Sacred Heart Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Not published
From Newcastle City Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Unlock every school · £9.99 Open on the map →Sacred Heart Primary School is a primary school in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 8 June 2023. Newcastle upon Tyne has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2019 to 2026 entry.
Sacred Heart Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Not published |
| Reception 2025 | Not published |
| Reception 2024 | Not published |
| Reception 2023 | Not published |
| Reception 2022 | Not published |
| Reception 2021 | Not published |
| Reception 2020 | Not published |
| Reception 2019 | Not published |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 68% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 16% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Reception 2026 drew 60 first-choice applications for 30 offers, 2.0 first choices per offer, the highest of 72 Newcastle upon Tyne primary schools.
- In 2026, 30 Reception offers went to first-choice families, and 30 first-choice families (50%) were not offered a place.
- 24.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 50.9% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Newcastle upon Tyne.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Newcastle upon Tyne schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Convent Road, Fenham, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE4 9XZ
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Pupils on roll
- 241 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 24.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 24.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 8 June 2023
Strengths
- “Sacred Heart Primary School is a welcoming and happy school.”
- “Pupils and staff develop strong, trusting relationships with each other.”
- “Pupils benefit from many residential visits and wider opportunities in school.”
To improve
- “In other subjects, these checks are not as well developed.”
- “Leaders have identified that they need to further refine assessment in the wider curriculum to evaluate how well pupils’ knowledge is developing in these subjects.”
- “Sometimes, the information provided for teachers about the support pupils with SEND need is not sufficiently detailed.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 26 July 2023 (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) | 68% | 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: 60 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 30 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Newcastle upon Tyne.
- English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School, Fenham 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Wingrove Primary School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Stocksfield Avenue Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Canning Street Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Thomas Walling Primary Academy 0.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Atkinson Road Primary Academy 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Benwell 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Bridgewater Primary School 1.0 mi Not judged Last distance published