Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Hastings
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Hastings, part of Bosco Catholic Education Trust. It has a Roman Catholic religious character.
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to East Sussex (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School in detail
Results
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School has no published results of its own yet. Before it became an academy in 2026, as Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Hastings (URN 114575), 72% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 53% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
Getting a place at Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School
Across East Sussex, 91% of families were offered their first-choice primary school for 2026 entry, and 98% were offered one of the schools they named.
In 2026, families in East Sussex lodged 82 appeals against primary school offers; 42 reached a hearing and 2 succeeded (4.8% of those heard).
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School are Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Hastings (under 0.1 miles, Good, 72% reading, 53% maths); Dudley Infant Academy (0.1 miles, Good); Ark Castledown Primary Academy (0.3 miles, Good, 80% reading, 82% maths); and All Saints CofE Junior Academy (0.3 miles, Good, 80% reading, 78% maths).
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, HastingsDudley Infant AcademyArk Castledown Primary AcademyAll Saints CofE Junior Academy
The trust
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School is one of 18 schools run by Bosco Catholic Education Trust, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 65% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Ore Rail Station, about 600 metres away (roughly a 7-minute walk).
15 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Sacred Heart School (adjacent), 40 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 552 crimes within a mile of the school, most often anti-social behaviour, shoplifting and violence and sexual offences. That is well above the typical figure around schools in East Sussex (65), as is usual near a town centre.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School are Mulberry Academy Hastings (1.4 miles), Ark Alexandra Academy (1.5 miles) and Lansdowne Children's Centre (1.8 miles).
Mulberry Academy HastingsArk Alexandra AcademyLansdowne Children's Centre
Sources: DfE school performance data; GIAS establishment links; DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it became an academy in May 2026. Before that, as Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Hastings (URN 114575), it was rated Good in November 2017. See Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Hastings's inspections
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Results at Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Hastings before it became an academy in 2026 (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25Published for Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Hastings (URN 114575), the school Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School replaced. There are no figures for Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School yet, so these are shown separately.
KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 72% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 63% to 53% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 50% to 66% (2024 to 2025).
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School
Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School.
- Fireflies childcare limitedAt the school · Not yet graded
Term dates
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see East Sussex's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School is in East Sussex; for families living there:
Apply to East Sussex for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 30
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 9
- Children hurt
- 8
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 30 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 9 serious and 21 slight.
8 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 4 in a vehicle or otherwise.
9 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in East Sussex is 8 (the median across 221 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
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Applications and offers at Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Hastings before it became an academy in 2026
Published for Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Hastings (URN 114575), the school Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School replaced. There are no figures for Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School yet, so these are shown separately.
| Entry year | Places offered | First choices | Named at all | First choices per place | First choices not offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 26 | 23 | 46 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2025 | 23 | 22 | 47 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 29 | 28 | 54 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 30 | 32 | 52 | 1.1 | 3 |
| 2022 | 30 | 36 | 58 | 1.2 | 6 |
| 2021 | 29 | 27 | 56 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2020 | 30 | 35 | 60 | 1.2 | 5 |
| 2019 | 30 | 41 | 62 | 1.4 | 11 |
| 2018 | 30 | 42 | 70 | 1.4 | 12 |
| 2017 | 55 | 48 | 79 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2016 | 30 | 30 | 56 | 1.0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 30 | 33 | 63 | 1.1 | 6 |
| 2014 | 30 | 40 | 78 | 1.3 | 12 |
Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers (school-level file). "Places offered" is the number of offers made on national offer day, which can differ from the school's published admission number.
Capacity & Demand
Area Demand Pressure - Hastings
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Hastings
Across East Sussex council
Places available
5,501
Applications
4,559
Got 1st preference
91.1%
Got preferred school
97.7%
All primary applications across East Sussex council (2026/27), not just this school.
Absence at Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Hastings before it became an academy in 20262024/25
Published for Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Hastings (URN 114575), the school Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School replaced. There are no figures for Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School yet, so these are shown separately.
4.2%
Overall absence
7.7%
Persistent absence
183
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School
Questions parents ask about Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School
Are there exam results for Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School?
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School has no published results of its own yet. Before it became an academy in 2026, as Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Hastings (URN 114575), 72% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 53% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
What is Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it became an academy in May 2026. Before that, as Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Hastings (URN 114575), it was rated Good in November 2017.
What is the catchment area for Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School is oversubscribed, East Sussex allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
How do I apply to Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School?
Apply through East Sussex's coordinated admissions process, naming Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
Does Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club at the school: Fireflies childcare limited (registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
How many road collisions happen near Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 30 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 9 serious and 21 slight. 8 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 4 in a vehicle or otherwise. 9 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in East Sussex is 8 (the median across 221 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School?
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School is at Old London Road, Hastings, East Sussex, TN35 5NA.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)