Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School
Primary schoolSacred Heart Catholic Primary School is a primary school in Barnsley, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 160 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Some aspects not as strong, March 2025
Before that: Good (overall), March 2020
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 3 March 2020
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Latest ungraded inspection
- Some aspects not as strong, 19 March 2025
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 35% of pupils at Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 65% in Barnsley and 62% in England.
0% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Barnsley | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 35% | 65% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 8% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100 | 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
In a straight line- Goldthorpe Primary AcademyPrimary. Good (overall), October 2023. 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)330 m
- Astrea Academy DearneSecondary. Good (overall), May 2023. Attainment 8 of 39.3 (2025/26, provisional)800 m
- Highgate Primary AcademyPrimary. School remains Good, October 2022. 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)890 m
- The Hill Primary AcademyPrimary. Good (overall), May 2023. 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.4 km
- Carrfield Primary AcademyPrimary. School remains Good, May 2023. 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.5 km
- Gooseacre Primary AcademyPrimary. Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade. 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.9 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Barnsley
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).