The Sacred Heart Language College
Secondary · Academy converter · Girls · Harrow
High Street, Harrow, HA3 7AY
85
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Not judged
Graded 05/11/2024
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
91.9%
27.3% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
714
Capacity used
Nearly full92%
780 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
93 of 93 families who put it first got an offer
148
Places offered
295
Total applications
2.0
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 93 | 93 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 68 | 27 | ● 40% |
| 3rd preference | 52 | 5 | ● 10% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 82 | 8 | ● 10% |
| Total | 295 | 133 | 45% |
1st preference success by year
Harrow lets families list 6 preferences. 75 applications came from outside the council area (20 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Girls
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Nicola Walsh
- Address
- High Street, Wealdstone, Harrow, HA3 7AY
- Phone
- 02088639922
- Local authority
- Harrow
- Ward / constituency
- Wealdstone North · Harrow West
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 146245
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 21% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 51% | — | — |
| SEN support | 10% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: BLESSED HOLY FAMILY CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
714 pupils · 780 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
05 November 2024
Full graded inspection
Not judged overall effectivenessPersonal development Outstanding Quality of education Outstanding Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Outstanding
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 799 pupils
Attendance
91.9%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
8.1%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
27.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
2.3%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.9%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 59.6 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.56 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 65% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 79% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 5.83 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 57.9 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 59.7% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 79.6% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 90.6% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 5.63 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 181 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 179 | 30% | 64% | 83% | |
| English Language | 178 | 31% | 71% | 87% | |
| Religious Studies | 174 | 51% | 80% | 87% | |
| English Literature | 174 | 40% | 80% | 93% | |
| Combined Science | 147 | 24% | 58% | 82% | |
| History | 106 | 58% | 81% | 87% | |
| French | 87 | 45% | 76% | 85% | |
| Spanish | 75 | 43% | 61% | 85% | |
| Geography | 73 | 23% | 53% | 71% | |
| Biology | 30 | 63% | 100% | 100% | |
| Physics | 30 | 67% | 97% | 100% | |
| Chemistry | 30 | 77% | 97% | 100% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Harrow council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.