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Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy

Academy converter · Loughborough · LE11 2BG

Ages 4–11 · 203 pupils · Leicestershire

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Ofsted

Standards maintained

KS2 expected (RWM)

87%

Overall absence

3.8%

Admissions demand

0.92 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Standards maintained

Inspection date

2025-05-05

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)87%
Higher standard (RWM)10%
Avg scaled score — reading
108.0
Avg scaled score — maths
107.0
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 absence3.8%
Persistent absence (10%+)6.5%
Unauthorised0.2%
Authorised absence
3.6%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.5%
Enrolments in measure
184

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.92 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

23

Places offered

25

1st-preference offers

23

Total preferences (any rank)
55
Preferred offers (top 3)
25
Applications from outside LA
2
Offers to outside-LA applicants
2

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill97%

203 pupils · 210 places

Pupils on roll
203
Boys / girls
97 / 106
School capacity
210
Capacity fill
203 / 210 (97%)
Free school meals
10.8%
FSM pupils
22
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy converter

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

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

School characteristics

Religious character
Roman Catholic
Diocese
Diocese of Nottingham
Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Academy trust: ST THOMAS AQUINAS CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Academy trust
ST THOMAS AQUINAS CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Headteacher
Mrs Lucy Gunton

Location

Address
Beacon Road
Postcode
LE11 2BG
Town
Loughborough
County
Leicestershire
Local authority
Leicestershire
District
Charnwood
Constituency
Loughborough
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 4–11, in Loughborough, Leicestershire, 203 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy. Free school meals: 10.8%. Religious character: Roman Catholic. Diocese: Diocese of Nottingham.

Open schools in Loughborough
55
Primary schools in Loughborough
38
Academies among open schools in Loughborough
56% (31)
Open schools in LE11
29
Primary in LE11
14
Open schools in Leicestershire LA
328
Primary in Leicestershire LA
231

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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    Academy converter · Primary

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    Ages 4–11

    • KS249%
    • Absence4.7%
    • FSM11.5%
    • Demand0.90

    0.2 miles away

  • Lift Beacon

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    Ages 2–11

    • KS257%
    • Absence6.3%
    • FSM43.2%
    • Demand1.00

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  • Outwoods Edge Primary School

    Ofsted: Needs attention

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    • KS239%
    • Absence5.2%
    • FSM11.2%
    • Demand1.13

    0.7 miles away

  • Holywell Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

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    Ages 4–11

    • KS278%
    • Absence3.4%
    • FSM3.9%
    • Demand0.98

    1.1 miles away

  • Thorpe Acre Infant School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Loughborough · LE11 4SQ · Leicestershire

    Ages 4–7

    • Absence6.4%
    • FSM27.6%
    • Demand0.84

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Lucy Gunton
Telephone
01509212204
Website
https://www.sacredheart.leics.sch.uk

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