# Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School and Nursery

Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School and Nursery is a primary school in Hertsmere, for pupils aged 3 to 11.

It had 346 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E117488. [Hertsmere](https://openindex.co.uk/hertsmere)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Voluntary aided school
- Ages: 3 to 11
- Pupils: 346
- Council: Hertsmere
- URN: 117488

## Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good, March 2023
- Latest ungraded inspection: School remains Good, 9 March 2023
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 77% of pupils at Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School and Nursery met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 64% in Hertfordshire and 62% in England.
14% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | Hertfordshire | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 77% | 64% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 14% | 11% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109 | 107 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108 | 105 | 105 |

Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [The Grange Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-grange-academy-e147785): 270 m. Secondary. Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 48.2 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Falconer School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/falconer-school-e117686): 370 m. Special. Some aspects not as strong, March 2025
- [Bushey Manor Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bushey-manor-junior-school-e117242): 460 m. Primary. Good (overall), March 2023. 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Bushey and Oxhey Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bushey-and-oxhey-infant-school-e117157): 710 m. Primary. Good (overall), January 2024
- [Bournehall Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bournehall-primary-school-e117296): 860 m. Primary. Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade. 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St Margaret's School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-margarets-school-e117606): 890 m. Independent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/117488)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/117488)

## How to cite

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