Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Swaffham

4 Sporle Road, Swaffham, Norfolk, PE37 7HL

Inadequate

Inspected 7 February 2024

Inadequate

Ofsted

KS2 expected

Primary

Phase

4–11

Ages

Pupils

Mixed

Gender

Academy sponsor led

Type

School Information

Local Authority: Norfolk →
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
Age Range: Ages 4–11
Gender: Mixed
Pupils / Capacity: 89 / 210 (42%)
Sixth Form: Does not have a sixth form
Nursery: No Nursery Classes
Religious Character: Roman Catholic
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Last Ofsted Inspection: 7 February 2024

Pupil profile

2023/24

Who attends this school — useful context if you’re considering teaching here.

38.2%

Disadvantaged

10.1%

EAL

10.1%

SEN support

19.1%

EHC plan

Source: DfE School Census, 2023/24, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Results & performance

2023/24

Official Department for Education results, pupil destinations and attendance.

Attendance

10.8%

Overall absence

37.5%

Persistent absence

Source: Department for Education performance tables, 2023/24, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Some independent schools’ qualifications (e.g. IGCSEs) are not all reflected in these figures.

Workforce

2024/25

Staffing at this school, with the trend over recent years — useful if you’re considering working here.

3.98

Teachers (FTE)

22.4

Pupils per teacher

5.32

Teaching assistants (FTE)

£34,489

Avg teacher salary

Mean · 0% on leadership pay

Teacher vacancies

0% rate

Leadership (FTE)

Data for the 2024/25 academic year (trend lines show 1 years). Source: DfE School Workforce Census, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. State-funded schools only.

School finances

2024-25

How this school is funded and where the money goes — per pupil.

£10,337

Spend per pupil

£10,876

Income per pupil

40%

Spent on teaching staff

Source: DfE school finance returns (CFR for council-maintained schools, AAR for academies), 2024-25, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Per-pupil figures are calculated from total income/expenditure.