Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Henley-on-Thames
Greys Hill, Henley-on-Thames, RG9 1SL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Mrs Rachel Sanders
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Birmingham
- Constituency
- Henley and Thame
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 108
- URN
- 123204
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01491572796
About this school
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Henley-on-Thames is a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Henley-on-Thames. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 108 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 17 | 22 | 18 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 53% | 77% | 56% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 18% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 53% | 91% | 83% |
| Expected standard in maths | 59% | 82% | 67% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 53% | 77% | 67% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 109.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 107.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -4.00 | - | - |
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, Henley-on-Thames has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Oxfordshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 53% | 58.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 77% | 59.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 56% | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 118 |
| 2023/24 | 121 |
| 2024/25 | 118 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Henley-on-Thames compares
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Henley-on-Thames ranked 160th of 228 primary schools in Oxfordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 31% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 26% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 56% | 6.9% | 22.9% | 108 | — |
| Trinity Church of England Primary School | 64% | 3.5% | 3% | 301 | 0.2 miles |
| Valley Road School | 94% | 2.8% | 6.7% | 165 | 0.5 miles |
| Badgemore Primary School | 75% | 4.9% | 21.9% | 124 | 0.6 miles |
| Shiplake Church of England School | 86% | 3.2% | 2.9% | 154 | 2.2 miles |
| Crazies Hill Church of England Primary School | 80% | 3.9% | 5.1% | 84 | 2.6 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 22.88%
- English as an additional language
- 29.7%
- Overall absence
- 6.94%
- Persistent absence
- 11.54%
Location
Nearby schools
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Trinity Church of England Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Henley-on-Thames
-
Valley Road School0.5 miles
Primary · Henley-on-Thames
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Badgemore Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Henley-on-Thames
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Shiplake Church of England School2.2 miles
Primary · Henley-on-Thames
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Crazies Hill Church of England Primary School2.6 miles
Primary · Reading
Other schools in Henley-on-Thames
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Henley-on-Thames ranks 8th of the 8 ranked primary schools in Henley-on-Thames.
- Badgemore Primary School Primary
- Frieth Church of England Combined School Primary
- Nettlebed Community School Primary
- Peppard Church of England Primary School Primary
- Shiplake Church of England School Primary
- Trinity Church of England Primary School Primary
- Valley Road School Primary
- Gillotts School Secondary
- The Henley College 16 plus
- Rupert House School Independent schools
- Shiplake College Independent schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Henley-on-Thames teach?
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Henley-on-Thames teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Henley-on-Thames.
- Who is the headteacher of Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Henley-on-Thames?
- The headteacher of Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Henley-on-Thames is Mrs Rachel Sanders, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Henley-on-Thames last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Henley-on-Thames, 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, Henley-on-Thames?
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Henley-on-Thames has 108 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Henley-on-Thames full?
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Henley-on-Thames has capacity for 210 pupils and 108 on roll (51%), so it has space against its published capacity. 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, Henley-on-Thames a faith school?
- Yes. Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Henley-on-Thames is designated Roman Catholic, in the Archdiocese of Birmingham.
- Does Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Henley-on-Thames have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Henley-on-Thames as having no nursery classes.
- How have Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Henley-on-Thames's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 53% in 2022/23 and 56% 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, Henley-on-Thames rank locally?
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Henley-on-Thames ranked 160th of 228 primary schools in Oxfordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 31% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 26% 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, Henley-on-Thames's absence rate?
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Henley-on-Thames's overall absence rate is 6.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Henley-on-Thames's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Henley-on-Thames'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 30 June 2026.