The Sacred Heart Language College
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- School rating
- Outstanding Nov 5 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Girls
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Harrow
- Unique reference
- 146245
- Address
- High Street, Wealdstone, HA3 7AY
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 775 (90% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 0.0%
- Girls
- 100.0%
- First language not English
- 53.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 16.9%
- Persistent absence
- 22.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.4%
Other White 19%
Other Asian 18.2%
White British 14.5%
African 11.7%
Indian 10.1%
Mixed 8.4%
Other 3.7%
Irish 3.5%
Caribbean 3.2%
Chinese 2.6%
Unclassified 1.8%
Other Black 1.7%
Pakistani 1.4%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 91%
Local authority average 66%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 60%
Local authority average 53%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 57.8
Local authority average 50.7
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 5.63
Local authority average 4.68
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 15 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 3 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 17 |
| Biology | GCSE | 30 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 30 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 4 |
| Classical Civilisation | GCSE | 17 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 9 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 18 |
| English Language | GCSE | 178 |
Admissions
The Sacred Heart Language College
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 148
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 93
- 2nd preference
- 68
- 3rd preference
- 52
- From another Local Authority
- 75
Offers
- 1st preference
- 93
- 2nd preference
- 27
- 3rd preference
- 5
- To another Local Authority
- 20
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 26.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 148 0 148 |
| Year 8 | 147 0 147 |
| Year 9 | 151 0 151 |
| Year 10 | 149 0 149 |
| Year 11 | 180 0 180 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 98.0% 93.3% 85.5% |
Further education | 22.0% 31.9% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 15.0% 49.2% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 61.0% 11.9% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.2% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 0.0% 0.5% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 0.5% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 1.0% 3.2% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 2.5% 3.0% |