Academy converter · Wakefield

Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School

4–11Ages
119Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
138941URN

Highfield Road, Hemsworth, Pontefract, WF9 4LJ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.3per place

1.0 above Wakefield median (2.3)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Wakefield

33 applications for 10 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

30%met the expected standard

Wakefield 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 2 November 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		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

3.3applications per place, Reception

1.0 above Wakefield median (2.3) 1.1 above England median (2.2)

33 applications · 10 places offered · 9 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 3.3; Wakefield median median 2.3
2025 2.5; Wakefield median median 2.2
2024 2.6; Wakefield median median 2.4
2023 2.0; Wakefield median median 1.9
2022 3.1; Wakefield median median 1.8
2021 2.8; Wakefield median median 1.8
2020 2.4; Wakefield median median 1.9
2019 3.1; Wakefield median median 1.8
2018 2.3; Wakefield median median 1.9
2017 2.0; Wakefield median median 1.9
2016 2.2; Wakefield median median 1.9
2015 1.7; Wakefield median median 1.8
2014 1.8; Wakefield median median 1.9

This school
Wakefield 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	10	33	3.3	9	0.90
Sep 2025	15	38	2.5	14	0.93
Sep 2024	15	39	2.6	15	1.00
Sep 2023	9	18	2.0	7	0.78
Sep 2022	9	28	3.1	5	0.56
Sep 2021	6	17	2.8	6	1.00
Sep 2020	13	31	2.4	9	0.69
Sep 2019	7	22	3.1	6	0.86
Sep 2018	20	46	2.3	25	1.25
Sep 2017	19	38	2.0	18	0.95
Sep 2016	18	39	2.2	17	0.94
Sep 2015	23	39	1.7	15	0.65
Sep 2014	25	44	1.8	21	0.84

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 52% · Writing 57% · Maths 35% → all three 30% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard30%97th of 98 in Wakefield

Wakefield 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard52%

Wakefield 76% England 78%

Higher standard13%

Wakefield 27% England 33%

Average scaled score 100 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard57%

Wakefield 77% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Wakefield 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard35%

Wakefield 77% England 77%

Higher standard4%

Wakefield 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 99 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Wakefield median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	30%	0%	100	99
2023/24	50%	0%	104	103
2022/23	52%	0%	103	101

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

Good2022

3.3applications per place 30%met the SATs standard
Grove Lea Primary School
0.4 km · Wakefield

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.5applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
St Helen's CE Primary School
0.6 km · Wakefield

Good2023

2.0applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
West End Academy
0.6 km · Wakefield

Improved significantly2024

2.3applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Brierley Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
2.3 km · Barnsley

Good2024

1.7applications per place 86%met the SATs standard
King's Meadow Academy
2.5 km · Wakefield

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.5applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
Ark Northfield Primary School
2.9 km · Wakefield

Requires improvement2022

1.6applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
South Kirkby Common Road Infant and Nursery School
2.9 km · Wakefield

2025

1.5applications per place
South Kirkby Academy
3.0 km · Wakefield

Good2023

32%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: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 138941 · 384/3329
Trust: The Bishop Konstant Catholic Academy Trust
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 175 pupils · 119 on roll
Free school meals: 37.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 November 2012
Replaced: Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School (URN 108262)
Address: Highfield Road, Hemsworth, Pontefract, WF9 4LJ
Local authority: Wakefield

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