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Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Ruislip

Outstanding
Primary
Voluntary aided school
Mixed
Roman Catholic
Ages 3–11

Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Ruislip. It has a Roman Catholic religious character. It was rated Outstanding at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in June 2024. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 6th-highest of the 11 schools in Ruislip with published results, and 3,246th of 14,452 across England. It was 97% full in 2025.

SATs results
Above England average
Ofsted
Outstanding (2024)
Demand
Every first choice offered
Attendance
Better than England average
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Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days

Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Hillingdon (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.

Data last updated 26 Oct 2026

Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School in detail

Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School in its own words

From the headteacher's welcome: "We are very pleased to welcome you to Sacred Heart Primary School. This is a school and community that we are very proud to lead. With our pupils, staff and governors we work to maintain the highest standards, allowing everyone to flourish spiritually, academically, socially and emotionally."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include tennis and coding.

Coming up: an open day on Thursday 19 November 2026 and an open day on Friday 8 January 2027. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

All school open days in Hillingdon

Headteacher's welcome (school website)Clubs (school website)Open days on the school's site (school website)

Source: The school's own website

Results

In 2025, 88% of Year 6 pupils at Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 83% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 79% and 80% in Hillingdon and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 87% in reading and 90% in maths in 2024.

Getting a place at Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School

For September 2026 entry, 86 families put Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School as their first choice and 201 named it as one of their preferences, for 90 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

Admissions history and your chances at Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School are Ruislip Gardens Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 79% reading, 71% maths); Lady Bankes Primary School (0.7 miles, Outstanding, 78% reading, 86% maths); Warrender Primary School (0.8 miles, Good, 86% reading, 86% maths); and Bishop Winnington-Ingram CofE Primary School (0.8 miles, Good, 56% reading, 52% maths).

Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

Ruislip Gardens Primary SchoolLady Bankes Primary SchoolWarrender Primary SchoolBishop Winnington-Ingram CofE Primary School

Who goes there

6.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 87 pupils (13.6%) received SEN support and 12 (1.9%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

Staffing

Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School had 41 teachers in 2026, one for every 15 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

Getting there

The nearest Underground station is Ruislip Underground Station, about 440 metres away (roughly a 6-minute walk).

5 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Ruislip Rugby Football Club, 160 metres away.

The area around the school

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 151 crimes within a mile of the school, most often anti-social behaviour, violence and sexual offences and shoplifting. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Hillingdon (256).

Suspensions and exclusions

In 2024/25, Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School issued 3 suspensions, 0.5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

Secondary schools nearby

The secondary schools closest to Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School are Ruislip High School (0.7 miles), Bishop Ramsey Church of England School (1 mile), The Douay Martyrs Catholic School (1 mile) and Vyners School (1.7 miles).

Ruislip High SchoolBishop Ramsey Church of England SchoolThe Douay Martyrs Catholic SchoolVyners School

Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; DfE school workforce census; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics

Location

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Susan Morahan Catherine Stockwell
Pupils:642
LA:Hillingdon
Phone:01895633240
Address:Herlwyn Avenue, Ruislip, HA4 6EZ
Status:open

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 2 years ago
Outstanding

Overall

Outstanding

Quality of Education

Outstanding

Behaviour & Attitudes

Outstanding

Personal Development

Outstanding

Leadership & Management

Outstanding

Early Years

Inspected 18 June 2024View full report
URN:102426
UKPRN:10056916
Diocese:Archdiocese of Westminster
Constituency:Uxbridge and South Ruislip
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

From Ofsted's June 2024 inspection report.

What This School Does Well

Sacred Heart is a warm, inclusive school where every child feels safe and supported to succeed. Teachers are highly skilled at checking what pupils understand and correcting misconceptions, helping children develop deep knowledge across the curriculum. The school offers an exceptional range of activities and takes pupil voice seriously, giving children real opportunities to make a positive impact on their school and community.

Key Strengths

  • Ambitious, well-sequenced curriculum that builds knowledge cumulatively across all subjects
  • Outstanding behaviour and attitudes, with pupils showing respect and understanding of differences
  • Exceptional range of clubs and enrichment opportunities including sports, cooking, gardening and music
  • High-quality staff training ensuring subject expertise and clear presentation of knowledge
  • Strong focus on reading with effective phonics teaching and engaging library activities

Safeguarding

Safeguarding arrangements are effective with an open and positive culture that puts pupils' interests first.

Extracurricular Activities

sports clubs, cooking, gardening, music lessons, eco-warriors, educational trips and visits, pupil librarian activities

Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School is a caring and nurturing school where every pupil has the opportunity to thrive, with pupils achieving highly across subjects including reading, writing and mathematics.

At a Glance

6.2%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

Yes

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2024/25

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading+1ppMaths-7ppWriting+3pp

Reading has remained stable at around 88% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 90% to 83% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 90% (2024 to 2025).

Class Sizes

26.8

Avg class size

28.8

Infant (KS1)

28.9

KS2

24

Total classes

2025/26 academic year

How Does This School Compare?

Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools

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Keep up with Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School

Before and after school care

Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School.

  • Junior Adventures Group @ Sacred Heart HA4At the school · Not yet graded
  • Fun Fest RuislipAt the school · Not yet graded

Getting There

Train Stations

West Ruislip (Entrance)
880m · 14 min walk
West Ruislip Rail Station
938m · 15 min walk

Tube / Metro / Tram

Ruislip Underground Station
440m · 7 min walk
Ruislip
480m · 8 min walk
West Ruislip Underground Station
904m · 15 min walk

Bus Stops

Ruislip Rugby Football Club (Stop K)
163m · 3 min walk
Grosvenor Vale (->N)
247m · 4 min walk
Chichester Avenue (Stop U)
360m · 6 min walk
Ruislip (Stop Z2)
511m · 8 min walk
Northdown Close (Stop E)
542m · 9 min walk

Free school transport

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Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
12
Fatal
0
Serious
1
Children hurt
1

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 12 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 11 slight.

1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot.

2 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.

The typical figure for schools in Hillingdon is 25 (the median across 111 schools, same distance and years).

Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Your chances of a place at Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School

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Your home postcode, set against Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School's admissions figures, in one report saved to your account.

What the report includes for Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School:

  • The straight-line distance from your home to Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School.
  • Hillingdon publishes last distance offered figures, but none for Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School that we hold, so the report covers demand, alternatives and dates.
  • Applications, first choices and offers at Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School for 2014 to 2026 entry.
  • How many families in Hillingdon got their first choice, and how often appeals there succeed.
  • The nearest state schools to your home, with Ofsted rating, demand and last distance offered where published.
  • Key dates for September 2027 entry and how to apply.

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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

97%

Near capacity

612 pupils

630 places

18 spare places in 2025

2025, DfE school capacity data

Area Demand Pressure - Ruislip

Low pressure
New homes approved:611
Projected new pupils:153

Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Ruislip

Across Hillingdon council

Low demand council-wide0.78 applications per place

Places available

4,157

Applications

3,222

Got 1st preference

94.6%

Got preferred school

99.3%

All primary applications across Hillingdon council (2026/27), not just this school.

This school: Every first choice offered

Inspection History(6)

18 June 2024
OutstandingReport
Quality of EducationOutstanding
Behaviour & AttitudesOutstanding
Personal DevelopmentOutstanding
Leadership & ManagementOutstanding
Early YearsOutstanding
15 January 2020
6 February 2013
OutstandingReport
Leadership & ManagementOutstanding

SEND & SEN Provision

SEN Overview

87

SEN Support

12

EHC Plans

15.4%

of Total Pupils

2026 academic year

Provision & Specialist Facilities

No specialist provision recorded

Pupils by Need Type

Speech, Language & Communication31
Autistic Spectrum Disorder19
Specific Learning Difficulty14
Other12
Social, Emotional & Mental Health11
Hearing Impairment4
Moderate Learning Difficulty1
Visual Impairment1
Physical Disability1
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
47.4%
Asian
5.3%
Black
4.6%
Mixed
11.2%
Other
5.1%
Unclassified
1.4%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals6.2%
English as Additional Language18.7%

642

Total Pupils

333

Boys

309

Girls

2026 academic year

Workforce

41

Teachers

15.7:1

Pupil-teacher ratio

£55,805

Mean salary

2026 data

School Funding

£5,055

Per pupil

£3367k

Total funding

£45k

Pupil premium

Deprivation£71,639
EAL funding£45,817
Lump sum£159,662

2025-26 financial year allocations

Pupil Absence
2024/25

4.1%

Overall absence

7.0%

Persistent absence

543

Enrolments

Authorised3.9%
Unauthorised0.3%
Persistent (10%+)7.0%
Severe (50%+)0.0%

Absence trend

3.8%
18/19
2.3%
20/21
4.8%
21/22
4.5%
22/23
3.9%
23/24
4.1%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

Questions parents ask about Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School

What are SATs results like at Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School?

Of the pupils at Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 88% reached the expected standard in reading and 83% did so in maths.

What is Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School was rated Outstanding at its most recent Ofsted inspection in June 2024.

What is the catchment area for Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School?

No fixed boundary. When Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School is oversubscribed, Hillingdon allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.

Is it hard to get a place at Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School?

Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School was close to full in 2025, at 97% of its capacity.

How big are the classes at Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School?

Classes at Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School average 26.8 pupils (2025/26).

How many pupils go to Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School?

Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School has around 642 pupils on roll. 6% are eligible for free school meals.

What is attendance like at Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School?

4.1% of sessions were missed at Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School in 2024/25. 7% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).

How do I apply to Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School?

Apply through Hillingdon's coordinated admissions process, naming Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.

Does Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?

Ofsted's childcare register lists 2 out-of-school clubs at the school: Junior Adventures Group @ Sacred Heart HA4 (registered, not yet graded) and Fun Fest Ruislip (registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.

How many road collisions happen near Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 12 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 11 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot. 2 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Hillingdon is 25 (the median across 111 schools, same distance and years).

Where is Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School?

Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School is at Herlwyn Avenue, Ruislip, HA4 6EZ.

Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)

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