Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School
Herlwyn Avenue, Ruislip, HA4 6EZ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Susan Morahan Catherine Stockwell
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Westminster
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Uxbridge and South Ruislip
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 670
- Pupils on roll
- 642
- URN
- 102426
- Local authority
- Hillingdon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01895633240
About this school
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School is a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Ruislip. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 642 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 90 | 90 | 88 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 77% | 80% | 80% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 11% | 2% | 11% |
| Expected standard in reading | 84% | 87% | 88% |
| Expected standard in maths | 89% | 90% | 83% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 86% | 82% | 89% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 108.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 108.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.40 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Hillingdon average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 77% | 60.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 80% | 60.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 80% | 63.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 681 |
| 2023/24 | 681 |
| 2024/25 | 656 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School compares
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School ranked 10th of 55 primary schools in Hillingdon for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 87% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 81% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 80% | 4.1% | 5% | 642 | — |
| Ruislip Gardens Primary School | 53% | 7% | 26% | 287 | 0.5 miles |
| Lady Bankes Primary School | 75% | 5.8% | 19.6% | 653 | 0.7 miles |
| Warrender Primary School | 76% | 3.8% | 8.4% | 441 | 0.8 miles |
| Bishop Winnington-Ingram CofE Primary School | 41% | 6.5% | 16.5% | 236 | 0.8 miles |
| Glebe Primary School | 79% | 4.7% | 9.2% | 619 | 0.8 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 5.02%
- English as an additional language
- 19.8%
- Overall absence
- 4.14%
- Persistent absence
- 7%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Ruislip Gardens Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Ruislip
-
Lady Bankes Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Ruislip
-
Warrender Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Ruislip
-
Bishop Winnington-Ingram CofE Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Ruislip
-
Glebe Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Uxbridge
Other schools in Ruislip
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School ranks 5th of the 11 ranked primary schools in Ruislip.
- Bishop Winnington-Ingram CofE Primary School Primary
- Bourne Primary School Primary
- Deanesfield Primary School Primary
- Field End Infant School Primary
- Field End Junior School Primary
- Lady Bankes Primary School Primary
- Newnham Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Newnham Junior School Primary
- Ruislip Gardens Primary School Primary
- St Swithun Wells Catholic Primary School Primary
- Warrender Primary School Primary
- Whiteheath Infant & Nursery School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School teach?
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Ruislip.
- Who is the headteacher of Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School?
- The headteacher of Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School is Susan Morahan Catherine Stockwell, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School?
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School has 642 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School full?
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School has capacity for 670 pupils and 642 on roll (96%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School is designated Roman Catholic, in the Archdiocese of Westminster.
- Does Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 77% in 2022/23 and 80% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School rank locally?
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School ranked 10th of 55 primary schools in Hillingdon for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 87% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 81% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School's absence rate?
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.