Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Hindley Green

Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Hindley Green is a happy and caring school where pupils feel confident and independent, behave well, and benefit from a broad range of experiences. All key judgements at this September 2024 graded inspection were good, as was the previous inspection grade. This was a graded inspection under the arrangements introduced from September 2024, so no overall effectiveness grade was given. The school is a Roman Catholic primary in Wigan with 188 pupils, and the headteacher took up post in January 2024.

Strengths

• Caring staff build positive relationships that help pupils feel happy and confident
• Pupils behave well and show respect for others
• The school has high expectations of behaviour, including in the early years
• The curriculum is ambitious for all pupils, including those with SEND
• Pupils with SEND are identified effectively and supported to access the same curriculum as their peers
• Phonics is taught consistently and many pupils become fluent readers by the end of key stage 1
• Attendance systems are effective and most concerns are addressed early
• Pupils benefit from a wide range of trips, responsibilities and personal development opportunities
• Governors support and challenge the school well
• Staff value recent actions to support their workload and well-being
• Safeguarding arrangements are effective

Areas for Improvement

• In one or two subjects, curriculum thinking is not fully finalised, so teachers are less clear about what knowledge to prioritise
• In a small number of subjects, some older pupils have gaps in knowledge from the previous curriculum that have not yet been addressed

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, Hindley Green attended 93.3% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 17.1% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

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, 1.1% of pupils at Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Hindley Green were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

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, Hindley Green had 24.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

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, 6.1% of pupils at Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Hindley Green were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.0% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

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, Hindley Green received £6,248 and spent £6,143 for each of its 197 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £14,000 (-£73 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

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, Hindley Green's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Hindley Green is Good, from an inspection in October 2024.

When was Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Hindley Green last inspected by Ofsted?

Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Hindley Green was last inspected in October 2024.

How many pupils does Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Hindley Green have?

Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Hindley Green has 197 pupils on roll.

What age range does Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Hindley Green cover?

Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Hindley Green for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Hindley Green'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, Hindley Green?

Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Hindley Green is at Swan Lane, Hindley Green, Wigan, Lancashire, WN2 4HD.