Sacred Heart School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy, Sheffield

Ofsted's report card from its 14 July 2026 inspection grades Sacred Heart School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy on 7 areas: 3 strong standard and 4 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Attendance and behaviour - Strong standard. "Pupils enjoy coming to school and attend regularly."

Inclusion - Strong standard. "The school is incredibly accepting and welcoming."

Personal development and wellbeing - Strong standard. "Leaders have designed a rich, carefully considered programme for personal development."

Achievement - Expected standard. "Pupils achieve well from their starting points."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Leaders have established an ambitious curriculum that is broad, balanced and generally well sequenced from the early years to Year 6."

Early years - Expected standard. "Children get off to a positive start in the Reception Year."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Leaders have an accurate understanding of the school's context, strengths and priorities for improvement."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should continue to strengthen curriculum oversight across subjects so that staff teach the curriculum consistently well"; "Leaders should ensure that they support teachers to make effective decisions about the activities that pupils complete in lessons so that they acquire the intended learning set out in curriculum plans"; "Leaders should continue to refine and develop the early years curriculum so that the knowledge and skills children need to learn are identified more precisely across all areas of learning".

In its own words: "Sacred Heart is a Catholic school in the Diocese of Hallam and part of St Clare Multi Academy Trust since September 2022 Our mission statement is 'Love one another as I have loved you.' There is great emphasis on our school values: Act with Love, Communicate with Respect, Lead with Empathy and Fairness and Serve with Kindness and Consideration."

From the headteacher's welcome: "Sacred Heart Primary School is a happy, inclusive Catholic school where children develop as well-rounded individuals with a strong sense of self and a commitment to being an involved participant in our community. Our children are viewed as unique individuals with value and worth created in the image of God."

The school runs a breakfast club and after-school care until 6:00pm, from £4 per session.

Coming up: an admissions event on Wednesday 18 November 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2025, 81% of Year 6 pupils at Sacred Heart School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy reached the expected standard in reading and 81% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 73% and 72% in Sheffield and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 75% in reading and 78% in maths in 2024.

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

For September 2026 entry, 22 families put Sacred Heart School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy as their first choice and 37 named it as one of their preferences, for 22 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 School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy are Rivelin Primary School (0.3 miles, Good, 80% reading, 81% maths); Walkley Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 74% reading, 77% maths); Malin Bridge Primary School (0.5 miles, 90% reading, 88% maths); and St Mary's Church of England Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 77% reading, 81% maths).

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

Sacred Heart School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy is one of 13 schools run by St Clare Catholic Multi Academy Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 67% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

40 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Sacred Heart School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy (as of September 2026): 90% would recommend the school, 95% say their child is happy there and 40% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child is happy at the school (95%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (40%).

29% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (53%), Black (18%) and Asian (11%).

In 2026, 32 pupils (16%) received SEN support and 6 (3%) 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 speech, language and communication needs.

The nearest tram or metro stop is Hillsborough to Middlewood/Malin Br, about 100 metres away (roughly a 1-minute walk).

21 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Ripley Street/Dodd Street (adjacent), 40 metres away.

In 2024/25, Sacred Heart School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy issued 2 suspensions, 0.9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Sacred Heart School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy are Forge Valley School & Sixth Form (0.9 miles), E-Act Parkwood Academy (1 mile) and Astrea Academy Sheffield (1.4 miles).