Sacred Heart Catholic Academy

Type Secondary / Academy sponsor led
Age Range 11-18
Religion Roman Catholic
Address Liverpool Road
Crosby
Liverpool
Merseyside
L23 5TF
Phone 01519312971
Reference Number 149047

General Makeup

Number of pupils 821
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 48.36%
Girls: 51.64%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 30.6%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 6.9%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 23.2

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 54 56 110
8 59 71 130
9 78 72 150
10 86 87 173
11 81 97 178
12 10 12 22
13 29 29 58

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 87.5%
White, Other 2.8%
Asian, Other 1.9%
Mixed, Other 1.6%
African 1.3%
White & Asian 1%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.7%
Irish 0.6%
Chinese 0.5%
Indian 0.1%
Unclassified 0.1%
White & Black (African) 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%

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 2024-11-28
Date Description Report
2024-10-15 School inspection School inspection

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

  • English
  • Maths
  • 3 subjects from qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), like sciences, language and history
  • 3 more GCSE qualifications (including EBacc subjects) or technical awards from a list approved by the Department for Education

Each grade a pupil gets is assigned a point score from 9 (the highest) to 1 (the lowest). These scores are added up, with English and maths counted twice.

School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
38.4 Unlock Unlock

GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 32.2% Unlock Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 49.2% Unlock Unlock

Progress 8 Score

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.

School Score Percentile (loc) Percentile (nationwide)
-0.74 Unlock Unlock

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

Sample

Unlock

GCSE Results

Sample

Unlock

Progress 8 Score

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.

Sample

Unlock

Points

Points Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Average Points 29.34 Unlock Unlock
Average Points (best 3) 35.77 Unlock Unlock

Grades

School Local Nationwide
Average Grade C C C+
Average Grade (best 3) B- C+ C+
Percentage Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Students getting AAB or better 23.1% Unlock Unlock

2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference Unlock Unlock
Second Preference 52 12
Third Preference 88 9
From another Local Authority 7 3

Previous Years

Sample

Unlock

Name Distance
Great Crosby Catholic Primary School
The Northern Road, Sefton, Crosby, Liverpool, Merseyside, L23 2RQ
0.25 miles
Forefield Junior School
Forefield Lane, Crosby, Liverpool, Merseyside, L23 9TJ
0.52 miles
St Luke's Halsall Church of England Primary School
Cooks Road, Crosby, Liverpool, Merseyside, L23 2TB
0.53 miles
Forefield Community Infant and Nursery School
Forefield Lane, Crosby, Liverpool, Merseyside, L23 9SL
0.54 miles
Waterloo Primary School
Crosby Road North, Waterloo, Liverpool, Merseyside, L22 0LD
0.59 miles
Valewood Primary School
Sherwood Avenue, Crosby, Liverpool, Merseyside, L23 7YG
0.67 miles
St John's Church of England Primary School
Denmark Street, Waterloo, Liverpool, Merseyside, L22 9RG
0.73 miles
St Edmund's and St Thomas' Catholic Primary School
Oxford Road, Waterloo, Liverpool, Merseyside, L22 8QF
0.75 miles
St Nicholas Church of England Primary School
Nicholas Road, Blundellsands, Liverpool, Merseyside, L23 6TS
0.86 miles
Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Primary School
Ford Close, Litherland, Liverpool, Merseyside, L21 0EP
0.91 miles
Ursuline Catholic Primary School
Nicholas Road, Liverpool, Merseyside, L23 6TT
0.96 miles
Hatton Hill Primary School
Alwyn Avenue, Litherland, Liverpool, Merseyside, L21 9NZ
1 miles
St William of York Catholic Primary School
St William Road, Crosby, Liverpool, Merseyside, L23 9XH
1.06 miles
St Mary's Catholic Primary School
Back Lane, Crosby, Liverpool, Merseyside, L23 4UA
1.4 miles
Rimrose Hope CofE Primary School
Sandy Road, Seaforth, Liverpool, Merseyside, L21 1AD
1.48 miles
English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School
School Lane, Litherland, Liverpool, Merseyside, L21 7LX
1.49 miles
Educ8 Liverpool
Elm Road, Seaforth, Liverpool, Merseyside, L21 3TG
1.59 miles
St Philip's Church of England Controlled Primary School
Church Road, Litherland, Liverpool, Merseyside, L21 8NZ
1.6 miles
Holy Spirit Catholic Academy
Poulsom Drive, Holy Spirit Catholic Academy Poulsom Drive, Bootle, Merseyside, L30 2NR
1.65 miles
Litherland Moss Primary School
Sterrix Lane, Litherland, Liverpool, Merseyside, L21 0DB
1.71 miles
Name Distance
Olsen House School
85-87 Liverpool Road, Crosby, Liverpool, Merseyside, L23 5TD
0.17 miles
St. Mary's College
St. Mary's College, Liverpool, L23 5TW
0.2 miles
Merchant Taylors' Boys' School
Liverpool Road, Liverpool, L23 0QP
0.24 miles
Merchant Taylors' Girls' School
Liverpool Road, Liverpool, L23 5SP
0.26 miles
Crosby High School
De Villiers Avenue, Crosby, Liverpool, Merseyside, L23 2TH
0.71 miles
Chesterfield High School
Chesterfield Road, Crosby, Liverpool, Merseyside, L23 9YB
0.79 miles
St Michael's Church of England High School
St Michael's Road, Crosby, L23 7UL
0.94 miles
Holy Family Catholic High School
Virgins Lane, Thornton, Liverpool, Merseyside, L23 4UL
1.1 miles
Newfield School
Edge Lane, Crosby, Liverpool, Merseyside, L23 4TG
1.14 miles
Litherland High School
Sterrix Lane, Litherland, Liverpool, Merseyside, L21 0DB
1.54 miles
Rowan Park School
Sterrix Lane, Litherland, Liverpool, Merseyside, L21 0DB
1.66 miles
The Salesian Academy of St John Bosco
Netherton Way, Bootle, Merseyside, L30 2NA
2.05 miles
King's Leadership Academy Hawthornes
Fernhill Road, Bootle, Merseyside, L20 6AQ
2.28 miles
Hugh Baird College
Balliol Road, Bootle, Merseyside, L20 7EW
3.17 miles
Maghull High School
Ormonde Drive, Maghull, Liverpool, Merseyside, L31 7AW
3.24 miles
Hillside High School
Breeze Hill, Bootle, Merseyside, L20 9NU
3.27 miles
Archbishop Beck Catholic College
55 Long Lane, Fazakerley, Liverpool, Merseyside, L9 7BF
3.36 miles
Liverpool Progressive School
Rice Lane, Walton, Liverpool, Merseyside, L9 1NR
3.4 miles
Alsop High School
Queens Drive, Liverpool, Merseyside, L4 6SH
3.66 miles
Peregrinate Ltd.
41 Liverpool Road North, Liverpool, L31 2HE
3.68 miles
Filters

Basics

Age Range

Special Schools

Independent Schools

Faith Schools

Key Stage 2 Attainment

Students Meeting expected standard

Students Meeting higher standard

GCSE Attainment

Attainment 8 score percentile

Students getting 5 or more GCSE's at grade 9-4 (A-C)

Bootstrap