Primary school

Sacred Heart Primary School

  • Academy Converter
  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Roman Catholic
  • Newcastle upon Tyne
  • NE4 9XZ
Ofsted Good · inspected May 2012

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 5,823 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 39%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 59%59%2016/17: top 34%2017/18: top 42%2018/19: top 27%2022/23: top 11%11% · 2022/232023/24: top 40%2024/25: top 39%No exams

Against North East

Expected standard, RWM68% · North East 67%6/10 Middle
Higher standard, RWM16% · North East 8%9/10 Top 20%
Reading score107 · North East 1057/10 Above
Maths score106 · North East 1056/10 Middle
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 50% · 30 pupils · North East 58%2016/17: 70% · 30 pupils · North East 68%2017/18: 70% · 30 pupils · North East 72%2018/19: 76% · 29 pupils · North East 69%2022/23: 80% · 30 pupils · North East 65%2023/24: 67% · 30 pupils · North East 64%2024/25: 68% · 31 pupils · North East 67%80%50%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 17% · 30 pupils · North East 5%2016/17: 7% · 30 pupils · North East 7%2017/18: 13% · 30 pupils · North East 10%2018/19: 10% · 29 pupils · North East 10%2022/23: 3% · 30 pupils · North East 7%2023/24: 3% · 30 pupils · North East 6%2024/25: 16% · 31 pupils · North East 8%17%3%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 104 · 30 pupils · North East 1032016/17: 108 · 30 pupils · North East 1042017/18: 108 · 30 pupils · North East 1062018/19: 105 · 29 pupils · North East 1052022/23: 105 · 30 pupils · North East 1052023/24: 108 · 30 pupils · North East 1052024/25: 107 · 31 pupils · North East 105108104No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 105 · 30 pupils · North East 1032016/17: 104 · 30 pupils · North East 1052017/18: 104 · 30 pupils · North East 1052018/19: 107 · 29 pupils · North East 1052022/23: 106 · 30 pupils · North East 1042023/24: 108 · 30 pupils · North East 1042024/25: 106 · 31 pupils · North East 105108104No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in50.0%
30 of 60 who put it first2014 · 35.3%2026 · 50.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st6030
2nd570
3rd260

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2007–2023

  1. 2007Outstandingas predecessor
  2. 2012Goodas predecessor
  3. 2017Ungraded visitas predecessor
  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 · inspected as predecessor

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026241
Free school meals (past 6 years)25.1%
First language not English29.3%
SEN support11.3%
EHC plan0.4%
Absence (sessions missed)2.9%
Persistently absent pupils3.8%

Girls 56.5%Boys 43.5%

102.6% full · 235 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher24.4
Pupils per adult11.5
  • Classroom teachers 8.7
  • Leadership 1
  • Teaching assistants 9.8
  • Other support 5.3

Teachers 9.7 FTE · Whole workforce 24.8 · 33 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£6,858
Spend per pupil£6,372
Staff spend per pupil£4,774
Reserve per pupil£1,243
  • +£294,000revenue reserve
  • +£115,000in-year balance

Grants £6,469 · self-generated £427 · premises £237 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: BISHOP BEWICK CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST (39 academies) · trust reserve £14,061,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it