Sacred Heart High School | Secondary with sixth form in London, Hammersmith and Fulham | Ofsted & DfE | Sipuha

Sacred Heart High School

SecondaryPost 16

Hammersmith and Fulham · London · W6 7DG www.sacredhearthigh.org.uk

Pupils
1,113
cap. 793
Ages
11 - 19
Gender
Girls
Funding
State
Academy

The latest DfE performance data shown is from 2024/25.

Ofsted

Ofsted report

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Latest Ofsted report
14 Nov 2023
School inspection

Other Ofsted reports

2 reports
26 Sep 2017
Full inspectionOutstanding
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10 Aug 2012
Academy conversion letter
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This history covers the current school only. Reports for predecessor schools are not included.

Admissions

Can I get my child into this school?

Admissions policy · Non-selective

This school is in Hammersmith and Fulham. You apply through the education LA where you live, even if that is a different council.

Results vs local authority and England

This school's latest published figures, once. Local authority and England averages when we have them.

GCSE 9–4
82%
-6pp
LA
81%
England
66%
95%89%82%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
GCSE 5+
68%
-9pp
LA
64%
England
46%
86%77%67%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
Attainment 8
60.9
-2.2
LA
57.4
England
46.8
68.163.659.1
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
EBacc entry
79%
-9pp
LA
69%
England
41%
93%86%79%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
EBacc APS
11.0
-0.9
LA
7.4
England
7.7
12.911.410.0
'18'19'22'23'24'25

Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

Progress 8 compared with other schools

Progress 8 (2023/24 cohort)+0.78
Well above average
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Sixth form

Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

A-level APS
35.9
-1.7
LA
35.7
England
32.4
38.237.035.9
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A-level value added
+0.12
-0.1
LA
+0.00
+0.2+0.1-0.1
'17'18'19'24'25
AAB+ in facilitating subjects
19%
+4pp
LA
17%
England
14%
26%17%8%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
Average A-level grade
B-
0
B-B-B-
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Value added compared with other schools

A-level value added+0.12
Average
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Destinations

Pupils staying in education or entering apprenticeships or employment

After Key Stage 4 · 2024/25

97%

staying in education or employment

1% did not stay in education or employment

2% no destination recorded

Education96%
Apprenticeships1%
Employment1%

After 16 to 18 study · 2024/25

93%

staying in education or employment

4% did not stay in education or employment

3% no destination recorded

Education78%
Apprenticeships0%
Employment15%

Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
1,123
cap. 793
1,1351,0781,021
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Pupil : teacher ratio
15.9
LA AVG 14.94:1
20.118.015.9
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
EAL
40%
LA AVG 37.59%
41%33%26%
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FSM eligible
20%
LA AVG 37.34%
20%17%15%
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SEN
15%
LA AVG 15.25%
15%11%7%
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Overall absence
7%
LA
7%
England
9%
8%6%3%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
Persistent absence
18%
LA
22%
England
24%
23%14%6%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25

Overview

Address212 Hammersmith Road, London, W6 7DG
Telephone02087487600
Local authorityHammersmith and Fulham
PhaseSecondary with sixth form
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio15.9:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterRoman Catholic
Finance£8870 spend / pupil£8950 income / pupil2024-25 · AARView on FBIT

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Became an academy 1 Mar 2012 (was URN 100363)

Secondary — Key Stage 4

GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.

YearGCSE 9–4GCSE 5+Attainment 8Progress 8EBacc entryEBacc APSCohort
2024/2582%68%60.9Not applicable79%11.0194
2023/2488%77%63.1+0.7888%11.9197
2022/2384%67%59.1+0.6284%10.7192
2021/2295%86%68.1+0.9593%12.9195
2018/1989%81%65.1+0.9990%10.0161
2017/1891%85%66.0+0.7485%10.3162
2016/1794%82%66.4+0.9789%158
More fields
YearEBacc lang entry
2024/2582%
2023/2490%
2022/2385%
2021/2293%
2018/1990%
2017/1888%
2016/1791%

Sixth form — Key Stage 5

YearA-level APSAvg gradeVA progressAAB+Cohort
2024/2535.9B-+0.1219%79
2023/2437.6B-+0.2114%73
2022/2336.0B-8%75
2021/2237.9B-22%81
2018/1938.2B--0.0920%76
2017/1836.5B--0.0826%80
2016/1736.7B-+0.0826%96

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/251,12315.915%40%20%7%18%
2023/241,13516.512%40%19%7%20%
2022/231,12916.98%37%18%8%23%
2021/221,13216.39%34%17%8%22%
2020/211,13318.18%34%15%
2018/191,04620.18%30%16%4%7%
2017/181,02617.47%29%16%4%7%
2016/171,02116.78%26%18%3%6%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.