Sacred Heart Primary SchoolLinthorpe Community Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

Sacred Heart Primary School and Linthorpe Community Primary School are primary schools in Middlesbrough.

  • Sacred Heart Primary School scores 71 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Linthorpe Community Primary School scores 73 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Linthorpe Community Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Sacred Heart Primary School was judged Good and Linthorpe Community Primary School was judged Outstanding.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 49.0% for Sacred Heart Primary School and 88.0% for Linthorpe Community Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Sacred Heart Primary School (65.0% in 2022-23, 49.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Linthorpe Community Primary School (69.0% in 2022-23, 88.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Sacred Heart Primary School versus Linthorpe Community Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure MiddlesbroughSacred Heart Primary SchoolMiddlesbroughLinthorpe Community Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB71/100B73/100Stronger figure
Local ranking8th of 41 in Middlesbrough 7th of 41 in Middlesbrough Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: OutstandingStronger figure
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 2-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll329 731
Capacity280 705
LocationMiddlesbrough, TS1 4NP Middlesbrough, TS5 6EA
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard49.0% 88.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard0.0% 16.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score104.0 110.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score102.0 109.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census329 731
Free school meals (ever 6)46.3% 52.6%
English as an additional language44.1% 43.4%
SEN support8.2% 13.9%
SEN with an EHC plan2.4% 1.9%
Attendance
Overall absence4.4% Stronger figure5.2% 6.2%
Persistent absence9.6% Stronger figure13.7% 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 Primary School

Linthorpe Community Primary School

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