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Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School, Church

Bradshaw Row, Church, Accrington, BB5 4HG

Local ranking426th of 466 primary schools in Lancashire
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 2 August 2026

Primary

Phase

224

Capacity

3-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Ofsted Inspection

Inspected 11 February 2025 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full

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Safeguarding standards Met
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
Early years
Good

Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25
Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
40.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
0.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
65.0%
Writing (Expected)
55.0%
Maths (Expected)
75.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
80.0%
Reading avg scaled score
103.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
101.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
105.0
Cohort Size
20

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
199
Boys
102 (51%)
Girls
97 (49%)
Capacity
224 (89% full)
SEND
17.6%
FSM Eligible
47.2%
EAL
47.2%
SEN with EHC Plan
3.0%
SEN Support
14.6%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
18.5:1
Teachers (FTE)
10.3
Budget per Pupil
£8,299/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
8.4% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
28.4% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Voluntary aided school
Phase
Primary
Religious Character
Roman Catholic
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White British: 39.7%
  • Asian Pakistani: 29.1%
  • White Other: 9.1%
  • White Traveller: 4.5%
  • Asian Indian: 4.5%
  • Mixed Other: 3.0%
  • Asian Other: 2.5%
  • Black African: 2.0%

39.7%

White British

29.1%

Asian Pakistani

9.1%

White Other

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Administrative

URN
119658
UKPRN
10072660
Establishment No.
3764