Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Loughborough, Leicestershire
Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy is a primary school in Loughborough, Leicestershire for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 19 March 2025.
Key facts
- Address
- Beacon Road, Loughborough, LE11 2BG
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Leicestershire
- Pupils on roll
- 203 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 10.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 24.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 19 March 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy attending this warm and welcoming school.”
- “They take huge pride in their own and their friends’ successes.”
- “Pupils know that staff value these achievements as much as they do themselves.”
To improve
- “However, occasionally, checks to test pupils’ understanding do not identify when some are ready to move on to the next stage of learning.”
- “Some pupils have unnoticed gaps in their knowledge and find it difficult to complete tasks.”
- “Other pupils who have secured the required understanding repeat simple low-level activity.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 6 May 2025 (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) | 82% | 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: 29 first-preference applications, 29 offers in total, 29 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Leicestershire.
- Mountfields Lodge School 0.2 mi School remains Good
- Lift Beacon 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade
- Loughborough Church of England Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Good
- Outwoods Edge Primary School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade
- Saint Mary's Catholic Primary School, Loughborough 0.9 mi School remains Good
- Cobden Primary School & Community Centre 1.0 mi Not judged
- Holywell Primary School 1.1 mi Good
- Thorpe Acre Infant School 1.2 mi Good