Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Battersea, London

In its own words: "“A man took a grain of mustard seed, and sowed it in his field."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, netball, rugby, gymnastics and drama.

The school runs a breakfast club from 8:00am and after-school care until 6:30pm, from £4 per day.

In 2025, 76% of Year 6 pupils at Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Battersea reached the expected standard in reading and 74% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 83% and 81% in Wandsworth and 77% and 75% across England.

Results were similar in 2024 (77% in reading, 70% in maths).

For September 2026 entry, 40 families put Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Battersea as their first choice and 104 named it as one of their preferences, for 58 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Battersea are Falconbrook Primary School (0.3 miles, Good, 80% reading, 84% maths); Shaftesbury Park Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 82% reading, 68% maths); Chesterton Primary School (0.5 miles, Outstanding, 83% reading, 96% maths); and Westbridge Academy (0.6 miles, Good, 89% reading, 85% maths).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Battersea.

51.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 38.4% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Black (29%), White British (22%) and Mixed (22%).

In 2026, 68 pupils (19.2%) received SEN support and 36 (10.2%) 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.

Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Battersea has a resourced provision for autism: 16 places, 16 pupils on roll.

Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Battersea had 24 teachers in 2026, one for every 15 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Clapham Junction Station, about 500 metres away (roughly a 6-minute walk).

10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Bullen Street, 240 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 1024 crimes within a mile of the school, most often anti-social behaviour, violence and sexual offences and vehicle crime. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Wandsworth (649), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Battersea issued 6 suspensions, 1.6 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Battersea are Harris Academy Battersea (0.4 miles) and Saint John Bosco College (0.4 miles).