Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School
Springfield Road, Wigan, WN6 7RH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Mrs Samantha Stirrup
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Liverpool
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Wigan
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 447
- URN
- 106461
- Local authority
- Wigan
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01942231478
About this school
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School is a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Wigan. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 447 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 31 March 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 59 | 60 | 53 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 73% | 42% | 64% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 2% | 6% |
| Expected standard in reading | 83% | 70% | 77% |
| Expected standard in maths | 80% | 58% | 74% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 83% | 73% | 75% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 103.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 101.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.70 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Wigan average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 73% | 62.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 42% | 62.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 64% | 63.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 421 |
| 2023/24 | 435 |
| 2024/25 | 427 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School compares
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School ranked 52nd of 97 primary schools in Wigan for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 50% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 64% | 5.1% | 29% | 447 | — |
| Beech Hill Community Primary School | 76% | 4.8% | 44.1% | 282 | 0.2 miles |
| Wigan St Andrew's CofE Junior and Infant School | 67% | 5% | 19.9% | 194 | 0.3 miles |
| Standish Lower Ground St Anne's CofE Primary School | 55% | 4.9% | 37.2% | 145 | 0.7 miles |
| Woodfield Primary School | 93% | 2.7% | 6.2% | 209 | 1.0 miles |
| Marsh Green Primary School | 50% | 6.1% | 59.9% | 371 | 1.0 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 29.02%
- English as an additional language
- 33.7%
- Overall absence
- 5.07%
- Persistent absence
- 14.21%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Beech Hill Community Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Wigan
-
Wigan St Andrew's CofE Junior and Infant School0.3 miles
Primary · Wigan
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Standish Lower Ground St Anne's CofE Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Wigan
-
Woodfield Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Wigan
-
Marsh Green Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Wigan
Other schools in Wigan
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School ranks 41st of the 66 ranked primary schools in Wigan.
- Appley Bridge All Saints Church of England Primary Academy Primary
- Aspull Church Primary School Primary
- Beech Hill Community Primary School Primary
- Bickershaw CofE Primary School Primary
- Billinge Chapel End Primary School Primary
- Britannia Bridge Primary School Primary
- Bryn St Peter's CofE Primary School Primary
- Canon Sharples Church of England Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Castle Hill St Philip's CofE Primary School Primary
- Dalton St Michael's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Garswood Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Highfield St Matthew's Church of England Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School teach?
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Wigan.
- Who is the headteacher of Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School?
- The headteacher of Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School is Mrs Samantha Stirrup, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School?
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School has 447 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School full?
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 447 on roll (106%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School is designated Roman Catholic, in the Archdiocese of Liverpool.
- Does Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 73% in 2022/23 and 64% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School rank locally?
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School ranked 52nd of 97 primary schools in Wigan for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 50% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School's absence rate?
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.