Sacred Heart Catholic Academy

State-Funded School

sacred-heart-catholic-academy-sefton-north-west

North WestRegion

SeftonLocal Authority

BootleConstituency

L23 5TFPostcode

3.3

Academic Performance

Ofsted

No overall grade

About the School

Sacred Heart Catholic Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Sefton, North West.

It currently serves 613 pupils. Sacred Heart Catholic Academy is part of POPE FRANCIS CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Requires improvement

Quality ofeducation

Requires improvement

Personaldevelopment

Requires improvement

Behaviour &attitudes

Requires improvement

Sixth formprovision

Requires improvement

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 42.4
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 38.2%
EBacc average point score: 3.53

Ethnicity

White

85%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

613

Total Pupils

48%Boys

52%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

37%

England average

27%

First language not English

12%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 613
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: POPE FRANCIS CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST

Inspection history

3 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
10 Feb 2025	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Not judged
27 Nov 2024	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Not judged
6 Dec 2021	Inadequate	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Inadequate	Inadequate

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.