Sacred Heart Catholic School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Southwark
Camberwell New Road, London, SE5 0RP
83
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Outstanding
Graded 08/11/2023
Application demand
40%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
95.9%
8.7% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
950
Capacity used
Over capacity127%
750 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
40%
1st preference success rate
108 of 270 families who put it first got an offer
113
Places offered
744
Total applications
6.6
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 270 | 108 | ● 40% |
| 2nd preference | 192 | 5 | ● 3% |
| 3rd preference | 117 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 165 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 744 | 113 | 15% |
1st preference success by year
Southwark lets families list 6 preferences. 219 applications came from outside the council area (28 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
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Richard Lansiquot
- Address
- Camberwell New Road, London, SE5 0RP
- Phone
- 02072746844
- Local authority
- Southwark
- Ward / constituency
- Camberwell Green · Vauxhall and Camberwell Green
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 138960
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 51% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 50% | — | — |
| SEN support | 8% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: SACRED HEART CATHOLIC SCHOOL
950 pupils · 750 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
08 November 2023
Full graded inspection
Outstanding overall effectivenessSixth form Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Quality of education Outstanding Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 677 pupils
Attendance
95.9%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
4.1%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
8.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
0.6%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
0.3%
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 | 58.1 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 1.24 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 74% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 92% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 5.38 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 36.48 | — | — |
Average grade: B- (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 58 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 69.8% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 87.6% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 55.8% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 5.29 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 129 | — |
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.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 36.71 | 35 |
| Average grade | B- | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 12.2% | 17% |
| A-level students | 94 | — |
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 | 129 | 35% | 74% | 89% | |
| English Language | 129 | 28% | 63% | 87% | |
| English Literature | 129 | 26% | 82% | 95% | |
| Religious Studies | 126 | 44% | 85% | 90% | |
| Combined Science | 112 | 21% | 59% | 74% | |
| Spanish | 60 | 48% | 87% | 98% | |
| French | 54 | 48% | 87% | 98% | |
| Geography | 49 | 24% | 63% | 73% | |
| History | 40 | 23% | 68% | 80% | |
| Physical Education | 33 | 9% | 52% | 61% | |
| Computer Science | 23 | 26% | 48% | 83% | |
| Art and Design | 22 | 36% | 73% | 95% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sociology | 35 | 3% | 11% | 60% | |
| Mathematics | 31 | 16% | 39% | 74% | |
| Psychology | 22 | 5% | 18% | 73% | |
| Business Studies | 21 | 0% | 0% | 14% | |
| Biology | 18 | 11% | 22% | 61% | |
| Chemistry | 17 | 12% | 41% | 82% | |
| Economics | 17 | 0% | 12% | 47% | |
| Geography | 15 | 7% | 13% | 60% | |
| Government and Politics | 13 | 0% | 8% | 46% | |
| History | 11 | 9% | 27% | 55% | |
| Photography | 8 | 25% | 25% | 63% | |
| Computer Science | 8 | 0% | 0% | 38% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
No Cambridge offers this year
UCAS apply centre 12040: Sacred Heart Catholic School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2024 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | 0 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | 0 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 78% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 2% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 80% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
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 Southwark 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.