# The Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School

The Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School is a primary school in Bradford, for pupils aged 5 to 11.

It had 118 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E139353. [Bradford](https://openindex.co.uk/bradford)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 5 to 11
- Pupils: 118
- Council: Bradford
- URN: 139353

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Good (overall), July 2022
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 13 July 2022
- Overall effectiveness: Good
- Quality of education: Good
- Behaviour and attitudes: Good
- Personal development: Good
- Leadership and management: Good
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, 58% of pupils at The Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 60% in Bradford and 62% in England.
11% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

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

| Measure | This school | Bradford | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 58% | 60% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 11% | 7% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103 | 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

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

- [Ashlands Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ashlands-primary-school-e149937): 240 m. Primary. Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade. 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Ben Rhydding Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ben-rhydding-primary-school-e152604): 620 m. Primary. School remains Good, July 2024
- [Ilkley Grammar School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ilkley-grammar-school-e136905): 640 m. Secondary. Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 56.6 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Moorfield School & Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/moorfield-school-and-nursery-e107450): 740 m. Independent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [Westville House School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/westville-house-school-e107453): 1.3 km. Independent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [All Saints' CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/all-saints-cofe-primary-school-e107309): 1.4 km. Primary. Good (overall), December 2023. 82% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## 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/139353)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/139353)

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