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Requires improvement
Academy
Sacred Heart Catholic Secondary
Secondary
Roman Catholic


School Profile

GENDER
Mixed
AGE
11 - 16
PUPILS
746

Sacred Heart Catholic Secondary is an Academy (Academy converter) with a Roman Catholic religious character. The school consists of mixed pupils aged between 11 and 16 and has a capacity of 886. The school was last rated as Requires improvement by Ofsted on 17 Jan 2019.


PUPIL MIX
383 boys and 363 girls
PUPILS PER TEACHER
16.5
ELIGIBLE FOR FREE SCHOOL MEALS
13.8%
ENGLISH NOT FIRST LANGUAGE
1.6%
PERSISTENT ABSENCE
13.7%
PUPIL DIVERSITY MIX
School census date: 16 Jan 2020

SPECIAL CLASSES
No
SEN SUPPORT
10.2%
EHC PLAN
2.4%


School Performance


Attainment 8 score

School
45
Local Authority
43.8
England
46.7

Progress 8 score

Well Below Average


Grade 5 or above in English & Maths GCSEs

School
38%
Local Authority
40%
England
43%


English Baccalaureate

  School Local Authority England
Pupils entering EBacc 36% 24% 40%
EBacc average point score 3.78 3.64 4.07




School Inspections


Inspectorate

The Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted)

Inspection reports

Ofsted Website  

Latest inspection rating

Latest inspection date

17 Jan 2019

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




School Admissions



Demand for secondary school places
High

Applications and Offers  
Total preferred applications 207
Of which first preference applications 142
Of which second preference applications 47
Of which third preference applications 18
Total offers made 146
Of which first preference offers 140
Of which second preference offers 5
Of which third preference offers 1




School Destinations


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

School
94%
Local Authority
93%
England
94%


Breakdown of destinations:

Destination School Local Authority England
Staying in education 90% 83% 87%
Staying in employment 1% 3% 3%
Staying in Apprenticeships 3% 6% 4%
Not staying in education or employment 6% 7% 5%





School Neighbourhood


PUBLIC TRANSPORT
3
GREEN SPACE
7
ENVIRONMENT
7
SAFETY
3
PROPERTY
£107,000 Median house price as at September 2020


DIVERSITY MIX


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