What did Ofsted judge Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School and Nursery's overall effectiveness to be?

Ofsted judged Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School and Nursery's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in June 2013 (last graded inspection), and an ungraded inspection in March 2023 confirmed it, on Ofsted's own scale.

How many pupils attend Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School and Nursery?

Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School and Nursery has 346 pupils on roll.

What ages does Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School and Nursery take?

Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School and Nursery admits pupils aged 3 to 11.

How do I apply to Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School and Nursery?

Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School and Nursery is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.

Does Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School and Nursery have a religious character?

Yes — Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School and Nursery has a religious character of Roman Catholic. Faith criteria may apply to admissions; check the school's oversubscription policy for details.

How are Reception places decided at Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School and Nursery?

When Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School and Nursery has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Baptised Catholic looked after/previously looked after children — Baptised Catholic ‘looked after’ children and baptised Catholic children who were ‘looked after’ children including those who appear (to the admission authority) to have been in state care outside of England and who ceased to be ‘looked after’ because they were adopted or made subject to child arrangements orders or special guardianship orders with a Certificate of Baptism; 2. Baptised Catholic children with siblings at the school — Baptised Catholic children with a Certificate of Baptism with siblings within the school at the time of admission; 3. Baptised Catholic children of staff — Baptised Catholic children with a Certificate of Baptism whose parent is a member of staff (this includes teaching and non-teaching staff and full time and part time staff) employed by Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School and where either or both of the following conditions are met: (i) that member of staff has been employed for two or more years at the time the application is made; (ii) the Governors can demonstrate that the member of staff has been recruited to fill a vacant position for which there is a demonstrable skills shortage. In addition to (i) and/or (ii) the child must live at the same permanent address as the member of staff, and 7 further criteria. The school offers 45 places at this entry point. Tie-break: Where the offer of places to all the applicants in any of the sub-categories listed would still lead to oversubscription, the places up to the admissions number will be offered to those living nearest to the school. Home-to-school distance measurement is used for the purposes of admissions. A ‘straight line’ distance measurement is used... In the event where two different addresses are the same distance from a school, in the case of a block of flats, for example, the lower door number will be deemed nearest... If there are two identical addresses of separate applicants, the tiebreak will be random allocation... the random number is used to allocate the place, with the lowest number given priority.

What is the largest ethnic background at Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School and Nursery?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 54.6% of pupils at Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School and Nursery are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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How places are decided at Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School and Nursery

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Reception), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Baptised Catholic looked after/previously looked after children — Baptised Catholic ‘looked after’ children and baptised Catholic children who were ‘looked after’ children including those who appear (to the admission authority) to have been in state care outside of England and who ceased to be ‘looked after’ because they were adopted or made subject to child arrangements orders or special guardianship orders with a Certificate of Baptism.
2Baptised Catholic children with siblings at the school — Baptised Catholic children with a Certificate of Baptism with siblings within the school at the time of admission.
3Baptised Catholic children of staff — Baptised Catholic children with a Certificate of Baptism whose parent is a member of staff (this includes teaching and non-teaching staff and full time and part time staff) employed by Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School and where either or both of the following conditions are met: (i) that member of staff has been employed for two or more years at the time the application is made; (ii) the Governors can demonstrate that the member of staff has been recruited to fill a vacant position for which there is a demonstrable skills shortage. In addition to (i) and/or (ii) the child must live at the same permanent address as the member of staff.
4Baptised Catholic children resident in the parish — Other baptised Catholic children with a Certificate of Baptism resident in the Parish of Sacred Heart and St. John the Evangelist, Bushey.
5Other baptised Catholic children — Other baptised Catholic children with a Certificate of Baptism.
6Other looked after/previously looked after children — Other ‘looked after’ children and children including those who appear (to the admission authority) to have been in state care outside of England who ceased to be ‘looked after’ because they were adopted or made subject to child arrangements orders or special guardianship orders.
7Catechumens / Eastern Christian Church — Children of catechumens with evidence of participation in the Catechumen Programme or members of an Eastern Christian Church with a Certificate of Baptism.
8Christian children of other denominations — Christian children of other denominations whose application is supported by a letter from their minister confirming membership of the faith community.
9Children of other faith communities — Children of other faith communities whose application is supported by a letter from their minister confirming membership of the faith community.
10Any other applicants — Any other applicants.

If two applications tie: Where the offer of places to all the applicants in any of the sub-categories listed would still lead to oversubscription, the places up to the admissions number will be offered to those living nearest to the school. Home-to-school distance measurement is used for the purposes of admissions. A ‘straight line’ distance measurement is used... In the event where two different addresses are the same distance from a school, in the case of a block of flats, for example, the lower door number will be deemed nearest... If there are two identical addresses of separate applicants, the tiebreak will be random allocation... the random number is used to allocate the place, with the lowest number given priority.

Within categories, further sub-priority applies: (a) priority for exceptional social, medical, pastoral or other need supported by compelling professional evidence relating specifically to Sacred Heart; (b) for categories 2–10, sibling attendance increases priority within the category; (c) for categories 4–10, children of staff (as defined in criterion 3) are given priority within the category.

Published by the admission authority. Meeting a criterion never guarantees a place — it sets the order places are offered in. Full detail, other entry points and previous years are on the Admissions tab.