Primary school

Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School

  • Voluntary Aided School
  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Roman Catholic
  • Wigan
  • WN6 7RH
Ofsted Good · inspected Feb 2018

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 7,651 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 51%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 25%25%2016/17: top 34%2017/18: top 23%2018/19: top 34%2022/23: top 22%22% · 2022/232023/24: top 89%2024/25: top 51%No exams

Against North WestArrows: North West rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM64% · North West 63%6/10 Middle−15.4 pts
Higher standard, RWM6% · North West 6%5/10 Middle−28 pts
Reading score105 · North West 1054/10 Below
Maths score105 · North West 1055/10 Middle−9.8 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 67% · 55 pupils · North West 55%2016/17: 70% · 46 pupils · North West 64%2017/18: 78% · 58 pupils · North West 68%2018/19: 73% · 59 pupils · North West 67%2022/23: 73% · 59 pupils · North West 61%2023/24: 42% · 60 pupils · North West 63%2024/25: 64% · 53 pupils · North West 63%78%42%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 11% · 55 pupils · North West 3%2016/17: 9% · 46 pupils · North West 7%2017/18: 3% · 58 pupils · North West 8%2018/19: 14% · 59 pupils · North West 9%2022/23: 5% · 59 pupils · North West 6%2023/24: 2% · 60 pupils · North West 5%2024/25: 6% · 53 pupils · North West 6%14%2%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 104 · 55 pupils · North West 1022016/17: 105 · 46 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 108 · 58 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 104 · 59 pupils · North West 1042022/23: 106 · 59 pupils · North West 1052023/24: 103 · 60 pupils · North West 1052024/25: 105 · 53 pupils · North West 105108103No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 104 · 55 pupils · North West 1032016/17: 107 · 46 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 106 · 58 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 106 · 59 pupils · North West 1052022/23: 105 · 59 pupils · North West 1042023/24: 101 · 60 pupils · North West 1042024/25: 105 · 53 pupils · North West 105107101No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in95.0%
57 of 60 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 95.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st6057
2nd282
3rd171

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2008–2023

  1. 2008Good
  2. 2010Satisfactory
  3. 2012Requires improvement
  4. 2014Inadequate
  5. 2016Requires improvement
  6. 2018Good
  7. 2023Remains Good

5 strong areas

  • Outcomes for pupils
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management
  • Personal development, behaviour and welfare
  • Quality of teaching, learning and assessment

0 weak areas

5 areas graded

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026447
Free school meals (past 6 years)29.0%
First language not English33.7%
SEN support15.2%
EHC plan2.3%
Absence (sessions missed)5.1%
Persistently absent pupils14.2%

Girls 50.6%Boys 49.4%

106.4% full · 420 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher21.5
Pupils per adult11.7
  • Classroom teachers 17.1
  • Leadership 3
  • Teaching assistants 16.3
  • Other support 3.4

Teachers 20.1 FTE · Whole workforce 39.8 · 54 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£6,659
Spend per pupil£6,791
Staff spend per pupil£4,692
Reserve per pupil£946
  • +£408,811revenue reserve
  • −£56,974in-year balance

Grants £6,238 · self-generated £422 · premises £313 per pupil