Valley Drive, Ben Rhydding, Ilkley, West Yorkshire LS29 8NL
10 reasons to choose Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Ilkley
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Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Ilkley has a Schoolsmith Score® of 66. It is one of the best state primary schools in Ilkley and one of the 3 best independent or state primaries within 1 mile.
School fundamentals
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Ilkley is a state primary school for boys and girls (40%/60%) between the ages of 5 and 11 years. It is a Roman Catholic academy converter faith school. The school is one of the 11 members of The Bishop Wheeler Catholic Academy Trust. The school was also rated as Good by Ofsted in its last (2022) inspection.
Average class size
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Ilkley has five mixed-age classes and an average class size of 27 pupils.
Exam results
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Ilkley ranks in the top 23% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, progress scores have been variable around the national average, possibly reflecting different cohorts’ ability profiles.
The Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Ilkley curriculum
School curriculum emphasises Catholic social morality and also includes PSHE, French. There may be an occasional extra-curricular academic or hobby club.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers and a residential trip in Year 6.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with some peripatetic and specialist teaching.
Sport at Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Ilkley
School offers PE and up to 10 seasonal sports. Representative teams in some sports from Year 3.
The Arts at Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Ilkley
Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir. There may be an occasional extra-curricular performing arts or arts & crafts club.
Wraparound care
Out of school hours care from 7.30am to 6.00pm provided by an external contractor.
Find another school near Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Ilkley
Moorfield School (1.4 miles); Westville House School (1.9 miles); Ghyll Royd School (2.4 miles).
Ashlands Primary School (0.6 miles); Ben Rhydding Primary School (0.8 miles); Burley Oaks Primary School (3.2 miles).
Woodhouse Grove School (9.3 miles); Bradford Grammar School (10.1 miles); Bradford Christian School (10.1 miles).
Ilkley Grammar School (1.2 miles); St. Mary’s Menston, a Catholic Voluntary Academy (5.6 miles); Otley Prince Henry’s Grammar School Specialist Language College (5.6 miles).