Sacred Heart Catholic School

Type Primary / Academy converter
Age Range 3-11
Religion Roman Catholic
Address Cecil Road
Paignton
Devon
TQ3 2SH
Phone 01803558298
Reference Number 140749

General Makeup

Number of pupils 218
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 48.62%
Girls: 51.38%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 23.9%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 16.1%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 26.8
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 24.7
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 30

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 9 13 22
2 14 14 28
3 13 15 28
4 12 17 29
5 17 13 30
6 15 17 32

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 76.6%
White, Other 7.8%
White & Asian 3.7%
Indian 3.7%
Asian, Other 1.8%
Unclassified 1.4%
African 1.4%
White & Black (African) 0.9%
Mixed, Other 0.5%

Overall Ofsted Rating As of September 2024, Ofsted no longer give a one word rating for schools. See our blog post for more details.
Last Inspection Date 2023-07-11
Date Description Report
2023-05-23 School inspection School inspection
2017-03-01 Short inspection Short inspection
2014-04-03 Academy conversion letter Academy conversion letter
Previously as Sacred Heart Catholic School
2012-12-06 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2011-06-28 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2008-03-12 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2004-02-09 Full inspection Full inspection
2012-12-06 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2011-06-28 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2008-03-12 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2004-02-09 Full inspection Full inspection

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 60% Unlock Unlock
Pupils meeting a higher standard 10% Unlock Unlock

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 106 Unlock Unlock
Maths 102 Unlock Unlock

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 1 Unlock Unlock
Writing 1 Unlock Unlock
Maths -2 Unlock Unlock

How many students meet the standards

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Average Scaled Score

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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.

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2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 11 0
Third Preference 7 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

Previous Years

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Name Distance
Oldway Primary School
Higher Polsham Road, Paignton, Devon, TQ3 2SY
0.08 miles
Curledge Street Academy
Curledge Street, Paignton, Devon, TQ4 5BA
0.47 miles
St Michael's Church of England Academy
Fisher Street, Paignton, TQ4 5EW
0.59 miles
Hayes School
Hayes Road, Paignton, Devon, TQ4 5PJ
0.79 miles
Kings Ash Academy
Pimm Road, Paignton, Devon, TQ3 3XA
0.9 miles
Preston Primary School
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1.15 miles
Roselands Primary School
Lynmouth Avenue, Paignton, Devon, TQ4 7RQ
1.49 miles
Collaton St Mary Church of England Primary School
Blagdon Road, Paignton, Devon, TQ3 3YA
1.59 miles
Marldon Church of England Primary School
Marldon Cross Hill, Marldon, Paignton, Devon, TQ3 1PD
1.8 miles
White Rock Primary School
Davies Avenue, Paignton, Devon, TQ4 7AW
2.01 miles
Cockington Primary School
Old Mill Road, Torquay, TQ2 6AP
2.17 miles
Sherwell Valley Primary School
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2.48 miles
Our Lady of the Angels Catholic Primary School
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2.53 miles
Torre Church of England Academy
Barton Road, Torre C of E Academy, Barton Road, Torquay, Devon, TQ1 4DN
2.75 miles
Shiphay Learning Academy
Exe Hill, Shiphay, Torquay, Devon, TQ2 7NF
2.82 miles
Upton St James CofE Primary School
St James Road, Upton, Torquay, Devon, TQ1 4AZ
2.85 miles
Ellacombe Church of England Academy
Ellacombe Church Road, Torquay, Devon, TQ1 1TG
2.89 miles
Warberry CofE Academy
Cedars Road, Torquay, Devon, TQ1 1SB
3.01 miles
Galmpton Church of England Primary School
Greenway Road, Galmpton, Brixham, Devon, TQ5 0LT
3.14 miles
Homelands Primary School
Westhill Road, Torquay, Devon, TQ1 4NT
3.32 miles
Name Distance
Preston Bridge School
1 Lower Polsham Road, Paignton, Devon, TQ3 2AF
0.13 miles
Brunel School
170b Torquay Road, Paignton, Devon, TQ3 2AL
0.3 miles
Paignton Academy
Waterleat Road, Paignton, Devon, TQ3 3WA
1 miles
Cambian Devon School
Intek House, 52 Borough Road, Paignton, Devon, TQ4 7DQ
1.38 miles
South Devon College
Vantage Point, Long Road, Paignton, Devon, TQ4 7EJ
1.92 miles
Torquay Boys' Grammar School
Shiphay Manor Drive, Torquay, Devon, TQ2 7EL
2.57 miles
Torquay Girls Grammar School
30 Shiphay Lane, Torquay, Devon, TQ2 7DY
2.66 miles
Torquay Academy
Cricketfield Road, Torquay, Devon, TQ2 7NU
3.02 miles
Churston Ferrers Grammar School Academy
Greenway Road, Churston Ferrers, Brixham, Devon, TQ5 0LN
3.06 miles
The Spires College
Westlands Lane, Torquay, Devon, TQ1 3PE
3.18 miles
St Cuthbert Mayne School
Trumlands Road, Torquay, Devon, TQ1 4RN
3.48 miles
Brixham College
Higher Ranscombe Road, Brixham, Devon, TQ5 9HF
4.21 miles
Combe Pafford School
Steps Lane, Watcombe, Torquay, Devon, TQ2 8NL
4.21 miles
Mayfield School
Moor Lane, Watcombe, Torquay, Devon, TQ2 8NH
4.35 miles
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