Sacred Heart Catholic Academy

Academy sponsor led · Secondary school · Liverpool, Sefton
L23 5TF
Composite score
53.0

School overview

Sacred Heart Catholic Academy is a secondary school serving Liverpool, Sefton, classified by the DfE as an academy sponsor led with a Roman Catholic religious character. It has 653 pupils aged 11 to 18 on roll. The school's average Attainment 8 score in the latest GCSE results was 42.4 — below the national average (national average: 46). Its Attainment 8 score has risen by 4.0 points year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of secondary schools nationally.

38% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, below the national average of about 45%. 58% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. Sacred Heart Catholic 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 further down the page.

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#2,166
National rank
#271
In North West
#10
In Sefton
Top 68%
Nationally

Performance (KS4 GCSE)

Attainment 8 score
42.4
National avg ≈ 46
Progress 8 score
% achieving 9–5 in English & Maths
38%
% achieving 9–4 in English & Maths
58%
% EBacc grade 5+
9%
EBacc average points score
3.53

Ofsted judgements

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Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Requires improvement
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Sixth form provision
Requires improvement

School profile

Pupils on roll 653 % FSM ever-6 33.1% % EAL 8.1% Age range 11–18 Gender Mixed Religious character Roman Catholic

Location

Nearby secondary schools

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