Sacred Heart RC Primary School
Voluntary aided primary school in Manchester (Manchester).
KS2 RWM expected
75%
▲ 13pp England 2024/25: 62%
2024/25
Reading expected
89%
▲ 14pp England 2024/25: 75%
2024/25
Maths expected
80%
▲ 6pp England 2024/25: 74%
2024/25
Writing expected
75%
▲ 3pp England 2024/25: 72%
2024/25
Attendance rate
96.3%
▲ 2pp England 2024/25: 94.8%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
22.1
▲ 1.4 England 2025/26: 20.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
45.5%
▲ 21pp England 2025/26: 24.9%
school census 15/01/2026
Capacity
96%
330 / 345 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Location
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iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).Sacred Heart RC Primary School is a Roman Catholic primary school located in Manchester. The school caters for boys and girls aged 3 to 11 and currently has 335 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 345. The school is led by Mrs Jo Botham.
Key facts
- URN
- 134479
- 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
- Manchester
- Constituency
- Gorton and Denton
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2006
Governing body (11 current, 1 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Maree Jordan | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Ting Tracey Wu | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Wendy Schofield | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Davie Nalikata | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Jenna Bancroft | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Jo Botham | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2024 |
| Mallicka Mandal | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Elizabeth Maingi | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Joe Itua | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Gerard Redman | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Fr Kevin Murphy | Governor | Ex-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold) | since 2022 |
| Mr Lukas Michalski Former | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2021 · term ended 2025 |
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