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EnglandYorkshire and The HumberWakefieldWF9 4LJSacred Heart Catholic Primary School
Primary

Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School

Primary

Wakefield · Pontefract · WF9 4LJ http://www.sacredheart.bkcat.co.uk

Pupils
126
cap. 175
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
30%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
126
Pupils · 2024/25
20%
EAL · 2024/25
23%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
30%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
126
Pupils · 2024/25
20%
EAL · 2024/25
23%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 02/11/2022

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityWakefield
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio18.7:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterRoman Catholic
StatusOpen

Overview of Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School · Primary · Wakefield

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
30%
-20pp
81%56%30%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 30%
RWM higher standard
0%
0pp
19%10%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
52%
Reading higher standard
13%
Writing expected standard
57%
Writing higher standard
0%
Maths expected standard
35%
Maths higher standard
4%
Science expected standard
78%
SPAG expected standard
22%
SPAG higher standard
4%
Reading scaled score
100.0
Maths scaled score
99.0
GPS scaled score
97.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
126
Pupil : teacher ratio
18.7
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
20%
FSM eligible
35%
SEN
30%
Overall absence
8%
Persistent absence
23%

Contact

Address
Highfield Road, Hemsworth, Pontefract, WF9 4LJ
Local authority
Wakefield
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2530%0%52%13%57%0%35%4%78%22%100.099.097.030%126
2023/2450%0%65%25%70%0%65%15%75%40%104.0103.099.023%121
2022/2352%0%71%29%71%0%62%5%76%48%103.0101.098.0-1.40-2.90-2.7024%117
2018/1981%19%81%44%81%19%88%31%81%75%107.0106.0103.0+2.30+0.10+1.108%135
2017/1853%5%58%37%63%11%53%21%58%58%105.0100.0103.0+2.80+0.90-0.9013%143
2016/1733%7%73%7%60%7%40%7%87%60%103.099.0102.0-0.60-2.40-4.6010%132

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2512628.030%20%35%8%23%
2023/2412122.423%18%33%7%27%
2022/2311716.524%8%34%8%26%
2021/2212817.123%6%32%8%27%
2020/2113822.68%5%31%
2018/1913518.88%6%22%4%13%
2017/1814327.513%6%25%5%5%
2016/1713220.610%5%26%5%11%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.