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Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Voluntary aided
Floatshall Road, Baguley, Manchester M23 1HP · sacredheart-baguley.manchester.sch.uk · 0161 998 3419
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Jul 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 73%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Manchester 58%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.7
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 251
- 15 over 236 places · 106%
- Local authority
- Manchester
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 28.7%
- First language not English
- 37.1%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 50 families put the school first and 30 places were offered; 60% 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 | 30 | 50 | 1.7▲ | 60% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 30 | 34 | 1.1▲ | 88% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 29 | 41 | 1.4▲ | 71% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 30 | 42 | 1.4▲ | 71% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 30 | 41 | 1.4▲ | 73% |
Results
In 2024/25, 73% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 10% the higher standard. Across Manchester it was 58%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲73% | 62% | ||
| ●10% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●104 | 106 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 13 July 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 12 Jul 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Apr 2014
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Mar 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Apr 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Mar 2009Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
91% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (23 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 91%
- Replies
- 23
- 9% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 57% who raised concerns
based on the 39% who had a child bullied