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EnglandSouth WestTorbayTQ3 2SHSacred Heart Catholic School
Primary

Sacred Heart Catholic School

Primary

Torbay · Paignton · TQ3 2SH http://www.sacred-heart-primary.torbay.sch.uk/

Pupils
209
cap. 210
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
55%
RWM expected · 2024/25
13%
RWM higher · 2024/25
209
Pupils · 2024/25
23%
EAL · 2024/25
6%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
55%
RWM expected · 2024/25
13%
RWM higher · 2024/25
209
Pupils · 2024/25
23%
EAL · 2024/25
6%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 24/05/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityTorbay
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio25.6:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterRoman Catholic
StatusOpen

Overview of Sacred Heart Catholic School · Primary · Torbay

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
55%
-19pp
74%64%53%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 55%
RWM higher standard
13%
-3pp
16%8%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 13%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
77%
Reading higher standard
26%
Writing expected standard
65%
Writing higher standard
16%
Maths expected standard
71%
Maths higher standard
16%
Science expected standard
74%
SPAG expected standard
55%
SPAG higher standard
16%
Reading scaled score
104.0
Maths scaled score
104.0
GPS scaled score
102.0

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
209
Pupil : teacher ratio
25.6
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
23%
FSM eligible
26%
SEN
20%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
6%

Contact

Address
Cecil Road, Paignton, TQ3 2SH
Local authority
Torbay
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
2024/2555%13%77%26%65%16%71%16%74%55%104.0104.0102.020%209
2023/2474%16%94%32%81%23%77%16%84%81%107.0104.0105.022%218
2022/2360%10%70%30%73%17%67%13%70%67%106.0102.0102.0+1.00+1.00-2.0013%221
2018/1963%0%73%27%73%10%70%3%77%73%104.0101.0105.0+2.20+0.40-1.3012%233
2017/1853%7%70%13%73%20%63%13%73%83%104.0102.0105.0-0.20-0.60-1.9012%240
2016/1748%0%66%7%72%17%69%14%72%72%101.0102.0106.0-2.00-0.20-1.6010%250

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
2024/2520927.520%23%26%4%6%
2023/2421819.622%16%26%6%13%
2022/2322125.213%11%27%6%18%
2021/2223023.814%10%25%6%14%
2020/2123325.018%10%24%
2018/1923322.412%14%28%3%4%
2017/1824021.512%12%33%3%6%
2016/1725020.210%10%34%4%8%

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