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EnglandYorkshire and The HumberBarnsleyS63 9JYSacred Heart Catholic Primary School
Primary

Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School

Primary

Barnsley · Rotherham · S63 9JY www.federationcc.org.uk

Pupils
158
cap. 140
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
35%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
158
Pupils · 2024/25
23%
EAL · 2024/25
14%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
35%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
158
Pupils · 2024/25
23%
EAL · 2024/25
14%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 03/03/2020

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityBarnsley
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio19.5:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterRoman Catholic
StatusOpen

Overview of Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School · Primary · Barnsley

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
35%
-13pp
70%53%35%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 35%
RWM higher standard
0%
0pp
10%5%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
70%
Reading higher standard
20%
Writing expected standard
55%
Writing higher standard
0%
Maths expected standard
55%
Maths higher standard
15%
Science expected standard
85%
SPAG expected standard
75%
SPAG higher standard
15%
Reading scaled score
103.0
Maths scaled score
100.0
GPS scaled score
103.0

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
158
Pupil : teacher ratio
19.5
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
23%
FSM eligible
27%
SEN
16%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
14%

Contact

Address
Lockwood Road, Goldthorpe, Rotherham, S63 9JY
Local authority
Barnsley
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
2024/2535%0%70%20%55%0%55%15%85%75%103.0100.0103.016%158
2023/2448%0%74%35%70%0%57%13%83%52%106.0102.0102.017%161
2022/2350%0%59%14%73%0%73%9%82%64%102.0103.0102.0-3.80-2.10-1.7011%168
2018/1970%10%75%20%85%15%85%20%80%70%102.0105.0103.0-1.10+1.30+0.7016%149
2017/1850%5%60%20%85%20%60%10%75%80%102.0101.0104.0-1.40+2.00-1.8016%163
2016/1747%0%58%11%68%0%63%11%74%74%101.0102.0105.0-3.20-5.40-2.5013%169

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
2024/2515820.116%23%27%6%14%
2023/2416116.617%19%29%7%17%
2022/2316819.411%11%36%7%20%
2021/2215317.813%8%36%8%31%
2020/2114517.212%8%35%
2018/1914917.416%9%28%5%13%
2017/1816321.416%8%34%5%16%
2016/1716916.113%8%34%5%14%

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