Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 5–11 · Colne, Lancashire
Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy is a primary school in Colne, Lancashire for ages 5–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 4 June 2025.
Key facts
- Address
- Red Lane, Colne, BB8 7JR
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Lancashire
- Pupils on roll
- 216 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 11.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 4 June 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils live out the school’s mission to ‘let your light shine!”
- “Staff encourage pupils to be curious about the world around them.”
- “This is a happy place in which to learn.”
To improve
- “However, occasionally, some activities do not help pupils to learn the most important knowledge that is set out in the curriculum.”
- “When this happens, pupils do not learn to the depth that they could.”
- “However, at times, for some pupils in the early stages of learning to write, the school does not spot and address errors in pupils’ letter formation sufficiently well.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 10 July 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) | 78% | 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: 34 first-preference applications, 30 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 Lancashire.
- Foulridge Saint Michael and All Angels CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School 0.5 mi Good
- Colne Lord Street School 0.7 mi Good
- West Street Community Primary School 0.7 mi Not judged
- Park Primary School 0.7 mi Good
- Colne Christ Church Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 1.2 mi School remains Good
- Colne Primet Primary School 1.3 mi Good
- Blacko Primary School 1.8 mi School remains Good
- Castercliff Primary School 1.9 mi School remains Good