Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Southend-on-Sea

From the headteacher's welcome: "Sacred Heart is a fully inclusive school with the highest expectations and aspirations for all our pupils. We pride ourselves on our warm, welcoming Catholic ethos. We are proud of the special relationships the school holds with parents and carers and we very much value the support and contribution they make to school life."

Coming up: an admissions event on Wednesday 4 November 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2025, 83% of Year 6 pupils at Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 69% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 76% and 74% in Southend-on-Sea and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 70% in reading and 60% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 46 families put Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School as their first choice and 78 named it as one of their preferences, for 52 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School are Porters Grange Primary School and Nursery (0.2 miles, Good, 57% reading, 66% maths); Bournemouth Park Academy (0.5 miles, Good, 84% reading, 76% maths); Hamstel Infant School and Nursery (0.7 miles, Good); and Hamstel Junior School (0.7 miles, Good, 73% reading, 64% maths).

Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 3 schools.

Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School is one of 9 schools run by Assisi Catholic Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 62% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

33.2% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (43%), Black (27%) and Asian (9%).

Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School had 27 teachers in 2026, one for every 15 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Southend East Rail Station, about 410 metres away (roughly a 5-minute walk).

6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Sacred Heart Schools (outside), 60 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 967 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and public order offences. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Southend-on-Sea (318), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School issued 7 suspensions, 1.6 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School are Southend High School for Girls (0.8 miles), Cecil Jones Academy (1 mile), Southchurch High School (1.1 miles) and St Bernard's High School (1.2 miles).