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Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School and Nursery
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Voluntary aided
Hall Lane, Liverpool L7 8TQ · sacredheartliverpool.school · 0151 709 1782
Overview
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained
- Ungraded inspection · Dec 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 66%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Liverpool 57%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 235
- 98% of 240 places
- Local authority
- Liverpool
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 35.4%
- First language not English
- 83%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 15 families put the school first and 19 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 19 | 15 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 20 | 20 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 23 | 22 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 27 | 26 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 15 | 13 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 66% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 13% the higher standard. Across Liverpool it was 57%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲66% | 62% | ||
| ▲13% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●106 | 106 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 11 December 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School and Nursery was: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 10 Dec 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Jul 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jul 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective Nov 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Oct 2009Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Good
What parents said
90% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (31 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 90%
- Replies
- 31
- 13% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 74% who raised concerns
based on the 52% who had a child bullied