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Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy

Northallerton, DL7 8UL · North Yorkshire · primary school

Ofsted: Good · 2024 Mixed Primary Roman Catholic

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Pupils101

FSM18.1%

KS2 expected56%

AI summary of the Ofsted report Inspected 2024-04-24 · Tap to collapse

Generated by AI from the official inspection report — not written by Ofsted or SchoolsGPT staff. Always read the full Ofsted PDF before relying on this summary.

Overview: Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School is a good school where pupils are proud to live up to the school's vision of 'being the best you can be'. Pupils are safe and kind to one another, and they achieve well due to the well-designed curriculum and positive relationships with staff.

Strengths:

Pupils are proud to live up to the school's vision of 'being the best you can be'.
Pupils are safe and kind to one another, with instances of poor behaviour being rare.
Pupils achieve well due to the well-designed curriculum and positive relationships with staff.
The school has high expectations for the quality of education and pupils benefit from a curriculum that extends beyond the academic.
Pupils are proud to support a range of charities and develop life skills through roles such as house captains and school council members.

Areas to improve:

The mathematics curriculum is not implemented consistently well across the school, with learning not well matched to some pupils' needs, including those with SEND.
The impact of recent changes to the curriculum and wider provision is not fully understood or realised, and the school should continue its work to build leadership capacity.

Safeguarding: The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Catchment / designated area

'Catchment school' determined by home address is explicit LA terminology.

Source: North Yorkshire admissions policy

Ofsted judgement breakdown (2024-03-19)

Overall effectiveness

Good

Quality of education

Good

Behaviour and attitudes

Good

Personal development

Good

Effectiveness of leadership and management

Good

Safeguarding is effective?

Yes

Early years provision (where applicable)

Good

What the entrance test covers

Each of the three North Yorkshire grammar schools tests differently: 1. Ripon Grammar School — GL Assessment papers in verbal reasoning and non-verbal reasoning (registration via North Yorkshire Council, test mid-September of Year 6, results by post mid-October). 2. Ermysted's Grammar School (boys, Skipton) — GL Assessment papers in English, maths, verbal reasoning and non-verbal reasoning; registration direct with the school. 3. Skipton Girls' High School — FSCE (Future Stories Community Enterprise) papers in English, maths and creative writing — a notably different format from the two GL-based schools; registration direct with the school. A family applying to both Skipton schools should prepare for two different exam styles on separate dates.

Similar schools nearby

Same area, prioritising the same phase — useful for shortlisting alternatives.

Broomfield School 0.0 mi · Primary · Requires improvement Northallerton, DL7 8RG Romanby Primary School 0.4 mi · Primary · Not judged Northallerton, DL7 8BL Mill Hill Primary School 0.5 mi · Primary · Good Northallerton, DL6 1AE Applegarth Primary School 0.6 mi · Primary · Good Northallerton, DL7 8QF Alverton Primary School 1.2 mi · Primary · Good Northallerton, DL6 1RB Oakbridge Church of England Primary School 1.6 mi · Primary · NULL Northallerton, DL6 2GD

Data sourced from GIAS, Ofsted and official North Yorkshire admissions publications. Figures can change year to year — always confirm with the school before applying.

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