Secondary school

Sacred Heart Catholic Secondary

  • Academy Converter
  • ages 11–16
  • Mixed
  • Roman Catholic
  • Redcar and Cleveland
  • TS10 1PJ
  • No sixth form
Ofsted Good · inspected Jul 2022

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 898 of 3,280 secondaries in England · top 28%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 22%22%2016/17: top 35%2017/18: top 21%21% · 2017/182018/19: top 56%2021/22: top 26%2022/23: top 33%2023/24: top 36%2024/25: top 28%No exams

Against North East

Attainment 850.4 · North East 45.28/10 Above
Grade 5+ English and maths56.3% · North East 43.7%9/10 Top 20%−6 pts since 21/22
EBacc point score4.25 · North East 3.937/10 Above−10.7 pts since 21/22
Progress 8 · 2023/24-0.21 · North East −0.215/10 Middle+42.8 pts since 18/19
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No exams 2019/20–21

Attainment 8
2015/16: 54.7 · 137 pupils · North East 49.42016/17: 48.7 · 144 pupils · North East 45.12017/18: 52.4 · 143 pupils · North East 44.92018/19: 45 · 149 pupils · North East 45.52021/22: 53.6 · 141 pupils · North East 48.42022/23: 49.3 · 139 pupils · North East 45.32023/24: 48.6 · 140 pupils · North East 44.652024/25: 50.4 · 144 pupils · North East 45.254.745No exams
Grade 5+ English and maths
2016/17: 48% · 144 pupils · North East 36%2017/18: 54% · 143 pupils · North East 39%2018/19: 38% · 149 pupils · North East 38%2021/22: 62% · 141 pupils · North East 47%2022/23: 56% · 139 pupils · North East 41%2023/24: 55% · 140 pupils · North East 42.5%2024/25: 56.3% · 144 pupils · North East 43.7%62%38%No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in86.8%
145 of 167 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 86.8%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st167145
2nd551
3rd220

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2005–2022

  1. 2005Satisfactoryas predecessor
  2. 2008Goodas predecessor
  3. 2011Outstandingas predecessor
  4. 2019Requires improvement
  5. 2022Good

4 strong areas

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

0 weak areas

4 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026737
Free school meals (past 6 years)29.9%
First language not English2.4%
SEN support16.3%
EHC plan2.3%
Absence (sessions missed)7.2%
Persistently absent pupils17.0%

Girls 53.3%Boys 46.7%

83.2% full · 886 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher18.4
Pupils per adult13.4
  • Classroom teachers 34.1
  • Leadership 6
  • Teaching assistants 8.6
  • Other support 13.1

Teachers 40.1 FTE · Whole workforce 61.8 · 66 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£8,087
Spend per pupil£7,331
Staff spend per pupil£5,122
Reserve per pupil£1
  • +£1,000revenue reserve
  • +£563,000in-year balance

Grants £7,730 · self-generated £383 · premises £1,300 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: NICHOLAS POSTGATE CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST (38 academies) · trust reserve £8,108,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it

Destinations · 2023/24 leavers

After Year 11

140 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained94.3%
  • Education90.7%
  • Apprenticeship2.1%
  • Employment1.4%
  • Not sustained5%
  • Unknown0.7%