Primary school

Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School

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  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Roman Catholic
  • Wakefield
  • WF9 4LJ
Ofsted Good · inspected Nov 2022

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 14,648 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 98%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 86%86%2016/17: top 95%2017/18: top 80%2018/19: top 15%15% · 2018/192022/23: top 73%2023/24: top 79%2024/25: top 98%No exams

Against Yorkshire and The Humber

Expected standard, RWM30% · Yorkshire and The Humber 64%Small cohort: 23 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM0% · Yorkshire and The Humber 6%Small cohort: 23 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score100 · Yorkshire and The Humber 105Small cohort: 23 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score99 · Yorkshire and The Humber 104.5Small cohort: 23 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 36% · 14 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 50%2016/17: 33% · 15 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 60%2017/18: 53% · 19 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 65%2018/19: 81% · 16 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 66%2022/23: 52% · 21 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 60%2023/24: 50% · 20 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 62%2024/25: 30% · 23 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 64%81%30%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 14 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 3%2016/17: 7% · 15 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 7%2017/18: 5% · 19 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 7%2018/19: 19% · 16 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 8%2022/23: 0% · 21 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 6%2023/24: 0% · 20 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 6%2024/25: 0% · 23 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 6%19%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 102 · 14 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1022016/17: 103 · 15 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1032017/18: 105 · 19 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1052018/19: 107 · 16 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042022/23: 103 · 21 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1052023/24: 104 · 20 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1052024/25: 100 · 23 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 105107100No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 102 · 14 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1032016/17: 99 · 15 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042017/18: 100 · 19 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042018/19: 106 · 16 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1052022/23: 101 · 21 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042023/24: 103 · 20 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042024/25: 99 · 23 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 104.510699No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
9 of 9 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st99
2nd91
3rd60

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2007–2022

  1. 2007Satisfactoryas predecessor
  2. 2010Goodas predecessor
  3. 2013Good
  4. 2017Inadequate
  5. 2018Ungraded visit
  6. 2018Ungraded visit
  7. 2019Requires improvement
  8. 2022Good

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 2026119
Free school meals (past 6 years)34.9%
First language not English19.8%
SEN support24.6%
EHC plan5.6%
Absence (sessions missed)7.5%
Persistently absent pupils22.7%

Girls 46%Boys 54%

68% full · 175 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher18.7
Pupils per adult9.3
  • Classroom teachers 4.4
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 5.4
  • Other support 4.3

Teachers 6.4 FTE · Whole workforce 16.1 · 25 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£7,333
Spend per pupil£6,881
Staff spend per pupil£5,302
Reserve per pupil£214
  • +£27,000revenue reserve
  • +£57,000in-year balance

Grants £7,254 · self-generated £87 · premises £397 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: THE BISHOP KONSTANT CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST (16 academies) · trust reserve £6,262,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it