Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary AcademyOutwoods Edge Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Loughborough.

Summary of the comparison

Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy and Outwoods Edge Primary School are primary schools in Loughborough.

  • Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy scores 78 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Outwoods Edge Primary School scores 53 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy is ahead on our composite score.

  • Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy was judged Good and Outwoods Edge Primary School was judged the expected standard.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 82.0% for Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy and 71.0% for Outwoods Edge Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy (92.0% in 2022-23, 82.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Outwoods Edge Primary School (53.0% in 2022-23, 71.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy versus Outwoods Edge Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure LoughboroughSacred Heart Catholic Voluntary AcademyLoughboroughOutwoods Edge Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB78/100Stronger figureD53/100
Local ranking7th of 225 in Leicestershire Stronger figure154th of 225 in Leicestershire
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Expected
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll196 413
Capacity210 420
LocationLoughborough, LE11 2BG Loughborough, LE11 2LD
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard82.0% Stronger figure71.0% 62.0%
At higher standard21.0% Stronger figure2.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score109.0 Stronger figure107.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score107.0 Stronger figure105.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census196 413
Free school meals (ever 6)11.2% 14.5%
English as an additional language13.8% 14.0%
SEN support12.2% 10.7%
SEN with an EHC plan1.5% 4.1%
Attendance
Overall absence3.4% Stronger figure4.2% 6.2%
Persistent absence3.3% Stronger figure9.3% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy

Outwoods Edge Primary School

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