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The Sacred Heart Language College
Secondary · Girls · Ages 11–16 · Academy
High Street, Wealdstone, Harrow HA3 7AY · tshlc.harrow.sch.uk · 020 8863 9922
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Nov 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 57.9
- average Attainment 8 score. Harrow 51.1, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.4
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 714
- 92% of 780 places
- Local authority
- Harrow
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 20.9%
- First language not English
- 56.7%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 63 families put the school first and 145 places were offered; 100% 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 | 145 | 63 | 0.4 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 148 | 93 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 157 | 93 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 154 | 94 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 148 | 102 | 0.7 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 57.9, and 59.7% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Harrow it was 51.1, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲57.9 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲59.7% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲79.6% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲90.6% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲5.63 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 102243)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 23.8 | +12 |
| Sixth form college | 45.9 | −22.1 |
| Further education | 22.1 | +4.9 |
| Apprenticeship | 1.1 | — |
| Employment | 0.6 | 0 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 3.9 | +2.7 |
| Activity not captured | 2.8 | +2.2 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected The Sacred Heart Language College on 5 November 2024 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 5 Nov 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Mar 2014
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 102243), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Mar 2014Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 102243)
Jun 2008Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 102243)
What parents said
73% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (90 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 73%
- Replies
- 90
- 12% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 67% who raised concerns
based on the 41% who had a child bullied
based on 17 parents (19%) with SEND