Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Pontefract, Wakefield
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School is a primary school in Pontefract, Wakefield for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 2 November 2022.
Key facts
- Address
- Highfield Road, Hemsworth, Pontefract, WF9 4LJ
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Wakefield
- Pupils on roll
- 119 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 37% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 2 November 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils have many opportunities to learn inside and outside the classroom at Sacred Heart Catholic School.”
- “Pupils enjoy these experiences and say that they learn a lot from them.”
- “Pupils value the ‘respect’ school charter that they created.”
To improve
- “Sometimes though, activity choices used by teachers do not always help pupils to recall the knowledge that they are supposed to.”
- “However, in some other subjects, teachers do not always have a consistent approach to accurately check what pupils know, and so miss opportunities to provide this support.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 15 December 2022 (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) | 30% | 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: 9 first-preference applications, 10 offers in total, 9 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 Wakefield.
- Grove Lea Primary School 0.2 mi Not judged
- St Helen's CE Primary School 0.3 mi Good
- West End Academy 0.4 mi Improved significantly
- King's Meadow Academy 1.6 mi Not judged
- Northfield Primary School 1.8 mi No Ofsted grade
- South Kirkby Common Road Infant and Nursery School 1.8 mi No Ofsted grade
- South Kirkby Academy 1.8 mi Good
- South Hiendley Primary School 1.9 mi Good