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Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
Windermere Road, Southend-on-Sea SS1 2RF · shs-southend.co.uk · 01702 414200
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jul 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 61%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Southend-on-Sea 62%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 440
- 93% of 472 places
- Local authority
- Southend-on-Sea
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 26.8%
- First language not English
- 33.2%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 46 families put the school first and 52 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 | 52 | 46 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 38 | 34 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 60 | 70 | 1.2▲ | 83% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 54 | 53 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 60 | 57 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 61% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 12% the higher standard. Across Southend-on-Sea it was 62%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ●61% | 62% | ||
| ▲12% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●106 | 106 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 115146)
Ofsted
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 9 July 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 9 Jul 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Concerns, ungraded inspection, Jun 2022
Other inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 115146), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
Oct 2025Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Met Jun 2022Ungraded inspectionConcerns
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Jun 2011Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 115146)
Mar 2008Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 115146)
What parents said
93% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (46 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 93%
- Replies
- 46
- 10% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 78% who raised concerns
based on the 30% who had a child bullied
based on 15 parents (33%) with SEND