Sacred Heart RC Primary School
Lodge Lane, Hindsford, Manchester, M46 9BN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Mr Ian McDermott
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Liverpool
- Constituency
- Leigh and Atherton
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 178
- URN
- 106499
- Local authority
- Wigan
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01942883429
About this school
Sacred Heart RC Primary School is a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Manchester. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 178 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 3 March 2022, 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 | 30 | 28 | 23 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 47% | 64% | 61% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 4% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 60% | 75% | 70% |
| Expected standard in maths | 63% | 86% | 70% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 57% | 75% | 70% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 106.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.20 | - | - |
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 RC 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 | 47% | 62.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 64% | 62.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 61% | 63.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 183 |
| 2023/24 | 180 |
| 2024/25 | 174 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Sacred Heart RC Primary School compares
Sacred Heart RC Primary School ranked 57th of 97 primary schools in Wigan for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 43% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 36% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 61% | 6.2% | 42% | 178 | — |
| Hindsford CofE Primary School | 77% | 4.2% | 43.8% | 207 | 0.1 miles |
| Parklee Primary School | — | — | — | 325 | 0.4 miles |
| Chowbent Primary School | 36% | 5.8% | 32.4% | 147 | 0.7 miles |
| St Gabriel's Catholic Primary School | 72% | 5.6% | 56% | 375 | 0.7 miles |
| St Philip's CofE Primary School, Atherton | 71% | 5.5% | 15.4% | 397 | 0.8 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)
- 41.95%
- English as an additional language
- 18.4%
- Overall absence
- 6.17%
- Persistent absence
- 14.97%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Hindsford CofE Primary School0.1 miles
Primary · Manchester
-
Parklee Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Wigan
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Chowbent Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Manchester
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St Gabriel's Catholic Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Leigh
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St Philip's CofE Primary School, Atherton0.8 miles
Primary · Manchester
Other schools in Manchester
Sacred Heart RC Primary School ranks 139th of the 252 ranked primary schools in Manchester.
- Abbey Hey Primary Academy Primary
- Abbott Community Primary School Primary
- Acacias Community Primary School Primary
- Acre Hall Primary School Primary
- Aldwyn Primary School Primary
- Alkrington Primary School Primary
- All Saints C of E Primary School Primary
- All Saints Church of England Primary School, Stand Primary
- All Saints Primary School Primary
- Alma Park Primary School Primary
- Armitage CofE Primary School Primary
- Ashbury Meadow Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Sacred Heart RC Primary School teach?
- Sacred Heart RC Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Manchester.
- Who is the headteacher of Sacred Heart RC Primary School?
- The headteacher of Sacred Heart RC Primary School is Mr Ian McDermott, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Sacred Heart RC Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Sacred Heart RC 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 RC Primary School?
- Sacred Heart RC Primary School has 178 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Sacred Heart RC Primary School full?
- Sacred Heart RC Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 178 on roll (85%), so it has space against 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 RC Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Sacred Heart RC Primary School is designated Roman Catholic, in the Archdiocese of Liverpool.
- Does Sacred Heart RC Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Sacred Heart RC Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Sacred Heart RC Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 47% in 2022/23 and 61% 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 RC Primary School rank locally?
- Sacred Heart RC Primary School ranked 57th of 97 primary schools in Wigan for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 43% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 36% 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 RC Primary School's absence rate?
- Sacred Heart RC Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Sacred Heart RC Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Sacred Heart RC 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.