Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Battersea
Este Road, London, SW11 2TD
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Mr Jared Brading
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Southwark
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Battersea
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 504
- Pupils on roll
- 354
- URN
- 131520
- Local authority
- Wandsworth
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02072235611
About this school
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Battersea is a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in London. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 354 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Battersea, and its latest judgement is set out 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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- 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 | 47 | 53 | 58 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 70% | 60% | 66% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 13% | 0% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 79% | 77% | 76% |
| Expected standard in maths | 81% | 70% | 74% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 89% | 79% | 76% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.70 | - | - |
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, Battersea has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Wandsworth average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 70% | 62.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 60% | 65.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 66% | 65.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 358 |
| 2023/24 | 352 |
| 2024/25 | 382 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Battersea compares
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Battersea ranked 39th of 55 primary schools in Wandsworth for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 55% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 36% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 66% | 6.1% | 45.5% | 354 | — |
| Falconbrook Primary School | 56% | 7% | 79.6% | 180 | 0.3 miles |
| Shaftesbury Park Primary School | 66% | 8.4% | 44.9% | 332 | 0.4 miles |
| Chesterton Primary School | 77% | 5.5% | 50.9% | 416 | 0.5 miles |
| Westbridge Academy | 81% | 6.7% | 64.8% | 169 | 0.6 miles |
| John Burns Primary School | 90% | 6.7% | 60.4% | 158 | 0.6 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 45.48%
- English as an additional language
- 41.4%
- Overall absence
- 6.14%
- Persistent absence
- 14.86%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Falconbrook Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · London
-
Shaftesbury Park Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · London
-
Chesterton Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · London
-
Westbridge Academy0.6 miles
Primary · London
-
John Burns Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · London
Other schools in London
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Battersea ranks 674th of the 948 ranked primary schools in London.
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Common questions
- What ages does Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Battersea teach?
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Battersea teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Battersea?
- The headteacher of Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Battersea is Mr Jared Brading, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Battersea been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Battersea, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Battersea?
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Battersea has 354 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Battersea full?
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Battersea has capacity for 504 pupils and 354 on roll (70%), 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, Battersea a faith school?
- Yes. Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Battersea is designated Roman Catholic, in the Archdiocese of Southwark.
- Does Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Battersea have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Battersea as having nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Battersea have?
- The schools register lists Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Battersea's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Battersea's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 70% in 2022/23 and 66% 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, Battersea compare with other schools in Wandsworth?
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Battersea ranked 39th of 55 primary schools in Wandsworth for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 55% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 36% 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, Battersea's absence rate?
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Battersea's overall absence rate is 6.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Battersea's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Battersea'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.