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Sacred Heart Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
Convent Road, Fenham, Newcastle-upon-Tyne NE4 9XZ · shprimary.org.uk · 0191 274 6695
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Jun 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 68%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Newcastle upon Tyne 66%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2026 entry · Newcastle upon Tyne Council
- Demand for places
- 2.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 241
- 6 over 235 places · 103%
- Local authority
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 23.3%
- First language not English
- 24.1%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Newcastle upon Tyne Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 60 families put the school first and 30 places were offered; 50% 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 | 60 | 2▲ | 50% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 30 | 54 | 1.8▲ | 56% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 30 | 57 | 1.9▲ | 53% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 30 | 89 | 3▲ | 34% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 30 | 73 | 2.4▲ | 41% |
Results
In 2024/25, 68% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 16% the higher standard. Across Newcastle upon Tyne it was 66%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲68% | 62% | ||
| ▲16% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●107 | 106 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 108504)
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 8 June 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Sacred Heart Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 7 Jun 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, May 2012
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 108504), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
May 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 108504)
May 2007Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 108504)
What parents said
96% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (80 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 96%
- Replies
- 80
- 33% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 79% who raised concerns
based on the 34% who had a child bullied
based on 10 parents (13%) with SEND