Sacred Heart R.C. Primary School, Gorton

What Sacred Heart R.C. Primary School, Gorton does

Sacred Heart R.C. Primary School, Gorton is a Catholic primary school operating under the governance of the Salford Diocese, serving families in the Gorton area of East Manchester. It delivers education from Nursery through Year 6 across 12 classes — including a Butterflies SEND provision, Nursery, Reception, and Classes 1 through 9 — with enrollment routed through Manchester City Council's centralized admissions system supplemented by a direct Sacred Heart application form. The Headteacher is Mrs J. Botham, who also serves as Designated Safeguarding Lead and Key Adult for the Operation Encompass safeguarding partnership with Greater Manchester Police. The school's mission, 'Every Heart is Sacred', is delivered alongside a broad curriculum that extends beyond statutory requirements to include Catholic faith formation, sacramental preparation (First Holy Communion, Reconciliation), MFL (Spanish), and pastoral programmes including OPAL and Ten:Ten's 'Life to the Full'.

The school's technology stack is composed entirely of third-party, off-the-shelf platforms consolidated behind Wonde single sign-on, which gives students one credential to access Accelerated Reader, Times Tables Rockstars, EdShed, and Google Classroom. Parent-facing communications, payments (dinner money, Breakfast Club, school trips), forms, and surveys run through IRIS ParentMail. The website itself is provided by Juniper Education. Specialized SEND infrastructure (Butterfly Class, sensory room under construction) and specialist teaching in Music, Art, and PE are the main in-house differentiators on the academic side.

Revenue is generated primarily through government per-pupil funding for maintained primary education, with ancillary fee streams from a paid Breakfast Club (£3.00 per day for a single child, £2.50 per day for siblings) and paid school meals (£12.50 per week). Universal Infant Free School Meals cover Reception through Year 2, and means-tested free meals are available in Years 3–6. The school is currently undergoing a diocese-funded capital expansion comprising a new KS2 classroom, a purpose-built Butterfly classroom, three offices, and the beginnings of a sensory room.

Name

Sacred Heart R.C. Primary School, Gorton

Legal name

Sacred Heart R.C. Primary School

Website

https://sacredheartschool-gorton.org.uk

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Catholic primary school in Gorton, East Manchester, operating under the Salford Diocese. Delivers Nursery through Year 6 education across 12 classes, funded by UK government per-pupil grants plus ancillary paid meals and Breakfast Club services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Primary Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (61111)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Faith-Based (Religious) K–12 Schools (EDAJABAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Public K–12 Combined Schools (EDAJAAAE)

Keywords

• Primary education services
• Catholic primary school
• Faith-based schooling
• Early childhood education
• Before school childcare

Headquarters

HQ city

Manchester

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Government-Funded Education: Core revenue from government funding for primary education services. The school receives per-pupil funding from the government for educating children from Nursery through Year 6.
2. Breakfast Club: Paid childcare service before school hours. Single child: £3.00 per day, siblings: £2.50 per day. Priority given to parents requiring childcare for work purposes.
3. School Meals: Paid meal service at £12.50 per week. Universal Infant Free School Meals provided for Reception, Year 1 and Year 2. Free school meals available for eligible families in Years 3-6.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Sacred Heart R.C. Primary School, Gorton delivers Catholic primary education for children from Nursery through Year 6 across 12 classes, integrating the National Curriculum with Religious Education, sacramental preparation and Catholic Social Teaching. The school supplements core teaching with paid wraparound services (Breakfast Club and School Meals), a specialised SEND Butterflies provision, and a digital learning stack accessed through Wonde single sign-on. Enrolment is managed via Manchester City Council's centralised admissions system and the school's own Nursery application process.

Product overview

Sacred Heart R.C. Primary School is a Catholic primary school offering educational services rather than a technology product. The school's digital educational offerings consist of various third-party learning platforms integrated through Wonde (single sign-on) and IRIS ParentMail (parent communication and payments). Core educational platforms include Accelerated Reader for reading comprehension, Times Tables Rockstars for maths practice, Ed Shed for spelling and maths, and Ten Ten Life to the Full for Catholic Relationships Education. The school also provides access to supplementary resources including BBC Bitesize, Twinkl, Oak National Academy, and other educational tools.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Catholic Primary Education (Nursery to Year 6) Catholic primary education for children from Nursery through Year 6 across 12 classes, combining the National Curriculum with Religious Education, Catholic Social Teaching and sacramental preparation. Enrolment is via Manchester City Council's centralised admissions system and the school's direct Nursery application process.
• Breakfast Club Paid before-school childcare service available to parents and carers of enrolled pupils, with priority given to parents requiring childcare for work purposes. Single child £3.00 per day, siblings £2.50 per day; cereals, toast, bagels, fruit, milk and water included. Bookings and payments processed through IRIS ParentMail.

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration18 records

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Ten:Ten – Life to the FullcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTen:Ten Resources provides 'Life to the Full' programme, a National and Diocesan programme for Relationship Education in Catholic primary schools throughout the UK. School uses this alongside PSHE curriculum to promote mental and physical wellbeing. Parent portal available with login credentials sacred-heart-m18/red-heart-187.
• Operation EncompasscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPolice and education early intervention safeguarding partnership between Greater Manchester Police and the school. School receives notification before start of next school day when a child has been involved in or exposed to a domestic abuse incident. Key Adult is Mrs J. Botham (Headteacher and Designated Safeguarding Lead).
• Wonde (GL Assessment)coreTechnology or IntegrationWonde provides single sign-on service enabling children to access various learning apps including EdShed, TTRS and Google Classroom through one password. Children access using Magic Badge or Emoji Password from reading record.
• Accelerated Reader (Renaissance Learning)coreTechnology or IntegrationComputer programme helping teachers manage and monitor children's independent reading practice. Book levels determined using ATOS readability formula with interest levels LY, MY, MY+, and UY.
• Salford DiocesecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSalford Diocese has generously granted funding for new KS2 classroom construction, purpose-built Butterfly classroom, three small offices, and beginnings of a sensory room. Diocese continues to support school development.
• CAFODcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCatholic aid agency. School's Caritas Ambassadors organize CAFOD campaigns including Walk Against Hunger. School raised over £1,200 and walked 390km collectively. Also raised over £1,600 for Caritas in one year.
• Greater Manchester PolicecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership through Operation Encompass. Police notify school before start of next school day when children have been involved in domestic abuse incidents.
• OPAL (Outdoor Play and Learning)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOPAL primary programme endorsed and supported by Sport England, running in hundreds of schools across UK and worldwide. Supports development of cultural shift in thinking about play at Sacred Heart.
• Northwood FarmminorOthersEducational visit destination for Class 4 and Class 6 students to learn about farm animals and food sources.
• Science BoffinsminorOthersWorkshop provider for Key Stage 2 students to recap knowledge about states of matter with engaging activities including dry ice demonstrations.
• Sacred Heart and St Francis ParishcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFr. Kevin Murphy leads the sacramental programme and conducts school Masses. Parish priests assist with delivery and development of prayer life. Church locations: Sacred Heart Church (Levenshulme Road, M18 7N) and St Francis Church (Textile Street, M12 5DJ).

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Emmaus Catholic Multi Academy Trust: Catholic multi-academy trust in the Manchester area operating multiple Catholic primaries with shared back-office, curriculum and Diocesan alignment — illustrates the broader incumbent model and scale advantages unavailable to a standalone Catholic primary.
• St John Bosco Catholic Academy Trust: Catholic multi-academy trust in the Salford Diocese network operating several Catholic primary schools, representing the centralised management template that contrasts with Sacred Heart's standalone structure.

Direct peers

• St Augustine's RC Primary School, Manchester: Manchester-based Catholic primary operating under Salford Diocese with comparable Catholic Social Teaching mission, parish-linked sacramental preparation, and admissions via the local authority.
• St Mary's RC Primary School, Levenshulme: Faith-based Catholic primary school in the same Salford Diocese network as Sacred Heart, also serving Nursery through Year 6 with parish integration and government per-pupil funding, providing a directly comparable operating model within Greater Manchester.
• Holy Family RC Primary School, Withington: Catholic primary school in the Manchester area operating with similar faith-based mission, broad curriculum breadth, and Salford Diocesan alignment — a directly comparable faith-based primary of similar scale.
• St Peter's RC Primary School, Swinton: Salford Diocese Catholic primary school with similar single-site faith-based education model, sacramental programme integration, and admissions process via local authority.
• St Chad's RC Primary School, Rochdale: Catholic primary school within the wider Salford Diocese catchment operating with the same faith-based identity, primary-phase scope and government-funded model as Sacred Heart Gorton.
• St Thomas More RC Primary School, Bury: Catholic primary school in the Salford Diocese area with comparable faith-based mission, parental engagement expectations, and admissions operating model.
• St Anne's RC Primary School, Ancoats: Inner-Manchester Catholic primary school under the same Diocesan umbrella, offering a directly comparable faith-based primary education model with similar admissions, parish partnership and SEND provision expectations.
• Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Swinton: Another 'Sacred Heart' Catholic primary within Salford Diocese, sharing brand heritage and operating with the same faith-based primary model, parish integration and government funding mechanics.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/sacredheartgorton
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/sacred-heart-r.c.-primary-school-gorton

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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