Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy

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Red Lane, Colne, BB8 7JR

Headteacher: Mrs Lisa StinchonSchool website ↗Pupils: 218 (capacity: )Part of ROMERO CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
Ofsted pending
No inspection on record
Oversubscribed
73% of first-choice applicants offered a place
78%
Reading, Writing & Maths
73%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
78.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
19.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 91%·Writing 81%·Maths 88%All three 78%
Reading
Expected91%
Exceeding38%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected81%
Exceeding28%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected88%
Exceeding28%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
30
How many families wanted this school first?
41
How many got their first choice?
30of 41 (73.2%)
How many applied in total?
99

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
16.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
16.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
25.0%
Boys and girls
45%girls·55%boys
99 girls, 119 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↓ Peaked at 81% (2023/24), currently 78%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1648.0%16.0%-1.0+3.3+1.9
2016/1767.0%13.0%-2.0-1.3-0.1
2017/1870.0%7.0%-0.5-0.1-0.9
2018/1967.0%12.0%-1.4-0.2-0.2
2022/2369.0%17.0%+2.4+1.5+1.6
2023/2481.0%9.0%---
2024/2578.0%19.0%---
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