Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School
Tollgate, Bretton, Peterborough, PE3 9XD
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- ST JOHN THE BAPTIST CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Head of School
- Headteacher Maureen Collier
- Diocese
- Diocese of East Anglia
- Sponsor
- St John the Baptist Catholic Multi Academy Trust
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Peterborough
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 209
- URN
- 147386
- Local authority
- Peterborough
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01733262449
About this school
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School is a Roman Catholic primary academy in Peterborough. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 209 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 26 June 2024, 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 | 29 | 30 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 76% | 70% | 57% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 10% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 76% | 73% | 77% |
| Expected standard in maths | 90% | 77% | 77% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 83% | 90% | 60% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 106.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.80 | - | - |
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 has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Peterborough average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 76% | 52.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 70% | 54.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 57% | 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 | 4.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 209 |
| 2023/24 | 210 |
| 2024/25 | 214 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School compares
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School ranked 45th of 58 primary schools in Peterborough for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 34% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 57% | 4.6% | 15% | 209 | — |
| Nova Primary Academy | 70% | 6.4% | 44.3% | 343 | 0.3 miles |
| Highlees Primary School | 67% | 6.3% | 48% | 351 | 0.4 miles |
| Thorpe Primary Academy | 63% | 5.7% | 32.1% | 447 | 0.5 miles |
| Eyrescroft Primary School | 60% | 4.9% | 43.5% | 222 | 0.7 miles |
| Ravensthorpe Primary Academy | 57% | 6% | 40.5% | 316 | 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)
- 14.95%
- English as an additional language
- 52.8%
- Overall absence
- 4.64%
- Persistent absence
- 7.98%
Location
Nearby schools
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Nova Primary Academy0.3 miles
Primary · Peterborough
-
Highlees Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Peterborough
-
Thorpe Primary Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Peterborough
-
Eyrescroft Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Peterborough
-
Ravensthorpe Primary Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Peterborough
Other schools in Peterborough
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School ranks 57th of the 78 ranked primary schools in Peterborough.
- Alderman Jacobs School Primary
- All Saints' CofE (Aided) Primary School Primary
- Baston CE Primary School Primary
- Bishop Creighton Academy Primary
- Braybrook Primary Academy Primary
- Brewster Avenue Infant School Primary
- Castor CofE Primary School Primary
- Coates Primary School Primary
- Deeping St James Community Primary School Primary
- Discovery Primary Academy Primary
- Dogsthorpe Academy Primary
- Dogsthorpe Infant School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School teach?
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Peterborough.
- Who is the head of school of Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School?
- The head of school of Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School is Headteacher Maureen Collier, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Sacred Heart Catholic 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 Catholic Primary School?
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School has 209 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School full?
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 209 on roll (100%), 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 Catholic Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School is designated Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of East Anglia.
- Does Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School?
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School is part of ST JOHN THE BAPTIST CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 76% in 2022/23 and 57% 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 rank locally?
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School ranked 45th of 58 primary schools in Peterborough for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 34% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% 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's absence rate?
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Sacred Heart Catholic 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 10 July 2026.