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EnglandYorkshire and The HumberCalderdaleHX6 1BLSacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy
Primary

Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy

Primary

Calderdale · Sowerby Bridge · HX6 1BL http://www.sacredheart.calderdale.sch.uk/

Pupils
163
cap. 175
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
60%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
163
Pupils · 2024/25
1%
EAL · 2024/25
14%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
60%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
163
Pupils · 2024/25
1%
EAL · 2024/25
14%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 16/11/2022

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityCalderdale
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio22.7:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterRoman Catholic
StatusOpen

Overview of Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy · Primary · Calderdale

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
60%
+5pp
70%63%55%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 60%
RWM higher standard
7%
+7pp
8%4%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 7%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
67%
Reading higher standard
27%
Writing expected standard
77%
Writing higher standard
13%
Maths expected standard
77%
Maths higher standard
17%
Science expected standard
77%
SPAG expected standard
70%
SPAG higher standard
23%
Reading scaled score
103.0
Maths scaled score
104.0
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
163
Pupil : teacher ratio
22.7
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
1%
FSM eligible
39%
SEN
16%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
14%

Contact

Address
St Peter's Avenue, Sowerby Bridge, HX6 1BL
Local authority
Calderdale
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
2024/2560%7%67%27%77%13%77%17%77%70%103.0104.0104.016%163
2023/2455%0%68%18%68%14%64%9%68%77%103.0102.0105.012%177
2022/2357%3%73%13%67%7%80%10%73%70%103.0103.0104.0-0.70-1.10-0.3011%195
2018/1970%4%85%19%78%11%89%7%81%93%104.0104.0105.0-2.10-2.70-3.1012%176
2017/1860%8%88%40%64%12%76%24%76%88%107.0106.0108.0+1.50-4.10+0.40176
2016/1766%14%83%48%69%14%90%31%76%90%108.0106.0109.0+4.00-0.90+1.8014%190

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
2024/2516329.116%1%39%6%14%
2023/2417723.912%1%39%5%14%
2022/2319526.411%1%44%6%20%
2021/2216823.011%2%40%6%18%
2020/2116426.510%2%37%
2018/1917624.412%4%37%4%12%
2017/1828.43%4%
2016/1719021.614%8%36%5%15%

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