Sacred Heart Catholic School
Ofsted: Good
Score
C59
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Location
- Paignton, TQ3 2SH
- Distance
- 1.4km away
Kings Ash Academy
Pimm Road, Paignton, TQ3 3XA
Local ranking14th of 31 primary schools in Torbay
Ofsted: Good
Primary
Phase
420
Capacity
2-11
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2025 SATs · Ofsted inspection 7 May 2021.
Year:
KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)
2024-25- Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
- 60.0% nat62.0%
- Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
- 5.0% nat8.0%
- Reading (Expected)
- 72.0%
- Writing (Expected)
- 63.0%
- Maths (Expected)
- 77.0%
- Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
- 68.0%
- Reading avg scaled score
- 103.0 nat106.0
- Maths avg scaled score
- 104.0 nat105.0
- GPS avg scaled score
- 103.0
- Cohort Size
- 57
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 333
- Boys
- 147 (50%)
- Girls
- 146 (50%)
- Capacity
- 420 (70% full)
- SEND
- 39.3%
- FSM Eligible
- 62.7%
- EAL
- 4.5%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 6.0%
- SEN Support
- 33.3%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 19.9:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 16.7
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,814/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 8.4% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 30.5% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Not applicable
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 90.1%
- Mixed White & Asian: 1.8%
- White Other: 1.5%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 1.5%
- Black African: 1.2%
- Asian Indian: 0.9%
- Asian Pakistani: 0.9%
- Mixed Other: 0.6%
90.1%
White British
1.8%
Mixed White & Asian
1.5%
White Other
Historical Trends
KS2 Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Administrative
- URN
- 138773
- UKPRN
- 10038795
- Establishment No.
- 2003
- Trust
- THE THINKING SCHOOLS ACADEMY TRUST
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