Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy is a primary school located in Sowerby Bridge. 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 09/11/2017. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading is average, progress in maths is below average, progress in writing is well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.5%, which is 0.5 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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St Peter's Avenue, Sowerby Bridge

School Information

Address: St Peter's Avenue, Sowerby Bridge, HX6 1BL
Website: http://www.sacredheart.calderdale.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01422831360
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Calderdale
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Sue McManamin
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 141479

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 09/11/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 175
Number of Pupils: 164
Number of Boys: 100
Number of Girls: 64

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 12.3% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Below Average: -2.1 Confidence interval -4.5 to 0.2
Writing
Well Below Average: -2.7 Confidence interval -4.8 to -0.5
Maths
Below Average: -3.1 Confidence interval -5.1 to -1.1

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:70%
England Average:65%

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

School:4%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:104
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:104
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy
St Peter's Avenue , HX6 1BL 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
New Road Primary School
Sowerby New Road , HX6 1DY 		3out of 4 338 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Trinity Academy St Peter's
St Peter's Avenue , Sowerby HX6 1HB 		- not rated 983 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Tuel Lane Infant School
Clay Street , Tuel Lane HX6 2ND 		3out of 4 1,053 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Triangle CofE VC Primary School
Butterworth Lane , Triangle HX6 3NJ 		4out of 4 1,442 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Ryburn Valley High School
St Peter's Avenue , Sowerby HX6 1DF 		3out of 4 712 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Trinity Academy Grammar
Albert Road , HX6 2NW 		1out of 4 1,421 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Halifax Academy
Gibbet Street , HX2 0BA 		3out of 4 3,096 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Compass Community School Willow Park
Willow Street , Sowerby Bridge HX6 2BU 		- not rated 1,687 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Wood Bank School
Dene View , Luddenden HX2 6PB 		3out of 4 3,011 yd Community special school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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