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Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy

Sowerby Bridge, HX6 1BL · Calderdale · primary school

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Ofsted: Good · 2023 Inspected 3 years ago Mixed Primary Roman Catholic
4.6/10 Broadly average

42nd of 76 primary schools in Calderdale we can score, 82 in total — the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.

Narrow the comparison to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds and it does better still — 5.3/10 against 1,805 of them, against 4.4/10 nationally. Both figures are results only, without the inspection grade. A lower figure here means a stronger comparison group, not a weaker school.

How this is worked out
MeasurePercentileWeightAdds
Expected standard (RWM) 2024/25 60.0 · 39 40% 1.56
Ofsted 52 35% 1.81
Higher standard (RWM) 2024/25 7.0 · 51 25% 1.27

Each measure is read as a position among comparable schools, so a school in the middle of the country scores 5. Full method.

Get to know the school

How it's doing. In 2024/25, 60.0% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, compared to the national median of 64%. Only 7.0% reached the higher standard. Ofsted rated the school Good in January 2023. Narrow the comparison to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds and it does better still (5.3 out of 10 against similar schools, 4.4 out of 10 against all schools).

Beyond the classroom. The school offers a breakfast club, an after-school club, and the Acorns Wrap Around Care Club. Swimming is available as a sport.

Getting in. There are 163 pupils in a school with 175 places, leaving 12 spare places. The school has a little room, but is fairly full.

Worth asking on a visit. How does the school support pupils who are below the national median in literacy and numeracy? What specific activities take place during the Acorns Wrap Around Care Club? How does the school maintain its Good Ofsted rating while managing a pupil population close to capacity?

Written by AI from this school's published results, inspection record and its own website — not by Ofsted, the school, or SchoolsGPT staff. Every figure above comes from the sources on this page. Check anything that matters with the school.

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