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OpenPrimaryOfsted: GoodURN 147276

Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy

Academy converter · Northallerton · DL7 8UL

Ages 3–11 · 92 pupils · North Yorkshire

Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

89%

Overall absence

7.0%

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2024-03-19

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)89%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
109.0
Avg scaled score — maths
105.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
109.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence7.0%
Persistent absence (10%+)14.5%
Unauthorised3.2%
Authorised absence
3.7%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.3%
Enrolments in measure
76

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill88%

92 pupils · 105 places

Pupils on roll
92
Boys / girls
39 / 53
School capacity
105
Capacity fill
92 / 105 (88%)
Free school meals
15.9%
FSM pupils
14
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy converter

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Religious character
Roman Catholic
Diocese
Diocese of Middlesbrough
Governance
Academy trust: NICHOLAS POSTGATE CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
Academy trust
NICHOLAS POSTGATE CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
Sponsor
Nicholas Postgate Catholic Academy Trust
Headteacher
Mr Paul Conway

Location

Address
Broomfield Avenue
Postcode
DL7 8UL
Town
Northallerton
County
North Yorkshire
Local authority
North Yorkshire
District
North Yorkshire
Constituency
Richmond and Northallerton
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed academy converter (primary), Ages 3–11, in Northallerton, North Yorkshire, 92 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy. Free school meals: 15.9%. Religious character: Roman Catholic. Diocese: Diocese of Middlesbrough.

Open schools in Northallerton
20
Primary schools in Northallerton
17
Academies among open schools in Northallerton
45% (9)
Open schools in DL7
11
Primary in DL7
10
Open schools in North Yorkshire LA
382
Primary in North Yorkshire LA
290

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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    • FSM15.8%

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  • Applegarth Primary School

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    • KS264%
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    • KS252%
    • Absence8.9%
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  • Brompton Community Primary School

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    • KS269%
    • Absence4.8%
    • FSM25.0%

    2.3 miles away

Contact

Headteacher
Mr Paul Conway
Telephone
01609780971

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