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EnglandEast of EnglandSouthend-on-SeaSS1 2RFSacred Heart Catholic Primary School
Primary

Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School

Primary

Southend-on-Sea · Southend-on-Sea · SS1 2RF www.shs-southend.co.uk/

Pupils
445
cap. 472
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
61%
RWM expected · 2024/25
12%
RWM higher · 2024/25
445
Pupils · 2024/25
31%
EAL · 2024/25
14%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
61%
RWM expected · 2024/25
12%
RWM higher · 2024/25
445
Pupils · 2024/25
31%
EAL · 2024/25
14%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 09/07/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authoritySouthend-on-Sea
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio20.1:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterRoman Catholic
StatusOpen

Overview of Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School · Primary · Southend-on-Sea

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2018/19

RWM expected standard
61%
+12pp
77%63%49%
'19'23'24'25
'25 · 61%
RWM higher standard
12%
+4pp
17%12%7%
'19'23'24'25
'25 · 12%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
83%
Reading higher standard
27%
Writing expected standard
71%
Writing higher standard
19%
Maths expected standard
69%
Maths higher standard
34%
Science expected standard
85%
SPAG expected standard
71%
SPAG higher standard
36%
Reading scaled score
106.0
Maths scaled score
105.0
GPS scaled score
106.0

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
445
Pupil : teacher ratio
20.1
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
31%
FSM eligible
32%
SEN
16%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
14%

Contact

Address
Windermere Road, Southend-on-Sea, SS1 2RF
Local authority
Southend-on-Sea
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
2024/2561%12%83%27%71%19%69%34%85%71%106.0105.0106.016%445
2023/2449%8%70%22%73%12%60%18%78%70%103.0103.0104.018%454
2022/2368%7%76%27%78%12%85%25%80%78%105.0105.0104.0-1.00-0.30+0.7015%436
2018/1977%17%77%37%77%17%90%23%77%83%106.0105.0108.0+0.60-1.10-0.408%358

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
2024/2544522.516%31%32%5%14%
2023/2445425.818%33%32%5%14%
2022/2343623.415%31%34%5%12%
2021/2243626.110%34%32%5%12%
2020/2141726.47%34%30%
2018/1935821.78%37%26%4%7%

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