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EnglandEast MidlandsLeicesterLE5 3HHSacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy
Primary

Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy

Primary

Leicester · Leicester · LE5 3HH www.sacredheart.leicester.sch.uk

Pupils
333
cap. 371
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
66%
RWM expected · 2024/25
9%
RWM higher · 2024/25
333
Pupils · 2024/25
74%
EAL · 2024/25
19%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
66%
RWM expected · 2024/25
9%
RWM higher · 2024/25
333
Pupils · 2024/25
74%
EAL · 2024/25
19%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Local authorityLeicester
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio24.4:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterRoman Catholic
StatusOpen

Overview of Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy · Primary · Leicester

Finance£7040 spend / pupil£7289 income / pupil2024-25 · AARView on FBIT

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
66%
-4pp
70%62%53%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 66%
RWM higher standard
9%
-1pp
10%6%2%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 9%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
79%
Reading higher standard
48%
Writing expected standard
71%
Writing higher standard
11%
Maths expected standard
82%
Maths higher standard
41%
Science expected standard
68%
SPAG expected standard
73%
LA AVG 74.59%
SPAG higher standard
30%
LA AVG 33.68%
Reading scaled score
106.0
LA AVG 104.9
Maths scaled score
106.0
LA AVG 104.88
GPS scaled score
104.0

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
333
Pupil : teacher ratio
24.4
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
74%
FSM eligible
25%
SEN
26%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
19%

Contact

Address
Mere Close, Off Mere Road, Leicester, LE5 3HH
Local authority
Leicester
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
2024/2566%9%79%48%71%11%82%41%68%73%106.0106.0104.026%333
2023/2470%10%77%38%77%15%87%37%78%75%106.0107.0104.018%376
2022/2363%2%72%14%77%5%74%25%82%63%103.0104.0103.0+1.40+1.40+2.4015%396
2018/1953%10%57%19%69%16%79%17%66%69%101.0104.0105.0-0.40+1.20+1.6012%435
2017/1863%2%81%14%73%11%77%6%84%77%103.0103.0105.0-0.10-0.10-0.5011%428
2016/1750%4%55%13%68%13%77%14%71%77%100.0103.0105.0-2.00-2.20+0.3016%448

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
2024/2533323.626%74%25%6%19%
2023/2437623.118%75%21%7%26%
2022/2339622.415%74%20%7%23%
2021/2241425.512%70%22%8%25%
2020/2143825.512%66%23%
2018/1943523.612%60%25%5%12%
2017/1842821.811%54%29%5%12%
2016/1744825.016%52%33%4%10%

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