Primary school

Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Preston

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  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Roman Catholic
  • Lancashire
  • PR2 2SA
Ofsted Good · inspected Sep 2023

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 12,780 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 85%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 88%88%2016/17: top 54%2017/18: top 94%2018/19: top 88%2022/23: top 37%2023/24: top 17%17% · 2023/242024/25: top 85%No exams

Against North West

Expected standard, RWM47% · North West 63%2/10 Well below North West
Higher standard, RWM7% · North West 6%6/10 Middle
Reading score101 · North West 1051/10 Well below North West
Maths score102 · North West 1052/10 Well below North West
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 33% · 18 pupils · North West 55%2016/17: 62% · 21 pupils · North West 64%2017/18: 39% · 23 pupils · North West 68%2018/19: 48% · 25 pupils · North West 67%2022/23: 67% · 27 pupils · North West 61%2023/24: 76% · 29 pupils · North West 63%2024/25: 47% · 30 pupils · North West 63%76%33%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 18 pupils · North West 3%2016/17: 5% · 21 pupils · North West 7%2017/18: 0% · 23 pupils · North West 8%2018/19: 8% · 25 pupils · North West 9%2022/23: 4% · 27 pupils · North West 6%2023/24: 24% · 29 pupils · North West 5%2024/25: 7% · 30 pupils · North West 6%24%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 103 · 18 pupils · North West 1022016/17: 102 · 21 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 100 · 23 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 103 · 25 pupils · North West 1042022/23: 104 · 27 pupils · North West 1052023/24: 107 · 29 pupils · North West 1052024/25: 101 · 30 pupils · North West 105107100No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 100 · 18 pupils · North West 1032016/17: 103 · 21 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 101 · 23 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 102 · 25 pupils · North West 1052022/23: 105 · 27 pupils · North West 1042023/24: 106 · 29 pupils · North West 1042024/25: 102 · 30 pupils · North West 105106100No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
19 of 19 who put it first2014 · 94.7%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st1919
2nd141
3rd150

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2007–2023

  1. 2007Satisfactoryas predecessor
  2. 2010Inadequateas predecessor
  3. 2011Satisfactoryas predecessor
  4. 2013Requires improvementas predecessor
  5. 2015Goodas predecessor
  6. 2020Requires improvementas predecessor
  7. 2023Goodas predecessor

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 · inspected as predecessor

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026209
Free school meals (past 6 years)30.2%
First language not English34.6%
SEN support17.6%
EHC plan2.9%
Absence (sessions missed)4.1%
Persistently absent pupils8.2%

Girls 51.2%Boys 48.8%

99.5% full · 210 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher20.1
Pupils per adult11.7
  • Classroom teachers 8.9
  • Leadership 1.5
  • Teaching assistants 7.3
  • Other support 3.7

Teachers 10.4 FTE · Whole workforce 21.4 · 31 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£7,337
Spend per pupil£6,371
Staff spend per pupil£5,337
Reserve per pupil£878
  • +£180,000revenue reserve
  • +£198,000in-year balance

Grants £7,156 · self-generated £190 · premises £341 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: MATER ECCLESIAE CATHOLIC MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST (13 academies) · trust reserve £2,219,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it