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Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School

Primary school in Pontefract, Wakefield. Good (Nov 2022).

Latest graded inspection

Inspected 2 November 2022, report published 14 December 2022, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.

Good overall. The school was doing well. The most common grade under the previous system. 76% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Good.

Grades for each area
AreaGrade
Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Early yearsGood
Safeguarding effectiveYes

These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.

Next inspection: around November 2026

The last inspection was in November 2022. Schools are usually inspected about every four years. That’s within the next six months.

An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2028 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.

Nearby primary schools

  1. 0.2 milesGrove Lea Primary School

    Primary, Pontefract, Wakefield

    No overall grade. Quality of education outstanding (Jul 2025)

  2. 0.3 milesSt Helen's CE Primary School

    Primary, Pontefract, Wakefield

    Good (Feb 2023)

  3. 0.4 milesWest End Academy

    Primary, Pontefract, Wakefield

    Improved significantly (Nov 2024)

  4. 1.5 milesBrierley Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

    Primary, Barnsley

    Good (Jun 2024)

  5. 1.6 milesKing's Meadow Academy

    Primary, Pontefract, Wakefield

    No overall grade. Quality of education requires improvement (Feb 2025)

Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.