Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy

Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy at a glance

Located in Loughborough, Leicestershire, Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a converter academy with a Roman Catholic religious character. The school educates roughly 196 pupils aged 4 to 11. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 82% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — well above the national average of 61%. That is down 5.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it among the top 6% of primary schools in England.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 109 in reading and 107 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 21% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 29 families who put it first were offered a place. Overall pupil absence was 3.8%. There are about 26.9 pupils per teacher. Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 11% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.