Academy converter · Leicester

Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy

3–11Ages
310Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
138081URN

Mere Close, Off Mere Road, Leicester, LE5 3HH · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jan 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.4per place

0.3 below Leicester median (1.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Leicester

31 applications for 23 places · 61st of 72 in Leicester

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

66%met the expected standard

Leicester 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 6 January 2026Published 11 February 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard
Inclusion		Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching			Expected standard
Achievement			Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour			Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Strong standard
Early years			Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance			Expected standard

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

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

6 January 2026
Report card · 2 Strong standard, 5 Expected standard
3 November 2021
Graded inspection: Good

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

1.4applications per place, Reception

0.3 below Leicester median (1.6) 0.8 below England median (2.2)

31 applications · 23 places offered · 23 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.4; Leicester median median 1.6
2025 1.4; Leicester median median 1.7
2024 1.3; Leicester median median 1.7
2023 1.2; Leicester median median 1.6
2022 1.3; Leicester median median 1.6
2021 1.5; Leicester median median 1.7
2020 1.2; Leicester median median 1.7
2019 1.1; Leicester median median 1.5
2018 1.3; Leicester median median 1.6
2017 1.3; Leicester median median 1.6
2016 1.6; Leicester median median 1.9
2015 1.7; Leicester median median 1.9
2014 1.4; Leicester median median 1.7

More applications per place than the Leicester median in 0 of 13 years.

This school
Leicester 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	23	31	1.4	23	1.00
Sep 2025	15	21	1.4	15	1.00
Sep 2024	26	34	1.3	26	1.00
Sep 2023	25	31	1.2	24	0.96
Sep 2022	36	46	1.3	37	1.03
Sep 2021	44	64	1.5	42	0.95
Sep 2020	54	63	1.2	50	0.93
Sep 2019	60	68	1.1	51	0.85
Sep 2018	50	65	1.3	47	0.94
Sep 2017	40	51	1.3	37	0.93
Sep 2016	57	93	1.6	47	0.82
Sep 2015	47	81	1.7	41	0.87
Sep 2014	40	54	1.4	35	0.88

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 79% · Writing 71% · Maths 82% → all three 66% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard66%25th of 71 in Leicester

Leicester 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard79%

Leicester 74% England 78%

Higher standard48%

Leicester 29% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard71%

Leicester 71% England 75%

Greater depth11%

Leicester 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard82%

Leicester 76% England 77%

Higher standard41%

Leicester 28% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Leicester median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	66%	9%	106	106
2023/24	70%	10%	106	107
2022/23	63%	2%	103	104

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 Voluntary AcademyThis school
This school

2026

1.4applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Bridge Junior School
0.1 km · Leicester

Requires improvement2022

43%met the SATs standard
Green Lane Infant School
0.2 km · Leicester

Remains Good2023

1.5applications per place
Shenton Primary School
0.3 km · Leicester

Remains Good2020

1.7applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Charnwood Primary School
0.4 km · Leicester

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.8applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Spinney Hill Primary School
0.7 km · Leicester

Remains Good2022

1.3applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Highfields Primary School
0.8 km · Leicester

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.2applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Uplands Junior L.E.A.D. Academy
0.8 km · Leicester

Standards maintained2025

72%met the SATs standard
Uplands Infant School
0.8 km · Leicester

Good2022

1.6applications per place

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 138081 · 856/3422
Trust: St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Multi Academy Trust
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 371 pupils · 310 on roll
Free school meals: 21.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 April 2012
Replaced: Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School (URN 120222)
Address: Mere Close, Off Mere Road, Leicester, LE5 3HH
Local authority: Leicester

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