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EnglandNorth EastNewcastle upon TyneNE4 9XZSacred Heart Primary School
Primary

Sacred Heart Primary School

Primary

Newcastle upon Tyne · Newcastle-upon-Tyne · NE4 9XZ www.shprimary.org.uk

Pupils
239
cap. 235
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
68%
RWM expected · 2024/25
16%
RWM higher · 2024/25
239
Pupils · 2024/25
29%
EAL · 2024/25
4%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
68%
RWM expected · 2024/25
16%
RWM higher · 2024/25
239
Pupils · 2024/25
29%
EAL · 2024/25
4%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 08/06/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityNewcastle upon Tyne
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio24.4:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterRoman Catholic
StatusOpen

Overview of Sacred Heart Primary School · Primary · Newcastle upon Tyne

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2022/23

RWM expected standard
68%
+1pp
80%74%67%
'23'24'25
'25 · 68%
RWM higher standard
16%
+13pp
16%10%3%
'23'24'25
'25 · 16%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
74%
Reading higher standard
39%
Writing expected standard
81%
Writing higher standard
35%
Maths expected standard
74%
Maths higher standard
32%
Science expected standard
84%
SPAG expected standard
71%
SPAG higher standard
35%
Reading scaled score
107.0
Maths scaled score
106.0
GPS scaled score
106.0

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
239
Pupil : teacher ratio
24.4
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
29%
FSM eligible
25%
SEN
12%
Overall absence
3%
Persistent absence
4%

Contact

Address
Convent Road, Fenham, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE4 9XZ
Local authority
Newcastle upon Tyne
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
2024/2568%16%74%39%81%35%74%32%84%71%107.0106.0106.012%239
2023/2467%3%77%50%77%13%83%40%87%90%108.0108.0107.012%236
2022/2380%3%83%20%87%10%90%33%83%90%105.0106.0107.0-1.50+0.10+1.209%242

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
2024/2523925.712%29%25%3%4%
2023/2423625.612%19%24%3%5%
2022/2324223.79%18%28%4%8%
2021/2224223.010%19%27%5%9%
2020/2124525.89%23%23%

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