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Sacred Heart Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMs Joy Agbonlahor

location_onTipton, DY4 8UH

language Visit Website phone 1215571511

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2022

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Students

448

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Expected Standard

59%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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Sacred Heart Primary School is a Community school primary school in Tipton, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 63% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Sacred Heart Primary School is a community school in Tipton, Sandwell, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 445 pupils on roll, of whom 45% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 59% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 7% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #50 of 84 primaries in Sandwell and #7,303 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2022. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 20.3:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 1.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

59%

LA 60%

Reading69% LA 73%

Writing64% LA 70%

Maths74% LA 72%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

61%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading74% LA 71% · Eng 74%

Writing69% LA 69% · Eng 72%

Maths75% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

70%

LA 55%England 60%

Reading82% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Writing74% LA 67% · Eng 71%

Maths77% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

3.2

Read

LA -0.4

1.6 to 4.8

2.7

Write

LA -0.3

1.2 to 4.3

3.4

Maths

LA -0.1

1.8 to 4.9

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

29%

LA 63%England 65%

Reading65% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing48% LA 76% · Eng 78%

Maths52% LA 78% · Eng 79%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.1

Read

LA 0.3

-3.4 to 1.2

-2.4

Write

LA 0.5

-4.5 to -0.3

-1.9

Maths

LA 0.5

-3.9 to 0.1

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

38%

LA 60%

Reading63% LA 71%

Writing63% LA 75%

Maths54% LA 72%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.3

Read

LA -0.3

-0.3 to 4.9

0.5

Write

LA 0.1

-2 to 3

0.1

Maths

LA 0.1

-2.3 to 2.5

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

30 March 2022

Inspection Report

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21 March 2019

Inspection Report

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25 February 2015

Inspection Report

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15 January 2013

Inspection Report

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14 July 2010

Inspection Report

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25 January 2007

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2022-03-30

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2019-03-21

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2015-02-25

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

2010-07-14

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.9%per term

warning Above Average

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.9%(4 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 445 pupils. During this period, there were 4 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.9%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	445	4	0.9%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	434	5	1.2%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	447	2	0.4%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	448	3	0.7%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	445	1	0.2%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	461	3	0.7%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	448	3	0.7%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	443	1	0.2%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	446	3	0.7%	0.5%	1
2021/22 (Spring term)	449	6	1.3%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	438	10	2.3%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	419	3	0.7%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	415	1	0.2%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	409	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	388	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	388	2	0.5%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	376	2	0.5%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	350	6	1.7%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	342	3	0.9%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	331	11	3.3%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	293	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	277	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	251	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	195	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	188	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	167	0	0.0%	0.5%	0

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 46 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 29 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 27 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 3 pupils

Physical Disability 3 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Profound & Multiple Learning 1 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils