Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Leicester
Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy is a primary school in Leicester for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Leicester has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2025 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Mere Close, Off Mere Road, Leicester, LE5 3HH
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Leicester
- Pupils on roll
- 310 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 21.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 24.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 6 January 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils enter school with smiles on their faces.”
- “They behave well and say that bullying is rare.”
- “Pupils feel safe and are confident that adults will deal with any concerns they may have.”
To improve
- “However, a few teachers lack the subject knowledge they need to teach confidently in a few subjects.”
- “Consequently, not all pupils grasp quickly an understanding of the basics of mathematics, such as multiplication.”
- “Occasionally, staff miss opportunities to have high-quality interactions with younger pupils.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 12 February 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 66% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 23 first-preference applications, 23 offers in total, 23 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
A one-off £9.99 pass, no subscription, unlocks for 3 months:
- Last distance offered for Reception 2025 to 2026, as Leicester published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Leicester.
- Bridge Junior School 0.1 mi No Ofsted grade
- Green Lane Infant School 0.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Shenton Primary School 0.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Charnwood Primary School 0.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Spinney Hill Primary School 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Highfields Primary School 0.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Uplands Infant School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Uplands Junior L.E.A.D. Academy 0.5 mi Standards maintained