Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Primary schoolSacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy is a primary school in Pendle, for pupils aged 5 to 11. It had 216 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Standards maintained, June 2025
- Latest ungraded inspection
- Standards maintained, 4 June 2025
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 78% of pupils at Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 60% in Lancashire and 62% in England.
19% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Lancashire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 78% | 60% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 19% | 7% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107 | 104 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Foulridge Saint Michael and All Angels CofE Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), April 2024. 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)780 m
- Colne Park High SchoolSecondary. Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 41.5 (2025/26, provisional)1.1 km
- Colne Lord Street SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), January 2023. 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.1 km
- West Street Community Primary SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade. 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.1 km
- Park Primary SchoolPrimary. Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met. 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.2 km
- Newtown Nursery SchoolNursery. School remains Good, January 20231.2 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Pendle
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).