Primary school

Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School

  • Voluntary Aided School
  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Roman Catholic
  • Barnsley
  • S63 9JY
Ofsted Good · inspected Mar 2020

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 14,349 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 96%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 87%87%2016/17: top 83%2017/18: top 84%2018/19: top 42%42% · 2018/192022/23: top 77%2023/24: top 82%2024/25: top 96%No exams

Against Yorkshire and The Humber

Expected standard, RWM35% · Yorkshire and The Humber 64%Small cohort: 20 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM0% · Yorkshire and The Humber 6%Small cohort: 20 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score103 · Yorkshire and The Humber 105Small cohort: 20 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score100 · Yorkshire and The Humber 104.5Small cohort: 20 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 35% · 17 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 50%2016/17: 47% · 19 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 60%2017/18: 50% · 20 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 65%2018/19: 70% · 20 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 66%2022/23: 50% · 22 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 60%2023/24: 48% · 23 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 62%2024/25: 35% · 20 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 64%70%35%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 17 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 3%2016/17: 0% · 19 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 7%2017/18: 5% · 20 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 7%2018/19: 10% · 20 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 8%2022/23: 0% · 22 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 6%2023/24: 0% · 23 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 6%2024/25: 0% · 20 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 6%10%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 101 · 17 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1022016/17: 101 · 19 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1032017/18: 102 · 20 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1052018/19: 102 · 20 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042022/23: 102 · 22 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1052023/24: 106 · 23 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1052024/25: 103 · 20 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 105106101No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 98 · 17 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1032016/17: 102 · 19 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042017/18: 101 · 20 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042018/19: 105 · 20 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1052022/23: 103 · 22 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042023/24: 102 · 23 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042024/25: 100 · 20 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 104.510598No exams

Getting in

No admissions figures or last distance offered published

Inspections · 2009–2025

  1. 2009Good
  2. 2012Good
  3. 2015Requires improvement
  4. 2016Ungraded visit
  5. 2017Requires improvement
  6. 2018Ungraded visit
  7. 2020Good
  8. 2025Ungraded visit

5 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026160
Free school meals (past 6 years)27.1%
First language not English22.8%
SEN support11.4%
EHC plan4.4%
Absence (sessions missed)5.6%
Persistently absent pupils13.7%

Girls 51.9%Boys 48.1%

114.3% full · 140 places

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 1 Sep 2025 · 20 responses (12.7% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school85% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school45% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved55% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 45% not applicable36.4% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year65% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 20% not applicable56.2% agree
  • Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)?0% yes
  • My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed · asked only of the 0% who said Yes above0% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child85% agree
  • My child does well at this school70% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing85% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school80% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school35% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development45% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent70% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher19.5
Pupils per adult8.6
  • Classroom teachers 6
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 10.2
  • Other support 4

Teachers 8 FTE · Whole workforce 22.3 · 30 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£8,609
Spend per pupil£8,412
Staff spend per pupil£6,325
Reserve per pupil£504
  • +£78,698revenue reserve
  • +£30,721in-year balance

Grants £7,238 · self-generated £1,372 · premises £991 per pupil