Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy
Ofsted: Good
Score
B78
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Location
- Loughborough, LE11 2BG
- Distance
- 0.9km away
Lift Beacon
Woodthorpe Road, Loughborough, LE11 2NF
Local ranking134th of 226 primary schools in Leicestershire
Ofsted: Strong
Primary
Phase
380
Capacity
2-11
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2025 SATs · Ofsted inspection 21 April 2026. Figures last updated .
Safeguarding standards Met
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Curriculum & teaching
- Expected standard
- Attendance & behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development & wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership & governance
- Strong standard
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement
Year:
KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)
2024-25- Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
- 81.0% nat62.0%
- Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
- 6.0% nat8.0%
- Reading (Expected)
- 84.0%
- Writing (Expected)
- 81.0%
- Maths (Expected)
- 84.0%
- Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
- 66.0%
- Reading avg scaled score
- 108.0 nat106.0
- Maths avg scaled score
- 108.0 nat105.0
- GPS avg scaled score
- 102.0
- Cohort Size
- 32
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 308
- Boys
- 219 (58%)
- Girls
- 160 (42%)
- Capacity
- 380 (100% full)
- SEND
- 29.9%
- FSM Eligible
- 47.7%
- EAL
- 26.0%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 16.6%
- SEN Support
- 13.3%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 19.9:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 15.5
- Budget per Pupil
- £9,516/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 6.0% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 16.6% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Not applicable
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 62.8%
- White Other: 9.2%
- Black African: 3.9%
- Asian Other: 3.6%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 2.9%
- Asian Chinese: 2.9%
- Other: 2.9%
- Asian Indian: 2.6%
62.8%
White British
9.2%
White Other
3.9%
Black African
Historical Trends
KS2 Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Woodthorpe Road
Loughborough, East Midlands
Administrative
- URN
- 139005
- UKPRN
- 10039591
- Establishment No.
- 2008
- Trust
- LIFT SCHOOLS
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