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EnglandNorth WestWarringtonWA5 1NSSacred Heart Catholic Primary School
Primary

Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School

Primary

Warrington · Warrington · WA5 1NS www.sacredheartcp.co.uk

Pupils
194
cap. 209
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
42%
RWM expected · 2024/25
6%
RWM higher · 2024/25
194
Pupils · 2024/25
53%
EAL · 2024/25
7%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
42%
RWM expected · 2024/25
6%
RWM higher · 2024/25
194
Pupils · 2024/25
53%
EAL · 2024/25
7%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Outstanding

Ofsted inspection · 05/03/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityWarrington
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio23.6:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterRoman Catholic
StatusOpen

Overview of Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School · Primary · Warrington

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
42%
-21pp
78%60%42%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 42%
RWM higher standard
6%
-5pp
13%10%6%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 6%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
65%
Reading higher standard
19%
Writing expected standard
74%
Writing higher standard
10%
Maths expected standard
52%
Maths higher standard
16%
Science expected standard
81%
SPAG expected standard
65%
SPAG higher standard
26%
Reading scaled score
102.0
Maths scaled score
101.0
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
194
Pupil : teacher ratio
23.6
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
53%
FSM eligible
23%
SEN
30%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
7%

Contact

Address
Selby Street, Bewsey and Whitecross, Warrington, WA5 1NS
Local authority
Warrington
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
2024/2542%6%65%19%74%10%52%16%81%65%102.0101.0103.030%194
2023/2463%11%93%33%81%11%67%26%96%81%107.0105.0104.035%188
2022/2378%7%89%41%85%19%85%30%85%85%107.0107.0106.0+2.00+1.70+1.5027%197
2018/1972%6%72%19%94%16%94%25%97%88%103.0106.0107.0-0.10+2.30+1.7013%195
2017/1871%13%84%32%94%16%87%23%90%84%106.0107.0106.0+3.10+3.50+4.0013%190
2016/1771%13%74%19%90%23%94%35%87%94%104.0107.0109.0+1.50+3.90+4.4013%198

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
2024/2519420.430%53%23%4%7%
2023/2418820.935%45%25%5%10%
2022/2319724.627%43%24%5%12%
2021/2218322.932%36%30%6%19%
2020/2118521.531%35%28%
2018/1919525.713%42%29%5%11%
2017/1819022.113%40%24%4%11%
2016/1719823.013%38%22%4%7%

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