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Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School

Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Voluntary aided

Selby Street, Bewsey and Whitecross, Warrington WA5 1NS · sacredheartcp.co.uk · 01925 636235

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Overview

Ofsted
Outstanding
2019 framework · inspected Mar 2024
Key stage 2, 2024/25
42%
reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Warrington 68%, England 62%
Demand for places
0.9
first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
Pupils
189
90% of 209 places
Local authority
Warrington
Nursery class
No
Free school meals
19%
First language not English
54.5%
School census 2025/26

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2026, 25 families put the school first and 28 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 16 (Places 16)16September 2023: 13 (Places 20)13September 2024: 23 (Places 26)23September 2025: 14 (Places 15)14September 2026: 25 (Places 28)25Places 28
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202628250.9100%
September 2025Sept 202515140.9100%
September 2024Sept 202426230.9100%
September 2023Sept 202320130.7100%
September 2022Sept 202216161100%

Results

In 2024/25, 42% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 6% the higher standard. Across Warrington it was 68%, and across England 62%.

Expected standard reading, writing and maths

2019/20 to 2021/22: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1922/2323/2424/252015/16: 64% (England 53%)64%2016/17: 71% (England 61%)71%2017/18: 71% (England 64%)71%2018/19: 72% (England 65%)72%2022/23: 78% (England 60%)78%2023/24: 63% (England 61%)63%2024/25: 42% (England 62%)42%England 62%
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
Reading, writing and maths
▼42%62%
●6%8%
Average scaled score
▼102106
▼101105
●103105

Ofsted

Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School was judged Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 5 March 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.

Overall
Outstanding
Inspected
5 Mar 2024
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationOutstanding
Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
Personal developmentOutstanding
Leadership and managementOutstanding
Early yearsGood

Previously: Improving, ungraded inspection, Dec 2022

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Dec 2022Ungraded inspectionImproving
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Jun 2017Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareOutstanding
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsGood
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Feb 2013Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood

What parents said

96% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (28 replies, to 6 January 2025).

Recommend
96%
Replies
28
15% · 6 Jan 2025
Child is happy at school▲93% agreeEngland 88%
Child feels safe▲96% agreeEngland 89%
Pupils are well behaved▲100% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▲97% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▲96% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▲100% agreeEngland 83%
Told how child is doing▲96% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▲100% agreeEngland 90%
Can join clubs and activities▲100% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development▲100% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲95% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 57% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly●49% agreeEngland 49%

based on the 43% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▲100% agreeEngland 67%

based on 11 parents (39%) with SEND

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