The Sacred Heart Primary Catholic Voluntary Academy
Southcliffe Road, Carlton, Nottingham, NG4 1EQ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- OUR LADY OF LOURDES CATHOLIC MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Anne-Marie Bell
- Diocese
- Diocese of Nottingham
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Our Lady Of Lourdes Catholic Multi-Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Gedling
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 240
- Pupils on roll
- 219
- URN
- 138813
- Local authority
- Nottinghamshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01159112117
About this school
The Sacred Heart Primary Catholic Voluntary Academy is a Roman Catholic primary academy in Nottingham. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 219 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected The Sacred Heart Primary Catholic Voluntary Academy, 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 | 31 | 28 | 28 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 52% | 54% | 54% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 7% | 11% |
| Expected standard in reading | 87% | 75% | 64% |
| Expected standard in maths | 61% | 64% | 68% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 74% | 71% | 75% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 101.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.00 | - | - |
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 The Sacred Heart Primary Catholic Voluntary Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Nottinghamshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 52% | 58.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 54% | 59.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 54% | 61.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 223 |
| 2023/24 | 222 |
| 2024/25 | 218 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Sacred Heart Primary Catholic Voluntary Academy compares
The Sacred Heart Primary Catholic Voluntary Academy ranked 174th of 226 primary schools in Nottinghamshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 28% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 41% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 54% | 5.8% | 15.8% | 219 | — |
| The Carlton Infant Academy | — | 5% | 33.6% | 182 | 0.2 miles |
| The Carlton Junior Academy | 78% | 5.9% | 44.4% | 224 | 0.2 miles |
| Parkdale Primary School | 76% | 4.9% | 20.4% | 452 | 0.3 miles |
| Colwick St John the Baptist CofE Primary Academy | — | — | — | 196 | 0.6 miles |
| Standhill Infants' School | — | 6.2% | 14.2% | 111 | 0.7 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)
- 15.76%
- English as an additional language
- 11%
- Overall absence
- 5.82%
- Persistent absence
- 12.37%
Location
Nearby schools
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The Carlton Infant Academy0.2 miles
Primary · Nottingham
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The Carlton Junior Academy0.2 miles
Primary · Nottingham
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Parkdale Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Nottingham
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Colwick St John the Baptist CofE Primary Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Nottingham
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Standhill Infants' School0.7 miles
Primary · Nottingham
Other schools in Nottingham
The Sacred Heart Primary Catholic Voluntary Academy ranks 155th of the 189 ranked primary schools in Nottingham.
- Abbey Gates Primary School Primary
- Abbey Hill Primary & Nursery Primary
- Abbey Road Primary School Primary
- Albany Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Albany Junior School Primary
- Aldercar Infant School Primary
- Alderman Pounder Infant and Nursery School Primary
- All Hallows CofE Primary School Primary
- Ambleside Primary School Primary
- Annesley Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Archbishop Cranmer Church of England Academy Primary
- Arnbrook Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does The Sacred Heart Primary Catholic Voluntary Academy teach?
- The Sacred Heart Primary Catholic Voluntary Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Nottingham.
- Who is the headteacher of The Sacred Heart Primary Catholic Voluntary Academy?
- The headteacher of The Sacred Heart Primary Catholic Voluntary Academy is Mrs Anne-Marie Bell, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has The Sacred Heart Primary Catholic Voluntary Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Sacred Heart Primary Catholic Voluntary Academy, 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 The Sacred Heart Primary Catholic Voluntary Academy?
- The Sacred Heart Primary Catholic Voluntary Academy has 219 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is The Sacred Heart Primary Catholic Voluntary Academy full?
- The Sacred Heart Primary Catholic Voluntary Academy has capacity for 240 pupils and 219 on roll (91%), 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 The Sacred Heart Primary Catholic Voluntary Academy a faith school?
- Yes. The Sacred Heart Primary Catholic Voluntary Academy is designated Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of Nottingham.
- Does The Sacred Heart Primary Catholic Voluntary Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records The Sacred Heart Primary Catholic Voluntary Academy as having nursery classes.
- Is The Sacred Heart Primary Catholic Voluntary Academy part of an academy trust?
- The Sacred Heart Primary Catholic Voluntary Academy is part of OUR LADY OF LOURDES CATHOLIC MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have The Sacred Heart Primary Catholic Voluntary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 52% in 2022/23 and 54% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does The Sacred Heart Primary Catholic Voluntary Academy compare with other schools in Nottinghamshire?
- The Sacred Heart Primary Catholic Voluntary Academy ranked 174th of 226 primary schools in Nottinghamshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 28% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 41% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is The Sacred Heart Primary Catholic Voluntary Academy's absence rate?
- The Sacred Heart Primary Catholic Voluntary Academy's overall absence rate is 5.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Sacred Heart Primary Catholic Voluntary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Sacred Heart Primary Catholic Voluntary Academy'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.