Sacred Heart Primary School
Ayresome Street, Middlesbrough, TS1 4NP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- NICHOLAS POSTGATE CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher Vicky White
- Diocese
- Diocese of Middlesbrough
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Nicholas Postgate Catholic Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Middlesbrough and Thornaby East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 280
- Pupils on roll
- 327
- URN
- 142365
- Local authority
- Middlesbrough
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01642816083
About this school
Sacred Heart Primary School is a Roman Catholic primary academy in Middlesbrough. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 327 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Sacred Heart Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. 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 | 40 | 39 | 39 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 65% | 54% | 49% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 3% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 70% | 77% | 72% |
| Expected standard in maths | 78% | 62% | 62% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 75% | 77% | 64% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 101.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +5.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.10 | - | - |
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 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 | Middlesbrough average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 65% | 55.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 54% | 57% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 49% | 58.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 332 |
| 2023/24 | 331 |
| 2024/25 | 329 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Sacred Heart Primary School compares
Sacred Heart Primary School ranked 33rd of 40 primary schools in Middlesbrough for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 20% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 76% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 49% | 4.4% | 46.3% | 327 | — |
| Ayresome Primary School | 46% | 6% | 60.2% | 705 | 0.2 miles |
| Archibald Primary School | 73% | 6.7% | 66.5% | 479 | 0.4 miles |
| Newport Primary School | 68% | 5.7% | 71.3% | 358 | 0.4 miles |
| Linthorpe Community Primary School | 88% | 5.2% | 52.6% | 727 | 0.5 miles |
| St Edward's Catholic Primary School | 61% | 3.9% | 12.5% | 398 | 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)
- 46.26%
- English as an additional language
- 44.1%
- Overall absence
- 4.35%
- Persistent absence
- 9.64%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Ayresome Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Middlesbrough
-
Archibald Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Middlesbrough
-
Newport Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Middlesbrough
-
Linthorpe Community Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Middlesbrough
-
St Edward's Catholic Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Middlesbrough
Other schools in Middlesbrough
Sacred Heart Primary School ranks 45th of the 57 ranked primary schools in Middlesbrough.
- Abingdon Primary School Primary
- Acklam Whin Primary School Primary
- Archibald Primary School Primary
- Ayresome Primary School Primary
- Bankfields Primary School Primary
- Beech Grove Primary School Primary
- Berwick Hills Primary School Primary
- Bilsdale Midcable Chop Gate Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Brambles Primary Academy Primary
- Breckon Hill Primary School Primary
- Caedmon Primary School Primary
- Carlton and Faceby Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Sacred Heart Primary School teach?
- Sacred Heart Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Middlesbrough.
- Who is the headteacher of Sacred Heart Primary School?
- The headteacher of Sacred Heart Primary School is Headteacher Vicky White, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Sacred Heart Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Sacred Heart 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 many pupils are at Sacred Heart Primary School?
- Sacred Heart Primary School has 327 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Sacred Heart Primary School full?
- Sacred Heart Primary School has capacity for 280 pupils and 327 on roll (117%), 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 Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Sacred Heart Primary School is designated Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of Middlesbrough.
- Does Sacred Heart Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Sacred Heart Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Sacred Heart Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Sacred Heart Primary School is part of NICHOLAS POSTGATE CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Sacred Heart Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 65% in 2022/23 and 49% 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 Primary School compare with other schools in Middlesbrough?
- Sacred Heart Primary School ranked 33rd of 40 primary schools in Middlesbrough for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 20% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 76% 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 Primary School's absence rate?
- Sacred Heart Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Sacred Heart Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Sacred Heart 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 2 July 2026.