Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School
Voluntary aided primary school in Rotherham (Barnsley).
KS2 RWM expected
35%
▼ 27pp England 2024/25: 62%
2024/25
Reading expected
70%
▼ 5pp England 2024/25: 75%
2024/25
Maths expected
55%
▼ 19pp England 2024/25: 74%
2024/25
Writing expected
55%
▼ 17pp England 2024/25: 72%
2024/25
Attendance rate
94.4%
▼ 0.4pp England 2024/25: 94.8%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
19.5
▼ 1.2 England 2025/26: 20.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
28.1%
▲ 3pp England 2025/26: 24.9%
school census 15/01/2026
Capacity
114%
160 / 140 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Location
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Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School is a Catholic primary school located in Rotherham, Barnsley. The school caters for boys and girls aged 3 to 11. The Executive Head is Natalie Kelly.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
6 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Convert
- St Helen's
- St Michael and All Angels
- Purple Mash
- Read Write Inc (RWI)
- White Rose Maths
Key facts
- URN
- 106643
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Barnsley
- Constituency
- Barnsley South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1900
Governing body (5 current, 0 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Sarah Creighton | Chair of Governors | Interim Executive Board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Melanie Joseph | Governor | Interim Executive Board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Peter Bell | Governor | Interim Executive Board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Denis Hird | Governor | Interim Executive Board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Natalie Kelly | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2024 |
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