Primary school

Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School

  • Academy Converter
  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Roman Catholic
  • Luton
  • LU2 9AJ
Ofsted Good · inspected Jun 2011

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 12,081 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 81%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 47%47%2016/17: top 30%2017/18: top 30%2018/19: top 76%2022/23: top 22%22% · 2022/232023/24: top 40%2024/25: top 81%No exams

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

Expected standard, RWM50% · East of England 64%2/10 Well below East of England−7.5 pts
Higher standard, RWM11% · East of England 7%7/10 Above+24.1 pts
Reading score103 · East of England 1061/10 Well below East of England−15.2 pts
Maths score103 · East of England 1053/10 Below−23.2 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 56% · 57 pupils · East of England 54%2016/17: 72% · 57 pupils · East of England 63%2017/18: 75% · 60 pupils · East of England 65%2018/19: 56% · 57 pupils · East of England 67%2022/23: 73% · 59 pupils · East of England 61%2023/24: 67% · 61 pupils · East of England 63%2024/25: 50% · 62 pupils · East of England 64%75%50%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 9% · 57 pupils · East of England 5%2016/17: 5% · 57 pupils · East of England 8%2017/18: 10% · 60 pupils · East of England 9%2018/19: 9% · 57 pupils · East of England 9%2022/23: 10% · 59 pupils · East of England 7%2023/24: 0% · 61 pupils · East of England 7%2024/25: 11% · 62 pupils · East of England 7%11%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 103 · 57 pupils · East of England 1032016/17: 105 · 57 pupils · East of England 1042017/18: 106 · 60 pupils · East of England 1052018/19: 103 · 57 pupils · East of England 1042022/23: 108 · 59 pupils · East of England 1052023/24: 104 · 61 pupils · East of England 1052024/25: 103 · 62 pupils · East of England 106108103No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 103 · 57 pupils · East of England 1032016/17: 105 · 57 pupils · East of England 1042017/18: 105 · 60 pupils · East of England 1042018/19: 105 · 57 pupils · East of England 1052022/23: 107 · 59 pupils · East of England 1042023/24: 104 · 61 pupils · East of England 1042024/25: 103 · 62 pupils · East of England 105107103No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
22 of 22 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st2222
2nd152
3rd130

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2008–2019

  1. 2008Satisfactoryas predecessor
  2. 2011Goodas predecessor
  3. 2016Ungraded visitas predecessor
  4. 2019Remains Goodas predecessor

30 strong areas

  • Pupils' attainment
  • Pupils' attendance
  • Quality of teaching
  • Achievement of pupils
  • Early years provision
  • Leadership and management
  • Behaviour and safety of pupils
  • The extent to which pupils feel safe
  • The use of assessment to support learning
  • The effectiveness of safeguarding procedures
  • Outcomes for individuals and groups of pupils
  • The effectiveness of care, guidance and support
  • The school's capacity for sustained improvement
  • The quality of pupils' learning and their progress
  • The extent to which pupils adopt healthy lifestyles
  • The leadership and management of teaching and learning
  • Outcomes for children in the Early Years Foundation Stage
  • The quality of provision in the Early Years Foundation Stage
  • The effectiveness with which the school promotes community cohesion
  • The effectiveness of the school's engagement with parents and carers
  • The effectiveness of partnerships in promoting learning and well-being
  • The extent of pupils' spiritual, moral, social and cultural development
  • The extent to which pupils contribute to the school and wider community
  • The effectiveness of leadership and management of the Early Years Foundation Stage
  • The effectiveness with which the school deploys resources to achieve value for money
  • The effectiveness with which the school promotes equality of opportunity and tackles discrimination
  • The extent to which the curriculum meets pupils' needs, including, where relevant, through partnerships
  • The quality of learning for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities and their progress
  • The extent to which pupils develop workplace and other skills that will contribute to their future economic well-being
  • The effectiveness of the governing body in challenging and supporting the school so that weaknesses are tackled decisively...

0 weak areas

30 areas graded · inspected as predecessor

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026342
Free school meals (past 6 years)17.5%
First language not English33.4%
SEN support6.3%
EHC plan2.1%
Absence (sessions missed)4.5%
Persistently absent pupils9.2%

Girls 45.4%Boys 54.6%

81.4% full · 420 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher25.3
Pupils per adult13.2
  • Classroom teachers 12.5
  • Leadership 1
  • Teaching assistants 11.5
  • Other support 2.7

Teachers 13.5 FTE · Whole workforce 27.7 · 38 people

Financials · 2024/25

Per-pupil figures left out: this return covers 11 months.

  • −£240,000revenue reserve
  • +£76,000in-year balance

Multi-academy trust: ST THOMAS CATHOLIC ACADEMIES TRUST (17 academies) · trust reserve £5,618,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it