Sacred Heart Catholic School, London

At age 16 (%)

At age 18 (%)

'Academic' destinations refer to sixth form or higher education. 'Vocational' ones refer to further education, apprenticeships or employment. Neither is intrinsically better or worse, and this balance is not used in calculating the indicator score. Data are from 2022.

Disadvantaged pupils (%)

Ethnic minority pupils (%)

Percentages of all pupils on roll in 2022. Local figures represent the aggregate pupil populations of the ten closest nearby schools.

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Sacred Heart Catholic School

Camberwell New Road, London SE5 0RP

https://www.sacredheart.southwark.sch.uk/

Sacred Heart Catholic School is a non-selective, Roman Catholic academy. It has about 870 boys and girls aged between 11 and 18. In November 2023 the school was rated ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted.

Particular strengths include Attendance, Destinations, Attainment and Disadvantaged pupils. Relative weaknesses include Admissions, Environment, Finances and Representation.

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Other schools nearby

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Distance (miles)	Score	Name
0.1		Ark All Saints Academy
0.1		Saint Gabriel's College
0.9		South Bank University Academy
0.9		Platanos College
1.1		Ark Evelyn Grace Academy
1.1		Harris Academy Peckham
1.1		Lilian Baylis Technology School
1.1		Ark Walworth Academy
1.4		St Saviour's and St Olave's Church of England School
1.4		The Charter School East Dulwich
1.4		Ark Globe Academy
1.4		The Charter School North Dulwich

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Attendance: Excellent. Pupil absence rates and the incidence of persistent absence are both very low.

Destinations: Excellent. The proportion of students going on to education or training at 16 is very high, while at 18 (allowing for attainment) it is quite high.

Attainment: Excellent. Attainment at the ages of 16 and 18 are both excellent. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)

Disadvantaged pupils: Excellent. Progress up to age 16 is excellent. Destinations at 16 are excellent. Progress at 16-18 is about average. Destinations at 18 (allowing for attainment) are excellent.

Sixth form: Excellent. Attainment is excellent, progress is about average and destinations at 18 (allowing for attainment) are above average.

Progress: Excellent. Up to age 16 it is excellent, while at ages 16-18 it is about average. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For information about actual grades, see Attainment.)

Representation: Out of balance. The socio-economic mix is out of balance with the local community, while ethnic representation is slightly out of balance with the local community.

Finances: Poor. However, the school budget has been roughly in balance

Environment: Poor. Air pollution, traffic accidents and crime are all very high.

Admissions: Poor. The occupancy rate is very high and the offer rate is very low. There is no compulsory entrance exam.

Schools often provide or emphasise different subjects, especially in fields such as languages and the arts. The charts below show the relative popularities of exam subjects commonly sat at this school.

Popular GCSE subjects

Proportions of pupils entering in 2023

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Proportions of pupils entering in 2023

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