Sacred Heart SchoolMalin Bridge Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

Sacred Heart School and Malin Bridge Primary School are primary schools in Sheffield.

  • Sacred Heart School scores 53 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Malin Bridge Primary School scores 80 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Malin Bridge Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Sacred Heart School was judged Good and Malin Bridge 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 69.0% for Sacred Heart School and 71.0% for Malin Bridge Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Sacred Heart School (55.0% in 2022-23, 69.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at Malin Bridge Primary School (79.0% in 2022-23, 71.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Sacred Heart School versus Malin Bridge Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure SheffieldSacred Heart SchoolSheffieldMalin Bridge Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD53/100B80/100Stronger figure
Local ranking58th of 123 in Sheffield 3rd of 123 in Sheffield Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: OutstandingStronger figure
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 2-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll212 619
Capacity210 577
LocationSheffield, S6 2NU Sheffield, S6 4RH
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard69.0% 71.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard3.0% 18.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score107.0 108.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score106.0 107.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census212 619
Free school meals (ever 6)20.3% 20.6%
English as an additional language29.2% 7.4%
SEN support16.0% 15.0%
SEN with an EHC plan1.9% 3.9%
Attendance
Overall absence3.6% Stronger figure4.3% 6.2%
Persistent absence4.7% Stronger figure6.1% 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 School

Malin Bridge Primary School

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