Voluntary aided school · Warrington

Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School

4–11Ages
189Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
111306URN

Selby Street, Bewsey and Whitecross, Warrington, WA5 1NS · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2024 Previous framework

Outstanding

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.1per place

close to Warrington median (2.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Warrington

60 applications for 28 places · 27th of 56 in Warrington

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

42%met the expected standard

Warrington 70% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Outstanding · 5 March 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision		Good

Inspection history

5 March 2024
Graded inspection: Outstanding
7 December 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Improving)

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.1applications per place, Reception

close to Warrington median (2.1) close to England median (2.2)

60 applications · 28 places offered · 25 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.1; Warrington median median 2.1
2025 3.1; Warrington median median 2.1
2024 1.8; Warrington median median 2.0
2023 1.9; Warrington median median 1.9
2022 2.6; Warrington median median 2.0
2021 2.6; Warrington median median 2.0
2020 2.2; Warrington median median 2.1
2019 2.0; Warrington median median 2.0
2018 2.0; Warrington median median 2.1
2017 2.8; Warrington median median 2.3
2016 2.0; Warrington median median 2.2
2015 2.3; Warrington median median 2.3
2014 2.3; Warrington median median 2.3

This school
Warrington median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	28	60	2.1	25	0.89
Sep 2025	15	46	3.1	14	0.93
Sep 2024	26	47	1.8	23	0.88
Sep 2023	20	37	1.9	13	0.65
Sep 2022	16	41	2.6	16	1.00
Sep 2021	17	44	2.6	17	1.00
Sep 2020	24	53	2.2	21	0.88
Sep 2019	30	60	2.0	31	1.03
Sep 2018	28	55	2.0	26	0.93
Sep 2017	17	48	2.8	17	1.00
Sep 2016	26	52	2.0	21	0.81
Sep 2015	27	61	2.3	22	0.81
Sep 2014	29	67	2.3	24	0.83

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 65% · Writing 74% · Maths 52% → all three 42% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard42%55th of 57 in Warrington

Warrington 70% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard65%

Warrington 85% England 78%

Higher standard19%

Warrington 38% England 33%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard74%

Warrington 77% England 75%

Greater depth10%

Warrington 12% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard52%

Warrington 83% England 77%

Higher standard16%

Warrington 30% England 24%

Average scaled score 101 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Warrington median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	42%	6%	102	101
2023/24	63%	11%	107	105
2022/23	78%	7%	107	107

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Sacred Heart Catholic Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Outstanding2024

2.1applications per place 42%met the SATs standard
Evelyn Street Primary Academy and Nursery
0.4 km · Warrington

Outstanding2024

2.0applications per place 90%met the SATs standard
Warrington St Barnabas CofE Primary School
0.5 km · Warrington

Remains Good2024
St Alban's Catholic Primary School
1.0 km · Warrington

Good2023

1.7applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Sankey Valley St James Church of England Primary School
1.1 km · Warrington

2026

2.0applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Bewsey Lodge Academy
1.1 km · Warrington

Good2021

1.7applications per place
Westbrook Old Hall Primary School
1.5 km · Warrington

2026

2.4applications per place 44%met the SATs standard
Chapelford Village Primary School
1.7 km · Warrington

2026

2.1applications per place 85%met the SATs standard
Latchford St James CofE Primary School
1.8 km · Warrington

Good2022

1.5applications per place 52%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 111306 · 877/3401
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 209 pupils · 189 on roll
Free school meals: 19.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Selby Street, Bewsey and Whitecross, Warrington, WA5 1NS
Local authority: Warrington

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources