Sacred Heart Catholic School, London

In 2026, pupils at Sacred Heart Catholic School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 57.4, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 50.7 in Southwark and 47 across England.

70% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 53% in Southwark and 47% in England.

That is in line with 2025, when the score was 58.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 1.24: pupils made well above average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 55.3, against 59.7 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 4.4 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 22 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Religious Studies, Combined Science and Spanish.

For September 2026 entry, 238 families put Sacred Heart Catholic School as their first choice and 686 named it as one of their preferences, for 115 places offered. That is 2.1 first choices for every place. 136 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Sacred Heart Catholic School are Saint Gabriel's College (0.2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 43.4); Ark All Saints Academy (0.3 miles, Good, Attainment 8 52.1); South Bank University Academy (1 mile, Good, Attainment 8 32.6); and Platanos College (1 mile, Good, Attainment 8 46.3).

Sacred Heart Catholic School's 2026 results were higher than all 4 of them.

Of the 125 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 99% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 10% to a further education college.

Of the 95 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 76% went on to university or other higher education, 4% to apprenticeships and 11% into work. 35% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

46.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 39.6% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Black (72%), other ethnic groups (11%) and Mixed (5%).

In 2026, 74 pupils (7.8%) received SEN support and 35 (3.7%) 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 autism.

Sacred Heart Catholic School had 73 teachers in 2026, one for every 12 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical secondary school, at about one for every 17.

The nearest railway station is Denmark Hill Station, about 930 metres away (roughly a 12-minute walk).

17 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Sacred Heart School, 60 metres away.

In 2024/25, Sacred Heart Catholic School issued 63 suspensions, 7 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Sacred Heart Catholic School are Crawford Primary School (0.2 miles), St Joseph's Catholic Infants School (0.3 miles), St Joseph's Catholic Junior School (0.3 miles) and St John the Divine Church of England Primary School (0.4 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.