Ofsted: Good trending_up Places Available emoji_events #17 in Leicester public Top 46% UK

Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy

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

personMrs Catherine Hayles

corporate_fareST THOMAS AQUINAS CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST

location_onLeicester, LE5 3HH

language Visit Website phone 1162624418

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2021

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Students

396

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Expected Standard

66%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy is a Academy converter primary school in Leicester, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 46% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy is an academy converter in Leicester, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of ST THOMAS AQUINAS CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 333 pupils on roll, of whom 25% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 66% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 9% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #17 of 71 primaries in Leicester and #3,162 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2021. 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 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 24.4:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.2 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

66%

LA 56%

Reading79% LA 69%

Writing71% LA 65%

Maths82% LA 69%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

70%

LA 57%England 61%

Reading77% LA 69% · Eng 74%

Writing77% LA 67% · Eng 72%

Maths87% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

63%

LA 55%England 60%

Reading72% LA 65% · Eng 73%

Writing77% LA 66% · Eng 71%

Maths74% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.4

Read

LA -0.2

-0.4 to 3.1

1.4

Write

LA -0.2

-0.3 to 3.0

2.4

Maths

LA 0.9

0.7 to 4.0

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

53%

LA 59%England 65%

Reading57% LA 66% · Eng 73%

Writing69% LA 72% · Eng 78%

Maths79% LA 75% · Eng 79%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.4

Read

LA 0.2

-2.0 to 1.3

1.2

Write

LA 0.1

-0.3 to 2.7

1.6

Maths

LA 1.1

0.1 to 3.0

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

63%

LA 59%

Reading81% LA 68%

Writing73% LA 72%

Maths77% LA 71%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.1

Read

LA 0.1

-1.6 to 1.4

-0.1

Write

LA -0.1

-1.6 to 1.4

-0.5

Maths

LA 0.6

-1.9 to 0.9

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

03 November 2021

Inspection Report

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27 February 2018

Inspection Report

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05 November 2014

Inspection Report

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10 August 2012

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2021-11-03

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2018-02-27

S5 Inspection Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

2014-11-05

None Legacy

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

0.3%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.3%(1 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 333 pupils. During this period, there were 1 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.3%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	333	1	0.3%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	339	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	387	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	376	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	350	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	401	1	0.2%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	396	2	0.5%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	382	2	0.5%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	411	1	0.2%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	414	5	1.2%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	412	1	0.2%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	433	1	0.2%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	438	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	430	2	0.5%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	449	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	449	1	0.2%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	448	1	0.2%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	438	2	0.5%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	435	4	0.9%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	424	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	443	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	428	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	429	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	451	1	0.2%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	448	3	0.7%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	450	4	0.9%	0.5%

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 31 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 21 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 17 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 8 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 4 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils