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Sacred Heart Primary School

Voluntary aided school · Luton · LU2 9AJ

Ages 4–11 · 407 pupils · Luton

KS2 expected (RWM)

67%

Overall absence

4.9%

Admissions demand

0.94 · Balanced demand

Performance

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

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)67%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
104.0
Avg scaled score — maths
104.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
104.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence4.9%
Persistent absence (10%+)10.4%
Unauthorised0.9%
Authorised absence
4.1%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
364

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

0.94 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

29

Places offered

31

1st-preference offers

29

Total preferences (any rank)
67
Preferred offers (top 3)
31
Applications from outside LA
2
Offers to outside-LA applicants
1

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 (18 Jan 2024).

Capacity fill97%

407 pupils · 420 places

Pupils on roll
407
Boys / girls
223 / 184
School capacity
420
Capacity fill
407 / 420 (97%)
Free school meals
13.8%
FSM pupils
56
Gender
Mixed
School type
Voluntary aided school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

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

School characteristics

Religious character
Roman Catholic
Diocese
Diocese of Northampton
Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Voluntary aided school
Headteacher
Mrs Gabrielle Somes

Location

Address
Langford Drive, Stopsley
Postcode
LU2 9AJ
Town
Luton
County
Bedfordshire
Local authority
Luton
District
Luton
Constituency
Luton South and South Bedfordshire
Urban/rural
(England/Wales) Urban city and town

Local context

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

Mixed voluntary aided school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Luton, Luton, 407 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 13.8%. Religious character: Roman Catholic. Diocese: Diocese of Northampton.

Open schools in Luton
84
Primary schools in Luton
52
Academies among open schools in Luton
33% (28)
Open schools in LU2
21
Primary in LU2
12
Open schools in Luton LA
79
Primary in Luton LA
46

Nearby primary schools

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

Compare with theseAll in LutonNear LU2

  • Stopsley Community Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Luton · LU2 7UG · Luton

    Ages 3–11

    • KS268%
    • Absence5.1%
    • FSM22.4%
    • Demand0.92

    0.2 miles away

  • Ramridge Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Luton · LU2 9AH · Luton

    Ages 3–11

    • KS255%
    • Absence4.0%
    • FSM29.2%
    • Demand1.17

    0.3 miles away

  • Someries Junior School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Community school · Primary

    Luton · LU2 8AH · Luton

    Ages 7–11

    • KS262%
    • Absence4.9%
    • FSM15.1%

    0.6 miles away

  • Putteridge Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Luton · LU2 8HJ · Luton

    Ages 4–11

    • KS269%
    • Absence4.8%
    • FSM16.5%
    • Demand0.93

    0.8 miles away

  • St Matthew's Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Luton · LU2 0NJ · Luton

    Ages 4–11

    • KS260%
    • Absence5.4%
    • FSM34.4%
    • Demand0.93

    0.9 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Gabrielle Somes

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