The Sacred Heart Primary Catholic Voluntary Academy
Southcliffe Road, Carlton, Nottingham, NG4 1EQOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
The Sacred Heart Primary Catholic Voluntary Academy is a primary school in Nottingham for ages 3 to 11. It is one of the 364 schools in Nottinghamshire. It ranks 123rd of 186 primary schools in Nottingham. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in April 2025, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 29 April 2025, report published 18 June 2025
This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 29 April 2025
The 'HEART' values run consistently through the Sacred Heart Academy. The school expects pupils to be hard working, enthusiastic, aspirational, respectful and to aim for togetherness. Pupils do their utmost to live up to these values each day. As a result, they achieve well. Pupils consistently demonstrate positive behaviour. They use 'Star Listening', 'Slow Walking' and 'Politeness Pets' to model positive conduct and courtesy. They value the awards that they can earn. Pupils enjoy moving through the behaviour chart from 'Heart to Star'. They are proud to earn points for their houses. They understand what happens in the event of poor behaviour but say that the reminders that go with the 'White Cloud' help keep behaviour positive. Pupils describe that the 'Blue Cloud' and 'Red Circle' have serious consequences, but they rarely have to be used. Pupils take on many roles to help out around the school. These include well-being leaders, peer mentors, information technology technicians, wet play and assembly leaders. Pupils wear their badges of office with pride. At breaktimes, pupils play co-operatively, explore and take calculated risks. They thrive on the opportunities to play imaginatively and to be creative. They do this to an impressive degree.
What the school should improve
- In some foundation subjects, the school does not use assessment information well enough. As a result, in these subjects, the school does not have a fully rounded view of where strengths and weaknesses lie in the curriculum and its implementation. The school should ensure that its assessments are used to evaluate strengths and weaknesses, and to inform improvements.
- Occasionally, some pupils are given work that is too easy for them. When this is the case, pupils do not go on to achieve as highly as they could. The school should ensure that pupils are consistently given work that helps them to consolidate and extend their learning.
- Some pupils, including those who are disadvantaged, do not attend school regularly enough. They miss important learning. The school should continue to work with parents to improve attendance for pupils.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
28 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
219 pupils on roll, with places for 240
Schools near The Sacred Heart Primary Catholic Voluntary Academy
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Carlton Infant Academy | 0.2 miles | Report card: Expected standard to strong standard | Not published |
| The Carlton Junior Academy | 0.2 miles | Ofsted judgements: Good to outstanding | 78% met the expected standard |
| Parkdale Primary School | 0.3 miles | Ofsted: Good | 76% met the expected standard |
| Colwick St John the Baptist CofE Primary Academy | 0.6 miles | Ofsted: Good | Not published |
| Standhill Infants' School | 0.7 miles | Ofsted: Good | Not published |
School details
- School type
- Academy converter
- Sector
- Academy
- Trust
- OUR LADY OF LOURDES CATHOLIC MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Nursery classes
- Yes
- Headteacher
- Mrs Anne-Marie Bell
- Phone
- 01159112117
- Address
- Southcliffe Road, Carlton, Nottingham, NG4 1EQ
- Local authority
- Nottinghamshire
- URN
- 138813
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.