Sacred Heart Primary School is a primary school located in Luton. 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 23/06/2011. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing and progress in maths are average, progress in reading is below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.1%, which is 0.9 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Langford Drive, Luton

School Information

Address: Langford Drive, Luton, LU2 9AJ
Website: www.sacredheartluton.org.uk
Telephone: 01582730781
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Luton
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Joan Cullen
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 109640

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 23/06/2011

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 392
Number of Boys: 214
Number of Girls: 178

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 3.7% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -1.8 Confidence interval -3.4 to -0.2
Writing
Average: -1.3 Confidence interval -2.8 to 0.2
Maths
Average: 0.2 Confidence interval -1.2 to 1.6

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:56%
England Average:65%

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

School:9%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:103
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:105
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Hart Hill Nursery School
Whitecroft Road , LU2 0JS
3out of 4 1,861 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Rothesay Nursery School
59 Rothesay Road , LU1 1RB
3out of 4 3,115 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Chapel Street Nursery School
Russell Street , LU1 5EA
3out of 4 3,209 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 Primary School
Langford Drive , Stopsley LU2 9AJ
3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Stopsley Community Primary School
Hitchin Road , LU2 7UG
3out of 4 393 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Ramridge Primary School
Turners Road North , LU2 9AH
3out of 4 528 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Someries Junior School
Wigmore Lane , LU2 8AH
3out of 4 1,109 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Someries Infant School
Wigmore Lane , LU2 8AH
4out of 4 1,142 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Stopsley High School
St Thomas's Road , LU2 7UX
- not rated 829 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Queen Elizabeth School
Crawley Green Road , LU2 9AG
3out of 4 1,332 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Putteridge High School
Putteridge Road , LU2 8HJ
3out of 4 1,605 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Denbigh High School
Alexandra Avenue , LU3 1HE
4out of 4 2,184 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Icknield High School
Riddy Lane , LU3 2AH
3out of 4 2,611 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Luton Sixth Form College
Bradgers Hill Road , LU2 7EW
- not rated 1,433 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Lady Zia Wernher School
Ashcroft Road , Stopsley LU2 9AY
4out of 4 243 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
Richmond Hill School
Sunridge Avenue , LU2 7JL
4out of 4 1,328 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Windmill Hill School
York Street ,
- not rated 1,750 yd Free schools special No Mixed More About School
Luton Pentecostal Church Christian Academy
15 Church Street , LU1 3JE
- not rated 2,460 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
University of Bedfordshire
Park Square , LU1 3JU
- not rated 2,558 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.