Sacred Heart RC Primary School
Knutsford Road, Gorton, Manchester, M18 7NJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Head Teacher
- Mrs Jo Botham
- Diocese
- Diocese of Salford
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Gorton and Denton
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 345
- Pupils on roll
- 330
- URN
- 134479
- Local authority
- Manchester
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01612230231
About this school
Sacred Heart RC Primary School is a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Manchester. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 330 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
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 | 37 | 48 | 44 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 51% | 60% | 75% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 6% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 70% | 73% | 89% |
| Expected standard in maths | 70% | 67% | 80% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 76% | 71% | 84% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 106.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 103.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.90 | - | - |
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 | Manchester average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 51% | 52.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 60% | 54.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 75% | 57.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 316 |
| 2023/24 | 334 |
| 2024/25 | 335 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Sacred Heart RC Primary School compares
Sacred Heart RC Primary School ranked 17th of 125 primary schools in Manchester for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 78% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 91% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 75% | 3.7% | 46.9% | 330 | — |
| Old Hall Drive Academy | 67% | 6.5% | 68.8% | 458 | 0.2 miles |
| Gorton Primary School | 41% | 7.7% | 56.2% | 446 | 0.5 miles |
| St James' CofE Primary School Gorton | 48% | 6.5% | 61.1% | 466 | 0.5 miles |
| Rushbrook Primary Academy | 66% | 7% | 64.4% | 513 | 0.5 miles |
| Oasis Academy Aspinal | 86% | 5.1% | 53.6% | 224 | 0.6 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)
- 46.93%
- English as an additional language
- 47.2%
- Overall absence
- 3.67%
- Persistent absence
- 9.35%
Location
Nearby schools
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Old Hall Drive Academy0.2 miles
Primary · Manchester
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Gorton Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Manchester
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St James' CofE Primary School Gorton0.5 miles
Primary · Manchester
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Rushbrook Primary Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Manchester
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Oasis Academy Aspinal0.6 miles
Primary · Manchester
Other schools in Manchester
Sacred Heart RC Primary School ranks 36th 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 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Manchester.
- Who is the head teacher of Sacred Heart RC Primary School?
- The head teacher of Sacred Heart RC Primary School is Mrs Jo Botham, 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 330 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Sacred Heart RC Primary School full?
- Sacred Heart RC Primary School has capacity for 345 pupils and 330 on roll (96%), so it is close to full. 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 Diocese of Salford.
- Does Sacred Heart RC Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Sacred Heart RC Primary School as having 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 51% in 2022/23 and 75% 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 17th of 125 primary schools in Manchester for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 78% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 91% 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 3.7% 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 1 July 2026.