Sacred Heart School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy is a primary school located in Sheffield. 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 19/12/2012. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in maths are average, progress in writing is below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 2.3%, which is 1.7 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Ripley Street, Sheffield

School Information

Address: Ripley Street, Sheffield, S6 2NU
Website: www.sacredheart.sheffield.sch.uk
Telephone: 01142344362
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Sheffield
Headteacher / Principal: Catherine Kelly
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 140439

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 19/12/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 208
Number of Boys: 112
Number of Girls: 96

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 2.3% 4%
Persistent absence: 3.3% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Below Average: 1.1 Confidence interval -1.3 to 3.4
Writing
Below Average: -2.3 Confidence interval -4.4 to -0.1
Maths
Average: 0.2 Confidence interval -1.8 to 2.3

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:64%
England Average:65%

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

School:4%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:105
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
Broomhall Nursery School
4 Broomhall Road , S10 2DN
4out of 4 3,281 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 School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy
Ripley Street , S6 2NU
3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Rivelin Primary School
Morley Street , S6 2PL
3out of 4 499 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Walkley Primary School
Burnaby Crescent , Walkley S6 2RZ
3out of 4 642 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Malin Bridge Primary School
Dykes Lane , S6 4RH
4out of 4 926 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Mary's Church of England Primary School
Cundy Street , S6 2WJ
3out of 4 1,020 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Forge Valley School
Wood Lane , S6 5HG
3out of 4 1,506 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Parkwood E-Act Academy
Longley Avenue West , S5 8UL
3out of 4 1,755 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
King Edward VII School
Glossop Road , S10 2PW
3out of 4 3,025 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Chaucer School
Wordsworth Avenue , S5 8NH
2out of 4 3,225 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Astrea Academy Sheffield
Andover Street , S3 9BE
- not rated 2,486 yd Free schools Yes Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Bethany School
Finlay Street , S3 7PS
- not rated 2,114 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
University of Sheffield
Western Bank , S10 2TN
- not rated 2,510 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Sheffield High School
10 Rutland Park , S10 2PE
- not rated 3,175 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
Birkdale School
Oakholme Road , S10 3DH
- not rated 3,243 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.