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Sacred Heart High School
Secondary · Girls · Ages 11–19 · Academy
212 Hammersmith Road, Hammersmith, London W6 7DG · sacredhearthigh.org.uk · 020 8748 7600
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Outstanding
- Ungraded inspection · Nov 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 60.9
- average Attainment 8 score. Hammersmith and Fulham 55.5, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,113
- 320 over 793 places · 140%
- Local authority
- Hammersmith and Fulham
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 17.7%
- First language not English
- 41.8%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 199 families put the school first and 195 places were offered; 72% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 195 | 199 | 1▲ | 72% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 195 | 205 | 1.1▲ | 67% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 192 | 255 | 1.3▲ | 60% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 198 | 295 | 1.5▲ | 57% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 196 | 281 | 1.4▲ | 58% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 60.9, and 67.5% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Hammersmith and Fulham it was 55.5, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade B- (35.9 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲60.9 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲67.5% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲82.0% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲78.9% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲5.70 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 78.7 | −0.8 |
| Sixth form college | 2.5 | −2.6 |
| Further education | 10.7 | +3 |
| Other education | 1.5 | −1.1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 1 | −1.6 |
| Activity not captured | 5.6 | +4.1 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 76 students | B- (35.9) | Average +0.12 | |
| 76 students | B- (35.9) | Average +0.12 | |
| 23 students | Dist (36.6) | Average +0.10 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 71 | B- (37.6) | +0.21 |
| 2022/23 | 73 | B- (36) | — |
| 2021/22 | 79 | B- (37.9) | — |
| 2018/19 | 60 | B- (38.2) | -0.09 |
| 2017/18 | 78 | B- (36.5) | -0.08 |
| 2016/17 | 96 | B- (36.7) | +0.08 |
| 2015/16 | 52 | C+ (33.5) | -0.07 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 66.2 | −7.6 |
| Further education | 4.2 | +0.5 |
| Apprenticeship | 1.4 | −2.4 |
| Employment | 9.9 | +1.1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 8.5 | +4.7 |
| Activity not captured | 9.9 | +3.6 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 15 November 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Sacred Heart High School was: School remains Outstanding.
- Outcome
- Remains Outstanding
- Inspected
- 14 Nov 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Sept 2017
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 100363), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Sept 2017Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding 16 to 19 study programmes Outstanding Safeguarding Effective Jan 2009Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 100363)
What parents said
92% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (330 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 92%
- Replies
- 330
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 56% who raised concerns
based on the 25% who had a child bullied
based on 33 parents (10%) with SEND