Sacred Heart Catholic School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Nov 8 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Southwark
- Unique reference
- 138960
- Address
- Camberwell New Road, SE5 0RP
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 903 (85% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 44.4%
- Girls
- 55.6%
- First language not English
- 45.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 43.3%
- Persistent absence
- 9.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 7.6%
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Other Black | 4.4% |
| Mixed | 5% |
| Caribbean | 6.8% |
| Other | 11.1% |
| African | 61% |
| Other White | 4.1% |
| Other Asian | 3.7% |
| White British | 1.8% |
| Unclassified | 1.2% |
| Irish | 0.3% |
| Indian | 0.3% |
| Chinese | 0.3% |
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
| Area | Result |
|---|---|
| School | 56% |
| Local authority average | 67% |
| England average | 41% |
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
| Area | Result |
|---|---|
| School | 70% |
| Local authority average | 55% |
| England average | 45% |
Attainment 8 score
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| School | 58 |
| Local authority average | 52.1 |
| England average | 46 |
EBacc average point score
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| School | 5.29 |
| Local authority average | 4.82 |
| England average | 4.09 |
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 7 |
| Building / Construction Operations (General / Combined) | Technical Award | 10 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 18 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 6 |
| Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 16 |
| Biology | GCSE | 17 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 17 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 23 |
| English Language | GCSE | 129 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 129 |
Admissions
Sacred Heart Catholic School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 113
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 270
- 2nd preference
- 192
- 3rd preference
- 117
- From another Local Authority
- 219
Offers
- 1st preference
- 108
- 2nd preference
- 5
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 28
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 134 51 83 |
| Year 8 | 136 69 67 |
| Year 9 | 134 57 77 |
| Year 10 | 135 71 64 |
| Year 11 | 129 57 72 |
| Year 12 | 136 52 84 |
| Year 13 | 99 44 55 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 96.0% 91.7% 85.5% |
Further education | 5.0% 21.5% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 71.0% 59.1% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 19.0% 10.6% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.5% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 0.9% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 0.0% 1.1% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 3.0% 3.9% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 2.5% 3.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 90.0% 83.0% 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 42.0% 33.0% 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 0.9% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 1.0% 1.5% 2.4% |