Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School is a voluntary aided school in Wigan for pupils aged 3 to 11. It has a Roman Catholic religious character. It has 447 pupils on roll. The latest Ofsted rating for Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School is Good, from an inspection in May 2023. In 2025, 64% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.
Ofsted inspection: May 2023. KS2 results: 2025.
| Type | Primary / Voluntary aided school |
| Age Range | 3-11 |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Address | Springfield Road Sacred Heart Rc School Wigan Lancashire WN6 7RH |
| Phone | 01942231478 |
| Reference Number | 106461 |
General Makeup
| Number of pupils | 447 |
| Boy/Girl ratio |
Boys: 48.77%
Girls: 51.23% |
| Percentage of students eligible for free school meals | 30% |
| Percentage of students where English is not their first language | 35.3% |
Class Sizes
| Average size of one teacher classes | 28.8 |
| Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 28.5 |
| Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 28.9 |
Year Groups
| Year | Boys | Girls | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 | 34 | 53 |
| 2 | 34 | 26 | 60 |
| 3 | 22 | 28 | 50 |
| 4 | 27 | 32 | 59 |
| 5 | 33 | 29 | 62 |
| 6 | 27 | 33 | 60 |
Ethnicities
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| White, British | 58.8% |
| Indian | 13.9% |
| African | 8.9% |
| White, Other | 5.1% |
| Asian, Other | 3.1% |
| Chinese | 2.7% |
| White & Asian | 1.3% |
| Mixed, Other | 1.1% |
| White & Black (Caribbean) | 0.9% |
| Pakistani | 0.9% |
| Unclassified | 0.2% |
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School remains a good school, demonstrating a strong commitment to pupil development and well-being. Pupils take pride in their school, embracing diversity and supporting each other in a safe and welcoming environment. Leaders are ambitious about raising aspirations for all pupils, providing a well-thought-out curriculum that aids in their preparation for the next stages of education. The positive relationships between staff and pupils create a flourishing atmosphere where students feel valued and supported. While the school excels in various areas, there are some performance gaps in a few subjects regarding curriculum delivery and assessment systems. These issues may sometimes hinder pupils from building on previous learning effectively. Despite these minor concerns, the overall strong sense of community, alongside robust safeguarding practices, contributes to a high-quality educational experience for pupils, preparing them well for their futures.
| Overall Ofsted Rating | Good |
| Last Report Date | 30 Mar 2023 |
| Date | Report |
|---|---|
| 30 Mar 2023 | School inspection |
| 13 Feb 2018 | Full inspection: |
| 24 Feb 2016 | Full inspection: |
| 17 Jun 2015 | Monitoring visit |
| 10 Feb 2015 | Monitoring visit |
| 02 Dec 2014 | Monitoring visit |
| 11 Sep 2014 | Full inspection: |
| 14 Nov 2013 | Monitoring visit |
| 11 Dec 2012 | Monitoring visit |
| 02 Oct 2012 | Full inspection: |
| 18 Nov 2010 | Full inspection: |
| 19 May 2008 | Full inspection: |
| 17 May 2004 | Full inspection |
Strengths
- Pupils display a deep understanding of equality and champion diversity.
- Leaders have high expectations and a strong commitment to raising pupils' aspirations.
- The school has a well-structured curriculum that prepares pupils effectively for the next stage of education.
- Strong relationships exist between staff and pupils, fostering a supportive learning environment.
- Effective support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).
- The school promotes a love of reading and provides resources to support early reading.
- Pupils enjoy a wealth of extra-curricular opportunities that enhance their character development.
- Safeguarding arrangements are effective and ensure a strong culture of safety.
Areas for Improvement
- Some teachers lack confidence in delivering the curriculum in a few subjects.
- Assessment systems in some subjects do not allow for quick identification of pupils' misconceptions.
How many students meet the standards
| Reading, Writing & Maths | School Score | Percentile (local) | Percentile (nationwide) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils meeting the expected standard | 64% | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Pupils meeting a higher standard | 6% | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
Average Scaled Score
Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.
| Subject | School | Percentile (local) | Percentile (nationwide) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 105 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Maths | 105 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
Progress Scores
A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.
| Metric | School Score | Percentile (local) | Percentile (nationwide) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 0.5 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Writing | -0.2 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Maths | 0.7 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
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| Second Preference | 28 | 2 |
| Third Preference | 17 | 1 |
| From another Local Authority | 0 | 0 |
Previous years
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In 2024–25 Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School had 400 pupils for 363 places. That is 37 more pupils than the school has room for.
Pupils and places
Reception intake in the “Area 3: Wigan north and Wigan North West” planning area
Wigan counted 300 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 283 in 2029–30, down 6%.
| 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Places | 395 | 416 | 416 | 416 | 394 | 394 | 399 | 399 | 363 | 363 | 363 | 363 | 363 | 363 | 363 |
| Pupils | 394 | 395 | 392 | 392 | 385 | 380 | 396 | 398 | 414 | 391 | 391 | 377 | 379 | 397 | 400 |
| Unfilled | 0.3% | 5.0% | 5.8% | 5.8% | 2.3% | 3.6% | 0.8% | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.
In 2024–25 pupils at Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School attended 94.9% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 14.2% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).
Sessions missed
Pupils persistently absent
| 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Authorised absence | 3.3% | 4.5% | 3.5% | 2.6% | 1.9% | 2.2% | 2.6% | 4.6% | 3.6% | 3.3% | 3.2% |
| Unauthorised absence | 1.6% | 1.0% | 1.2% | 1.6% | 1.6% | 2.0% | 0.7% | 1.5% | 2.0% | 2.4% | 1.9% |
| Severely absent pupils | 1.5% | 0.6% | 0.9% | 0.6% | 0.0% | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.8% |
Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.
In 2024–25, 0.5% of pupils at Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.
Pupils suspended at least once
| 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suspensions per 100 pupils | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 1.2 |
| Permanent exclusions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.
In 2025–26 Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School had 21.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 10.5% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).
Pupils per teacher
Teachers who left the school within a year
| 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils per adult | 11.6 | 11.7 | 13.8 | 13.6 | 10.4 | 10.1 | 10.6 | 10.7 | 11.0 | 10.6 | 11.7 | 10.6 | 11.0 | 11.6 | 11.1 | 11.7 |
| Teachers who left state teaching | 16.7% | 16.6% | 5.3% | 26.7% | 11.1% | 18.9% | 5.7% | 8.6% | 5.8% | 5.8% | 6.4% | 8.0% | 5.5% | 5.5% | 5.2% | – |
| Teachers who took any sick leave | 82.4% | 59.1% | 68.4% | 91.7% | 57.1% | 36.4% | 73.7% | 50.0% | 52.6% | – | 45.0% | 86.4% | 90.0% | 76.2% | 85.0% | – |
| Sick days per teacher | 16.5 | 3.8 | 10.2 | 27.6 | 6.8 | 1.8 | 2.6 | 4.9 | 2.3 | – | 7.8 | 3.1 | 6.3 | 11.5 | 8.3 | – |
Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.
In 2025–26, 14.5% of pupils at Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.1% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).
Pupils by main type of need
| SEN support | EHC plan | |
|---|---|---|
| Speech, language and communication needs | 26 | 5 |
| Social, emotional and mental health | 17 | 5 |
| No specialist assessment of need | 10 | 0 |
| Autistic spectrum disorder | 6 | 1 |
| Hearing impairment | 2 | 0 |
| Moderate learning difficulty | 1 | 1 |
| Down's syndrome | 0 | 1 |
| Physical disability | 1 | 0 |
| Severe learning difficulty | 0 | 1 |
| Specific learning difficulty | 1 | 0 |
| Vision impairment | 1 | 0 |
Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.
In 2025–26 Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School received £6,659 and spent £6,791 for each of its 432 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £409,000 (£946 per pupil).
Income per pupil
Spending per pupil
| 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue reserve | £114,000 | £118,000 | £173,000 | £147,000 | £220,000 | £279,000 | £466,000 | £409,000 |
| per pupil | £266 | £280 | £419 | £365 | £546 | £667 | £1,118 | £946 |
| In-year balance | £30,000 | £4,000 | £55,000 | -£26,000 | £74,000 | £59,000 | £187,000 | -£57,000 |
| per pupil | £71 | £10 | £134 | -£65 | £182 | £140 | £448 | -£132 |
Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).
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What is Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School's Ofsted rating?
The latest Ofsted rating for Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School is Good, from an inspection in May 2023.
When was Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School was last inspected in May 2023.
How many pupils does Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School have?
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School has 447 pupils on roll.
What age range does Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School cover?
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.
What are Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?
In 2025, 64% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.
Where is Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School?
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School is at Springfield Road, Sacred Heart Rc School, Wigan, Lancashire, WN6 7RH.