Sacred Heart Catholic School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Nov 9 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
- 862 (84% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 47.6%
- Girls
- 52.4%
- First language not English
- 49.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 39.1%
- Persistent absence
- 9.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 7.5%
African 59.4%
Other 10.9%
Caribbean 6.4%
Mixed 5.2%
Other Asian 5.2%
Other White 4.5%
Other Black 4.1%
White British 1.6%
Unclassified 1.6%
Irish 0.5%
Indian 0.3%
Chinese 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 1.38
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.38
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 65%
Local authority average 70%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 71%
Local authority average 55%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 58.5
Local authority average 51.9
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 5.43
Local authority average 4.75
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Building / Construction Operations (General / Combined) | Technical Award | 15 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 13 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 13 |
| Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 14 |
| Biology | GCSE | 21 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 21 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 21 |
| English Language | GCSE | 125 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 125 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 11 |
Admissions
Sacred Heart Catholic School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 115
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 259
- 2nd preference
- 190
- 3rd preference
- 134
- From another Local Authority
- 202
Offers
- 1st preference
- 107
- 2nd preference
- 4
- 3rd preference
- 3
- To another Local Authority
- 31
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 17.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 136 69 67 |
| Year 8 | 133 57 76 |
| Year 9 | 134 72 62 |
| Year 10 | 130 58 72 |
| Year 11 | 125 62 63 |
| Year 12 | 109 56 53 |
| Year 13 | 95 36 59 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 96.0% 91.8% 85.6% |
Further education | 8.0% 20.8% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 81.0% 60.8% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 6.0% 9.6% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.6% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 1.8% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 0.0% 0.9% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 2.0% 4.2% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 1.2% 1.2% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 91.0% 85.2% 65.5% |
Top third higher education institutions | 51.0% 40.4% 23.8% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 0.7% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 3.0% 1.7% 2.2% |