Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School

About Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School

Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School sits comfortably above the Peterborough local authority average for its key stage 2 headline measure. While the LA average for pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined sits at 59%, Sacred Heart achieves 70% — a clear 11-point advantage. This places the school 11th out of 53 primary schools in Peterborough, putting it in the top 20% of the authority. It also ranks within the top 30% nationally, a solid position for a school of its size. The school is oversubscribed, with 68 applications for 30 places in the 2025/26 intake, and 33 of those were first-preference choices — suggesting local families recognise its strengths. Sacred Heart is a Roman Catholic state primary for mixed genders, aged 4 to 11, with a current roll of 214 pupils against a capacity of 210, so it is effectively full.

Breaking down the 2023/24 key stage 2 results, the school performs particularly well in writing, where 90% of pupils met the expected standard and 27% reached the higher standard. Reading and maths are more mixed: 73% reached the expected standard in reading and 77% in maths, with higher-standard scores of 20% and 37% respectively. The combined expected standard figure of 70% is the metric that drives its strong LA ranking. In its most recent Ofsted inspection, an ungraded visit in June 2024, the school was judged to remain Good, consistent with its previous graded inspection in 2013 where it also received Good overall, with Good for leadership and management. The early years provision was rated as Requires Improvement in 2008, but that is now well over a decade ago and the school has clearly moved on.

The school offers a range of facilities including a library, sensory room, sports hall, chapel, art studios and playing fields. Sports provision covers gymnastics, netball, cricket, athletics, dance, rounders and cross country, while clubs include eco club, gardening, drama and coding. For SEND, the school has a dedicated SEN unit and supports pupils with speech, language and communication needs, physical disabilities and autistic spectrum disorder. With 14.5% of pupils eligible for free school meals, the school serves a broadly representative intake. Sacred Heart is a good fit for Catholic families in Peterborough who want a faith-based primary with strong academic outcomes above the local average, though its oversubscription means early application is essential.

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