Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Hindley Green
Swan Lane, Hindley Green, Wigan, WN2 4HD
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Mrs Louise Byrne
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Liverpool
- Constituency
- Makerfield
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 197
- URN
- 130955
- Local authority
- Wigan
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01942767768
About this school
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Hindley Green is a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Wigan. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 197 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Hindley Green, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 20 | 25 | 25 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 50% | 48% | 64% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 4% | 8% |
| Expected standard in reading | 70% | 64% | 84% |
| Expected standard in maths | 75% | 60% | 84% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 75% | 80% | 96% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 103.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 102.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | 0.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.10 | - | - |
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, Hindley Green 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 | 50% | 62.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 48% | 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 | 6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 177 |
| 2023/24 | 181 |
| 2024/25 | 188 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Hindley Green compares
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Hindley Green ranked 51st 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 28% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 64% | 6.7% | 16% | 197 | — |
| St John's Church of England Primary School, Hindley Green | 71% | 6% | 25.3% | 170 | 0.2 miles |
| Hindley Green Community Primary School | 80% | 5.6% | 29.5% | 420 | 0.2 miles |
| Hindley All Saints CofE Primary School | 71% | 5.4% | 43.8% | 237 | 1.0 miles |
| Bickershaw CofE Primary School | 27% | 6.4% | 40.9% | 138 | 1.1 miles |
| Castle Hill St Philip's CofE Primary School | 73% | 4.3% | 43.1% | 201 | 1.1 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 15.96%
- English as an additional language
- 13.8%
- Overall absence
- 6.73%
- Persistent absence
- 17.14%
Location
Nearby schools
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St John's Church of England Primary School, Hindley Green0.2 miles
Primary · Wigan
-
Hindley Green Community Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Wigan
-
Hindley All Saints CofE Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Wigan
-
Bickershaw CofE Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Wigan
-
Castle Hill St Philip's CofE Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Wigan
Other schools in Wigan
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Hindley Green ranks 40th 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 ages does Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Hindley Green teach?
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Hindley Green teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Wigan.
- Who is the headteacher of Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Hindley Green?
- The headteacher of Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Hindley Green is Mrs Louise Byrne, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Hindley Green been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Hindley Green, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Hindley Green?
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Hindley Green has 197 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Hindley Green full?
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Hindley Green has capacity for 210 pupils and 197 on roll (94%), 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 Catholic Primary School, Hindley Green a faith school?
- Yes. Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Hindley Green is designated Roman Catholic, in the Archdiocese of Liverpool.
- Does Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Hindley Green have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Hindley Green as having no nursery classes.
- How have Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Hindley Green's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 50% 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, Hindley Green compare with other schools in Wigan?
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Hindley Green ranked 51st 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 28% 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, Hindley Green's absence rate?
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Hindley Green's overall absence rate is 6.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Hindley Green's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Hindley Green'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 30 June 2026.