Primary school

Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Swaffham

  • Academy Sponsor Led
  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Roman Catholic
  • Norfolk
  • PE37 7HL
Ofsted Inadequate · inspected Feb 2024

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 15,035 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 100%

Top % in England, by year
2022/23: top 100%100%2023/24: top 88%88% · 2023/242024/25: top 100%

Against East of England

Expected standard, RWM0% · East of England 64%Small cohort: 15 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM0% · East of England 7%Small cohort: 15 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score98 · East of England 106Small cohort: 15 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score94 · East of England 105Small cohort: 15 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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Expected standard, RWM
2022/23: 10% · 10 pupils · East of England 61%2023/24: 43% · 14 pupils · East of England 63%2024/25: 0% · 15 pupils · East of England 64%43%0%
Higher standard, RWM
2022/23: 0% · 10 pupils · East of England 7%2023/24: 0% · 14 pupils · East of England 7%2024/25: 0% · 15 pupils · East of England 7%0%
Reading score
2022/23: 101 · 10 pupils · East of England 1052023/24: 100 · 14 pupils · East of England 1052024/25: 98 · 15 pupils · East of England 10610198
Maths score
2022/23: 96 · 10 pupils · East of England 1042023/24: 102 · 14 pupils · East of England 1042024/25: 94 · 15 pupils · East of England 10510294

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
3 of 3 who put it first2020 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st33
2nd52
3rd31

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2024

1 strong areas

  • Personal development

4 weak areas

  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective · inspected as predecessor

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 202661
Free school meals (past 6 years)38.2%
First language not English10.1%
SEN support19.1%
EHC plan10.1%
Absence (sessions missed)10.8%
Persistently absent pupils37.5%

Girls 50.6%Boys 49.4%

29% full · 210 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher15.3
Pupils per adult9.9
  • Classroom teachers 2
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 2.2
  • Other support 1.2

Teachers 4 FTE · Whole workforce 7.3 · 10 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£10,876
Spend per pupil£10,337
Staff spend per pupil£7,663
Reserve per pupil£292
  • +£26,000revenue reserve
  • +£48,000in-year balance

Grants £10,652 · self-generated £225 · premises £1,562 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: ST JOHN THE BAPTIST CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST (11 academies) · trust reserve £2,523,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it