Sacred Heart RC Primary School, Manchester
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 3 months agoReport card - no overall grade (new Ofsted framework from Sep 2024)
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Sacred Heart RC Primary School excels at identifying what individual pupils need and providing strong support to help them succeed. Children get off to a positive start in early years with caring staff, and the school maintains high expectations for all learners, including those who join from other schools. Pupils benefit from a well-structured curriculum that builds secure foundations in key subjects and a caring community where most feel valued and included.
Key Strengths
- Pupils achieve well in reading, writing and mathematics, meeting national standards by end of Year 6
- Early identification of pupils' needs and effective targeted support for those with special educational needs, disabilities, or English as an additional language
- Strong curriculum in phonics and secure knowledge building across subjects
- Effective wellbeing support including coaching sessions for emotional development
- Improved attendance rates and declining persistent absence through proactive monitoring
Areas for Improvement
- Not enough opportunities for pupils to explore learning in greater depth
- Inconsistent application of behaviour policy by some staff, affecting how incidents are handled
- Bullying incidents not dealt with well enough, with some pupils reporting issues continue unresolved
- Some staff do not follow behaviour procedures consistently or act as good role models
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met, with leaders establishing an open culture where safeguarding is everyone's responsibility and concerns are actively identified and acted upon, making pupils safer and helping them feel safe.
Extracurricular Activities
Clubs, sports competitions, sporting activities
Sacred Heart RC Primary School provides expected standard education with strong foundations in reading, writing and mathematics. The school effectively supports all pupils, including those with additional needs and those learning English as an additional language.
At a Glance
38.8%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 75% to 70%. Maths has declined from 86% to 70%. Writing has improved from 71% to 78%.
Class Sizes
24.9
Avg class size
19.7
Infant (KS1)
28.8
KS2
7
Total classes
2 classes with more than 30 pupils
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
85%
Available places
178 pupils
210 capacity
32 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Manchester
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Manchester
Admissions Demand - Wigan
Places available
3,894
Applications
3,601
Got 1st preference
89.7%
Got preferred school
97.0%
Primary admissions across Wigan (2025/26)
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Pupil Demographics
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
6.16953%
Overall absence
14.97006%
Persistent absence
167
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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