UK Schools
Sacred Heart Catholic Academy
Sacred Heart Catholic Academy is a mixed secondary academy in Liverpool, Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council, teaching 613 pupils aged 11 to 18. Ofsted graded quality of education as Requires improvement at its most recent inspection in October 2024. In 2024–2025, GCSE Attainment 8 was 42.4 (England 46.1). The 2025–2026 school year runs from 3 September 2025 to 20 July 2026.
Ofsted inspection
The latest published Ofsted judgement for Sacred Heart Catholic Academy.
From September 2024 Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. These are the graded judgement areas from the latest inspection.
Scale: Outstanding Good Requires improvement Inadequate
Term dates & holidays 2025–2026
Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for Sacred Heart Catholic Academy.
- 25 Summer Bank Holiday (Fixed date)
- 1 Inset Day (Closed to pupils)
- 2 Inset Day (Closed to pupils)
- 3 Autumn Term Commences
- 27–31 Autumn Mid Term Holiday
- 19 Autumn Term Ends
- 22–31 Christmas Holiday
- 25 Christmas Day
- 26 Boxing Day
- 1–2 Christmas Holiday
- 1 New Year's Day
- 6 Spring Term Commences
- 16–20 Spring Mid Term Holiday
- 27 Spring Term Ends
- 30–31 Easter Holiday
- 1–10 Easter Holiday
- 3 Good Friday
- 6 Easter Monday
- 13 Summer Term Commences
- 4 Early May Bank Holiday
- 25–29 Summer Mid Term Holiday
- 25 Spring Bank Holiday
- 20 Summer Term Ends
- 21–31 Summer Holiday
- 1–31 Summer Holiday
- 1 Summer Holiday
Key dates (2025–2026)
- Autumn Term Commences Sep 3, 2025 Term
- Autumn Mid Term Holiday Oct 27-31, 2025 Holiday
- Autumn Term Ends Dec 19, 2025 Term
- Spring Term Commences Jan 6, 2026 Term
- Spring Mid Term Holiday Feb 16-20, 2026 Holiday
- Spring Term Ends Mar 27, 2026 Term
- Summer Term Commences Apr 13, 2026 Term
- Summer Mid Term Holiday May 25-29, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Term Ends Jul 20, 2026 Term
- Inset Day (Closed to pupils) Sep 1, 2025 Inset Day
- Inset Day (Closed to pupils) Sep 2, 2025 Inset Day
- Inset Day TBC Inset Day
- Christmas Holiday Dec 22, 2025 - Jan 2, 2026 Holiday
- Easter Holiday Mar 30, 2026 - Apr 10, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Holiday Jul 21, 2026 - Sep 1, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Bank Holiday (Fixed date) Aug 25, 2025 Holiday
- Good Friday Apr 3, 2026 Event
- Easter Monday Apr 6, 2026 Holiday
- Early May Bank Holiday May 4, 2026 Holiday
- Spring Bank Holiday May 25, 2026 Holiday
- New Year's Day Jan 1 (annual) Event
- Good Friday (Variable) Apr (variable) Event
- Easter Monday (Variable) Apr (variable) Holiday
- Early May Bank Holiday (General) May (first Monday) Holiday
- Spring Bank Holiday (General) May (last Monday) Holiday
- Summer Bank Holiday (General) Aug (last Monday) Holiday
- Christmas Day Dec 25 (annual) Holiday
- Boxing Day Dec 26 (annual) Event
Exam results & performance
The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare Sacred Heart Catholic Academy with Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council and England.
Key stage 4 (GCSE) 42.4 Attainment 8 score
Year 11 results across eight qualifications, including English and maths.
This school Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council England
16 to 18 (A level & sixth form) 25 A level average point score
Results for students finishing post-16 study.
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Attendance 35.8% Persistently absent pupils
Absence across the whole school year.
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What pupils do after GCSEs 91% In education, apprenticeship or work
Still in education, an apprenticeship or work a year after key stage 4.
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What students do after 16 to 18 study 91% In education, apprenticeship or work
Destinations the year after finishing post-16 study.
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About this data source & caveats
Progress 8 is not published for 2024–2025. This year group missed their key stage 2 tests in 2020, so there is no baseline to measure progress from.
Attendance comparisons are pupil-weighted averages we calculate from every school’s published absence figure — the DfE absence file has no local authority or England rows of its own.
We show the headline measures only. Threshold and curriculum-policy figures — grade 4+ in English and maths, EBacc entry and points, the per-subject key stage 2 breakdown, academic and applied splits at 16 to 18 — reflect admissions and curriculum choices more than school quality, so they are left to GOV.UK. Progress measures matter most because they compare pupils with others who started at the same level; attainment on its own largely tracks a school’s intake.
Figures are the Department for Education’s official published results for Sacred Heart Catholic Academy. Results are suppressed where too few pupils were entered. England figures are the average for state-funded schools. “Top x%” is this school’s position among all schools in England with a published figure for that measure — the DfE does not publish league table rankings.
Source: Compare school and college performance, Department for Education. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Location & catchment area
Indicative only. This is a nearest-school (Voronoi) estimate — the area closer to Sacred Heart Catholic Academy than to any other secondary school. Real admissions depend on the school’s own policy (straight-line distance, siblings, faith, feeder schools and available places) and change each year. Always confirm with the school and local authority admissions team.