurst Academy
Bridge Street , LE11 1NH
3out of 4 1,900 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
De Lisle College Loughborough Leicestershire
Thorpe Hill , LE11 4SQ
3out of 4 2,051 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Charnwood College
Thorpe Hill , LE11 4SQ
2out of 4 2,291 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Loughborough College
Radmoor Road , LE11 3BT
- not rated 951 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Hardwick House School
190 Forest Road , Loughborough LE11 3HU
- not rated 382 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Loughborough Amherst School
Gray Street , Loughborough LE11 2DZ
- not rated 824 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Loughborough High School
Burton Walks , Loughborough LE11 2DU
- not rated 1,015 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
Sense College Loughborough
Radmoor Road , LE11 3BS
- not rated 1,093 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Loughborough Grammar School
Burton Walks , LE11 2DU
- not rated 1,107 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.