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EnglandNorth WestWiganWN6 7RHSacred Heart Catholic Primary School
Primary

Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School

Primary

Wigan · WIGAN · WN6 7RH http://www.sacredheart.wigan.sch.uk

Pupils
427
cap. 420
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
64%
RWM expected · 2024/25
6%
RWM higher · 2024/25
427
Pupils · 2024/25
34%
EAL · 2024/25
14%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
64%
RWM expected · 2024/25
6%
RWM higher · 2024/25
427
Pupils · 2024/25
34%
EAL · 2024/25
14%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Local authorityWigan
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio21.5:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterRoman Catholic
StatusOpen

Overview of Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School · Primary · Wigan

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
64%
+22pp
78%60%42%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 64%
RWM higher standard
6%
+4pp
14%8%2%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 6%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
77%
Reading higher standard
38%
Writing expected standard
68%
Writing higher standard
8%
Maths expected standard
74%
Maths higher standard
26%
Science expected standard
85%
SPAG expected standard
75%
SPAG higher standard
30%
Reading scaled score
105.0
Maths scaled score
105.0
GPS scaled score
105.0

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
427
Pupil : teacher ratio
21.5
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
34%
FSM eligible
29%
SEN
18%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
14%

Contact

Address
Springfield Road, WIGAN, WN6 7RH
Local authority
Wigan
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
2024/2564%6%77%38%68%8%74%26%85%75%105.0105.0105.018%427
2023/2442%2%70%8%63%3%58%8%80%73%103.0101.0104.019%435
2022/2373%5%83%34%78%7%80%25%81%83%106.0105.0108.0+0.50-0.20+0.7018%421
2018/1973%14%75%25%81%19%81%25%86%75%104.0106.0105.0-0.40+0.30+1.1019%444
2017/1878%3%81%29%84%22%84%17%86%81%108.0106.0108.0+0.40+1.00-0.4019%459
2016/1770%9%70%26%83%20%87%26%83%85%105.0107.0107.0+0.50+1.30+2.2015%447

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
2024/2542721.818%34%29%5%14%
2023/2443523.119%28%30%6%19%
2022/2342122.318%24%26%6%17%
2021/2241520.019%19%28%6%16%
2020/2142326.319%15%27%
2018/1944425.019%9%20%4%8%
2017/1845924.219%8%18%4%6%
2016/1744724.615%6%21%4%8%

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