Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School
Primary schoolSacred Heart Catholic Primary School is a primary school in Wakefield, for pupils aged 4 to 11. It had 119 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Good (overall), November 2022
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 2 November 2022
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
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, 30% of pupils at Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 63% in Wakefield and 62% in England.
0% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Wakefield | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 30% | 63% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 9% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 100 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 99 | 104 | 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- Grove Lea Primary SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade. 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)390 m
- St Helen's CE Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), February 2023. 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)550 m
- West End AcademyPrimary. Improved significantly, November 2024. 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)600 m
- Outwood Academy HemsworthSecondary. Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 37.5 (2025/26, provisional)710 m
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Wakefield
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).