Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School and Nursery

Primary · Hertfordshire · WD23 1SU · URN 117488

Ofsted GoodLast inspected 2023-03-09Cohort 346Roman Catholic

Exam results, in full

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Key stage 2 results

Taken by pupils at the end of Year 6, so they describe a primary school.

2024-2025 results · cohort 44

4 of 4 headline figuresArea average from 359 schools in Hertfordshire

Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
77%
Hertfordshire 60.9%England 61%
16.2 percentage points above the area average of 60.9
Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths
14%
Hertfordshire 9.8%England 8%
4.2 percentage points above the area average of 9.8
Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading
109
Hertfordshire 106.42England 105
2.6 above the area average of 106.4
Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths
108
Hertfordshire 105.11England 105
2.9 above the area average of 105.1
Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling
110
Hertfordshire 106.01England 105
4 above the area average of 106
Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling
59%
Hertfordshire 31.9%England 32%
27.1 percentage points above the area average of 31.9
Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading
82%
Hertfordshire 75.9%
6.2 percentage points above the area average of 75.9
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing
82%
Hertfordshire 69.3%
12.7 percentage points above the area average of 69.3
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths
91%
Hertfordshire 73%
18 percentage points above the area average of 73
Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort
44
Hertfordshire 39
5.3 above the area average of 38.7
Context only, not scored

Measure	This school	Against Hertfordshire	Against national	Feeds
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths	77% Hertfordshire 60.9%England 61%	16.2 percentage points above the area average of 60.9	16 percentage points above the national figure of 61	Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths	14% Hertfordshire 9.8%England 8%	4.2 percentage points above the area average of 9.8	6 percentage points above the national figure of 8	Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading	109 Hertfordshire 106.42England 105	2.6 above the area average of 106.4	4 above the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths	108 Hertfordshire 105.11England 105	2.9 above the area average of 105.1	3 above the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling	110 Hertfordshire 106.01England 105	4 above the area average of 106	5 above the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling	59% Hertfordshire 31.9%England 32%	27.1 percentage points above the area average of 31.9	27 percentage points above the national figure of 32	Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading	82% Hertfordshire 75.9%	6.2 percentage points above the area average of 75.9	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing	82% Hertfordshire 69.3%	12.7 percentage points above the area average of 69.3	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths	91% Hertfordshire 73%	18 percentage points above the area average of 73	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort	44 Hertfordshire 39	5.3 above the area average of 38.7	No national comparison	Context only, not scored

Withheld figures are suppressed at source to protect small cohorts. Figures marked not published are ones the department no longer publishes for any school. Source: DfE performance tables, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Local authority average class size

Area benchmark

Hertfordshire · State-funded schools · 2025/26

Primary classes: 26.8 pupils per class

This is the council-area average, not this school’s class size. It is not used in your scorecard ranking.

Source: DfE school census · 2025/26

Published figures

English as an additional language: 19.9% of pupils
Eligible for free school meals: 5.4% of pupils
Pupils on SEN support: 10.7% of pupils
Pupils per adult, including teaching assistants: 14.2pupils per adult
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling: 59% of pupils
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths: 14% of pupils
Pupils per teacher (2025/26 staff census): 18.7pupils per teacher
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths: 77% of pupils
Teachers who stayed the following year (3-year average): 87.5% of teachers

Data last refreshed 2026-10-12. Source: DfE and Ofsted open data, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Where it is

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What is the latest Ofsted judgement?: Ofsted rated Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School and Nursery Good at its inspection on 09/03/2023.
Where is the school and which authority runs it?: Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School and Nursery is a primary school in Hertfordshire, postcode WD23 1SU (URN 117488).
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