Sacred Heart High School
212 Hammersmith Road, London, W6 7DG
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Girls
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- SACRED HEART HIGH SCHOOL HAMMERSMITH
- Headteacher
- Sharon O'Donovan
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Westminster
- Constituency
- Hammersmith and Chiswick
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 793
- Pupils on roll
- 1,113
- URN
- 137935
- Local authority
- Hammersmith and Fulham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02087487600
About this school
Sacred Heart High School is a Roman Catholic girls' secondary academy in London. It teaches children aged 11 to 19 and has 1,113 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 15 November 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Outstanding. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 192 | 197 | 194 |
| Attainment 8 score | 59.1 | 63.1 | 60.9 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.62 +0.42 to +0.82 | +0.78 +0.58 to +0.98 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 67% | 76.6% | 67.5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 84% | 88.3% | 82% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 84% | 87.8% | 78.9% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 5.6 | 6.1 | 5.7 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Sacred Heart High 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 | Hammersmith and Fulham average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 59.1 | 41.4 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 63.1 | 41.7 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 60.9 | 40 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,129 |
| 2023/24 | 1,135 |
| 2024/25 | 1,123 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Sacred Heart High School compares
Sacred Heart High School ranked 5th of 11 secondary schools in Hammersmith and Fulham for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 94% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 28% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 60.9 | 6.8% | 19.7% | 1,113 | — |
| West London Free School | 69.2 | 7.5% | 29.9% | 926 | 0.6 miles |
| Hammersmith Academy | 52 | 7.9% | 48.6% | 954 | 0.8 miles |
| The Cardinal Vaughan Memorial RC School | 67.2 | 5.3% | 18% | 1,034 | 0.9 miles |
| Fulham Cross Girls' School and Language College | 57.1 | 8.5% | 51.5% | 426 | 0.9 miles |
| Fulham Cross Academy | 45.7 | 9.5% | 49.4% | 588 | 1.1 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)
- 19.67%
- English as an additional language
- 40.5%
- Overall absence
- 6.75%
- Persistent absence
- 18.19%
Location
Nearby schools
-
West London Free School0.6 miles
Secondary · London
-
Hammersmith Academy0.8 miles
Secondary · London
-
The Cardinal Vaughan Memorial RC School0.9 miles
Secondary · London
-
Fulham Cross Girls' School and Language College0.9 miles
Secondary · London
-
Fulham Cross Academy1.1 miles
Secondary · London
Other schools in London
Sacred Heart High School ranks 32nd of the 258 ranked secondary schools in London.
- Acland Burghley School Secondary
- Ada Lovelace Church of England High School Secondary
- Addey and Stanhope School Secondary
- AIM Academy North London Secondary
- Alexandra Park School Secondary
- All Saints Catholic College Secondary
- All Saints Catholic High School Secondary
- Ark Acton Academy Secondary
- Ark All Saints Academy Secondary
- Ark Bolingbroke Academy Secondary
- Ark Burlington Danes Academy Secondary
- Ark Elvin Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Sacred Heart High School teach?
- Sacred Heart High School teaches children aged 11 to 19. It is a secondary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Sacred Heart High School?
- The headteacher of Sacred Heart High School is Sharon O'Donovan, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Sacred Heart High School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Sacred Heart High 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 High School?
- Sacred Heart High School has 1,113 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
- Is Sacred Heart High School full?
- Sacred Heart High School has capacity for 793 pupils and 1,113 on roll (140%), so it is at or above 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 High School a faith school?
- Yes. Sacred Heart High School is designated Roman Catholic, in the Archdiocese of Westminster.
- Is Sacred Heart High School a selective school?
- No. Sacred Heart High School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Sacred Heart High School?
- Sacred Heart High School is part of SACRED HEART HIGH SCHOOL HAMMERSMITH. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Sacred Heart High School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 59.1 in 2022/23 and 60.9 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 High School rank locally?
- Sacred Heart High School ranked 5th of 11 secondary schools in Hammersmith and Fulham for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 94% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 28% 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 High School's absence rate?
- Sacred Heart High School's overall absence rate is 6.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Sacred Heart High School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Sacred Heart High 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 1 July 2026.