Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Barrow, Barrow-in-Furness

Disadvantaged pupils (%)

Ethnic minority pupils (%)

Percentages of all pupils on roll in 2022. Local figures represent the aggregate pupil populations of the ten closest nearby schools.

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Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Barrow

Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Lumley Street, Barrow-in-Furness LA14 2BA

https://www.sacredheart.cumbria.sch.uk/

Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Barrow is a Roman Catholic academy. It has about 210 boys and girls aged between 2 and 11. Ofsted last inspected the school in June 2016. The present school opened in 2021.

This school is a member of Mater Christi Multi-Academy Trust. (Other schools in this trust include St Pius X Catholic Primary School, Barrow, Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School, Dalton-In-Furness, St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Ulverston, St Josephs Catholic Primary School, Lancaster and St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, Windermere.)

Particular strengths include Representation. Relative weaknesses include Environment and Disadvantaged pupils.

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Other schools nearby

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Distance (miles)	Score	Name
0.2		St George's CofE School
0.2		Greengate Junior School
0.3		Parkside Academy
0.4		Cambridge Primary School
0.5		Ramsden Infant School
0.7		Barrow Island Community Primary School
0.9		Newbarns Primary and Nursery School
1.0		Brisbane Park Infant School
1.0		St James' CofE Junior School
1.0		Holy Family Catholic Primary School
1.1		Roose School
1.1		Victoria Infant and Nursery School

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Representation: In balance. The socio-economic mix is in balance with the local community, while ethnic representation is slightly out of balance with the local community.

Finances: Below average. However, the school budget has been roughly in balance

Admissions: Below average. The occupancy rate is quite high and the offer rate is roughly average.

Progress: Below average. Progress in maths, reading and writing are all below average. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For actual grades, see Attainment.)

Disadvantaged pupils: Below average. Progress in maths is below average. Progress in reading is about average. Progress in writing is below average.

Attainment: Poor. Maths attainment is below average, reading is poor and GPS (grammar, punctuation and spelling) is about average. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)

Attendance: Poor. Pupil absence rates and the incidence of persistent absence are both very high.

Environment: Poor. Air pollution, traffic accidents and crime are all very high.

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