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Requires improvement
Maintained school
Sacred Heart Catholic College
Secondary
Post 16
Roman Catholic
Liverpool Road Crosby, Liverpool, L235TF
015 1931 2971


School Profile

GENDER
Mixed
AGE
11 - 18
PUPILS
1276

Sacred Heart Catholic College is a Maintained school (Voluntary aided school) with a Roman Catholic religious character. The school consists of mixed pupils aged between 11 and 18 and has a capacity of 1354. The school was last rated as Requires improvement by Ofsted on 20 Sep 2018.

This school has strong academic results. It is in the top 40% of Secondary schools in England based on Key Stage 4 GCSE performance and ranking according to the Attainment 8 score (how well pupils of the school have performed in up to 8 qualifications).


PUPIL MIX
569 boys and 707 girls
PUPILS PER TEACHER
17.5
ELIGIBLE FOR FREE SCHOOL MEALS
17.9%
ENGLISH NOT FIRST LANGUAGE
3.8%
PERSISTENT ABSENCE
11.6%
PUPIL DIVERSITY MIX
School census date: 16 Jan 2020

SPECIAL CLASSES
No
SEN SUPPORT
6.2%
EHC PLAN
0.8%


School Performance


Attainment 8 score

School
46.8
Local Authority
44.2
England
46.7

Progress 8 score

Below Average


Grade 5 or above in English & Maths GCSEs

School
37%
Local Authority
36%
England
43%


English Baccalaureate

  School Local Authority England
Pupils entering EBacc 21% 34% 40%
EBacc average point score 3.95 3.74 4.07



Percentage of students completing

School
91.5%
Local Authority
88.9%
England
91.3%

Progress Score

Below Average


Averages per A level entry

  School Local Authority England
Average Grade C- C C+
Average Points 26.91 30.11 32.87



Percentage of students completing

School
91.5%
Local Authority
89%
England
91.2%

Progress Score

Below Average


Average results per academic qualifications

  School Local Authority England
Average Grade C- C C+
Average Points 27.1 30.24 33.02




School Inspections


Inspectorate

The Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted)

Inspection reports

Ofsted Website  

Latest inspection rating

Latest inspection date

20 Sep 2018

Latest inspection summary:


Category Assessment
Quality of education No Judgement
Behaviour and attitudes No Judgement
Personal development No Judgement
Leadership and management Requires improvement
Safeguarding is effective Yes
Sixth form provision Requires improvement




School Admissions



Demand for secondary school places
Moderate

Applications and Offers  
Total preferred applications 354
Of which first preference applications 117
Of which second preference applications 117
Of which third preference applications 115
Total offers made 185
Of which first preference offers 117
Of which second preference offers 40
Of which third preference offers 13




School Destinations


The percentage of students staying in education or employment (the year) after completing their GCSEs:

School
95%
Local Authority
92%
England
94%


Breakdown of destinations:

Destination School Local Authority England
Staying in education 89% 83% 87%
Staying in employment 3% 4% 3%
Staying in Apprenticeships 3% 4% 4%
Not staying in education or employment 4% 7% 5%


The percentage of students progressing to higher education or training (in the two years) after completing their A Levels:

School
64%
Local Authority
63%
England
62%


Breakdown of destinations:

Destination School Local Authority England
Degrees 62% 59% 58%
Of which top third higher education institutions
21% 17% 19%
Of which Russell Group institutions
20% 14% 14%
Of which Oxford or Cambridge
1% Not avail. 1%
Higher Apprenticeships 1% 1% 1%
Other study at level 4 or 5 1% 4% 3%




School Neighbourhood


PUBLIC TRANSPORT
10
GREEN SPACE
9
ENVIRONMENT
7
SAFETY
7
PROPERTY
£177,500 Median house price as at September 2020


DIVERSITY MIX


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