Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy, Loughborough

In 2025, 89% of Year 6 pupils at Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy reached the expected standard in reading and 86% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 78% and 77% in Leicestershire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 94% in reading and 94% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 29 families put Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy as their first choice and 78 named it as one of their preferences, for 29 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy are Mountfields Lodge School (0.2 miles, Good, 66% reading, 63% maths); Lift Beacon (0.6 miles, Good, 84% reading, 84% maths); Loughborough Church of England Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 92% reading, 83% maths); and Outwoods Edge Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 86% reading, 86% maths).

Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy's 2025 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy is one of 23 schools run by St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Multi Academy Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 63% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

27 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy (as of September 2025): 89% would recommend the school, 96% say their child is happy there and 25% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that the school has high expectations for their child (100%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (25%).

10.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 11.3% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (66%), Black (12%) and Asian (6%).

In 2026, 31 pupils (15.3%) received SEN support and 4 (2%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is a moderate learning difficulty.

The nearest tram or metro stop is Loughborough Central (Great Central Railway), about 1 mile away in a straight line.

4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Beacon Drive (opposite), 80 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 340 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Leicestershire (58), as is usual near a town centre.

Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.

The secondary schools closest to Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy are Woodbrook Vale School (0.8 miles), Limehurst Academy (1.1 miles), De Lisle College Loughborough Leicestershire (1.2 miles) and Charnwood College (1.3 miles).