Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy
Academy converter in Leicester, Leicester.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Academy converter |
| Age range | 3 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Religious character | Roman Catholic |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 310 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 371 |
| Free school meals | 21.30% |
| Trust or sponsor | ST THOMAS AQUINAS CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST |
| Local authority | Leicester |
| Address | Mere Close, Off Mere Road, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE5 3HH |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | www.sacredheart.leicester.sch.uk |
| Telephone | 01162624418 |
| URN | 138081 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest full inspection: report card inspection under Ofsted's renewed framework (in use since November 2025), started 6 January 2026, published 11 February 2026. Report cards grade each area separately; there is no single overall grade.
| Safeguarding standards | Met |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Earlier graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 3 November 2021, published 19 December 2021:
| Overall effectiveness | Good |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years provision | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- Bridge Junior School (primary school, about 0.1 km)
- Green Lane Infant School (primary school, about 0.2 km)
- Shenton Primary School (primary school, about 0.3 km)
- Charnwood Primary School (primary school, about 0.4 km)
- Spinney Hill Primary School (primary school, about 0.7 km)
- Highfields Primary School (primary school, about 0.8 km)
- Uplands Junior L.E.A.D. Academy (primary school, about 0.8 km)
- Uplands Infant School (primary school, about 0.8 km)
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