Primary school

Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School and Nursery

  • Voluntary Aided School
  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Roman Catholic
  • Hertfordshire
  • WD23 1SU
Ofsted Good · inspected Jun 2013

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 2,636 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 18%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 50%50%2016/17: top 36%2017/18: top 47%2018/19: top 56%2022/23: top 26%2023/24: top 22%2024/25: top 18%No exams

Against East of EnglandArrows: East of England rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM77% · East of England 64%9/10 Top 20%+35.7 pts
Higher standard, RWM14% · East of England 7%9/10 Top 20%+8.8 pts
Reading score109 · East of England 1069/10 Top 20%+47.7 pts
Maths score108 · East of England 1059/10 Top 20%+55.4 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 55% · 44 pupils · East of England 54%2016/17: 69% · 39 pupils · East of England 63%2017/18: 68% · 40 pupils · East of England 65%2018/19: 65% · 43 pupils · East of England 67%2022/23: 71% · 45 pupils · East of England 61%2023/24: 74% · 39 pupils · East of England 63%2024/25: 77% · 44 pupils · East of England 64%77%55%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 5% · 44 pupils · East of England 5%2016/17: 10% · 39 pupils · East of England 8%2017/18: 15% · 40 pupils · East of England 9%2018/19: 14% · 43 pupils · East of England 9%2022/23: 9% · 45 pupils · East of England 7%2023/24: 5% · 39 pupils · East of England 7%2024/25: 14% · 44 pupils · East of England 7%15%5%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 106 · 44 pupils · East of England 1032016/17: 107 · 39 pupils · East of England 1042017/18: 107 · 40 pupils · East of England 1052018/19: 104 · 43 pupils · East of England 1042022/23: 108 · 45 pupils · East of England 1052023/24: 109 · 39 pupils · East of England 1052024/25: 109 · 44 pupils · East of England 106109104No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 102 · 44 pupils · East of England 1032016/17: 104 · 39 pupils · East of England 1042017/18: 105 · 40 pupils · East of England 1042018/19: 104 · 43 pupils · East of England 1052022/23: 106 · 45 pupils · East of England 1042023/24: 107 · 39 pupils · East of England 1042024/25: 108 · 44 pupils · East of England 105108102No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in84.0%
42 of 50 who put it first2014 · 88.9%2026 · 84.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st5042
2nd243
3rd220

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2008–2023

  1. 2008Good
  2. 2013Good
  3. 2017Ungraded visit
  4. 2023Remains Good

4 strong areas

  • Quality of teaching
  • Achievement of pupils
  • Leadership and management
  • Behaviour and safety of pupils

0 weak areas

4 areas graded

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026346
Free school meals (past 6 years)6.3%
First language not English18.8%
SEN support12.3%
EHC plan2.9%
Absence (sessions missed)4.5%
Persistently absent pupils6.2%

Girls 50.1%Boys 49.9%

99.4% full · 348 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher18.7
Pupils per adult14.2
  • Classroom teachers 16.1
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 5.8
  • Other support 4.2

Teachers 18.1 FTE · Whole workforce 28.1 · 40 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£6,398
Spend per pupil£6,411
Staff spend per pupil£4,999
Reserve per pupil£458
  • +£154,882revenue reserve
  • −£4,564in-year balance

Grants £5,726 · self-generated £683 · premises £352 per pupil