Sacred Heart Catholic Secondary
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Redcar and Cleveland
Mersey Road, Redcar, TS10 1PJ
69
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 12/07/2022
Application demand
92%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
92.8%
17.0% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
737
Capacity used
Has space83%
886 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
92%
1st preference success rate
142 of 154 families who put it first got an offer
146
Places offered
247
Total applications
1.7
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 154 | 142 | ● 92% |
| 2nd preference | 68 | 4 | ● 6% |
| 3rd preference | 22 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Later preferences | 3 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 247 | 146 | 59% |
1st preference success by year
Redcar and Cleveland lets families list 3 preferences. 21 applications came from outside the council area (13 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
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Louise Dwyer
- Address
- Mersey Road, Redcar, TS10 1PJ
- Phone
- 01642487100
- Local authority
- Redcar and Cleveland
- Ward / constituency
- Newcomen · Redcar
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 142273
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 32% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 3% | — | — |
| SEN support | 14% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: NICHOLAS POSTGATE CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
737 pupils · 886 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
12 July 2022
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 764 pupils
Attendance
92.8%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
7.2%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
17.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
4.1%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.4%
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 | 48.6 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.21 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 55% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 78% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.12 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 50.4 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 56.3% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 76.4% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 33.3% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.25 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 144 | — |
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+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 143 | 26% | 71% | 83% | |
| Mathematics | 142 | 21% | 61% | 80% | |
| English Literature | 141 | 21% | 70% | 84% | |
| Religious Studies | 138 | 38% | 70% | 80% | |
| Combined Science | 110 | 3% | 30% | 64% | |
| History | 82 | 26% | 48% | 63% | |
| Geography | 55 | 22% | 67% | 84% | |
| French | 48 | 33% | 77% | 85% | |
| Art and Design | 38 | 26% | 79% | 92% | |
| Biology | 29 | 31% | 97% | 100% | |
| Physics | 29 | 21% | 97% | 100% | |
| Chemistry | 29 | 31% | 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 Redcar and Cleveland 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.