Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School
Performance (KS2 SATs)
Three-year trends
Last three years of DfE data. How to read trends
Ofsted judgements
Getting a place
Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this
Every child who put Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.
Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).
School profile
- Age range
- 4–11
- Pupils on roll
- 126
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
Pupil background
Special educational needs
Attendance
Staffing & funding
“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means
Nearby primary schools
Location
Official sources
About Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School is a primary school in Pontefract, Wakefield, classified by the DfE as a converter academy with a Roman Catholic religious character. Around 126 pupils aged 4 to 11 attend the school. The school holds a 'Good' judgement from Ofsted. 30% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, well below the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has fallen by 20.0 percentage points compared with the previous year, though small year groups can make these figures swing sharply from year to year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.
Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 100 in reading and 99 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School their first choice was offered one of its 10 Reception places. Overall pupil absence was 6.8%. There are about 28.0 pupils per teacher. When you visit, you might ask how the school stretches its higher-attaining pupils and supports those who need to catch up. 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.