Sacred Heart Catholic Secondary
Mersey Road, Redcar, TS10 1PJ
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- NICHOLAS POSTGATE CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
- Head Teacher
- Louise Dwyer
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Diocese
- Diocese of Middlesbrough
- Sponsor
- Nicholas Postgate Catholic Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Redcar
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 886
- Pupils on roll
- 737
- URN
- 142273
- Local authority
- Redcar and Cleveland
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01642487100
About this school
Sacred Heart Catholic Secondary is a Roman Catholic secondary academy in Redcar. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 737 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
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
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 139 | 140 | 144 |
| Attainment 8 score | 49.3 | 48.6 | 50.4 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.16 -0.40 to +0.08 | -0.21 -0.45 to +0.02 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 56% | 55% | 56.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 72% | 77.9% | 76.4% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 38% | 30% | 33.3% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.3 |
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 Catholic Secondary has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Redcar and Cleveland average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 49.3 | 38.6 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 48.6 | 33.5 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 50.4 | 32.1 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 716 |
| 2023/24 | 729 |
| 2024/25 | 743 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Sacred Heart Catholic Secondary compares
Sacred Heart Catholic Secondary ranked 2nd of 10 secondary schools in Redcar and Cleveland for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 77% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 23% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 50.4 | 7.2% | 29.9% | 737 | — |
| Outwood Academy Redcar | 37.3 | 10.8% | 52.3% | 656 | 0.5 miles |
| Rye Hills Academy | 51.9 | 8% | 31.4% | 763 | 1.1 miles |
| Outwood Academy Bydales | 46.6 | 6.4% | 22.4% | 832 | 2.6 miles |
| St Peter's Catholic College | 34.3 | 9% | 55.2% | 572 | 4.4 miles |
| Outwood Academy Normanby | 35.4 | 12.2% | 53.2% | 787 | 4.5 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)
- 29.88%
- English as an additional language
- 2.4%
- Overall absence
- 7.23%
- Persistent absence
- 17.02%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Outwood Academy Redcar0.5 miles
Secondary · Redcar
-
Rye Hills Academy1.1 miles
Secondary · Redcar
-
Outwood Academy Bydales2.6 miles
Secondary · Redcar
-
St Peter's Catholic College4.4 miles
Secondary · Middlesbrough
-
Outwood Academy Normanby4.5 miles
Secondary · Middlesbrough
Other schools in Redcar
- Outwood Academy Bydales Secondary
- Outwood Academy Redcar Secondary
- Rye Hills Academy Secondary
- Coatham Church of England Primary School Primary
- Dormanstown Primary Academy Primary
- Errington Primary School Primary
- Green Gates Primary School Primary
- Ings Farm Primary School Primary
- John Emmerson Batty Primary School Primary
- Lakes Primary School Primary
- New Marske Primary School Primary
- Newcomen Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Sacred Heart Catholic Secondary teach?
- Sacred Heart Catholic Secondary teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Redcar.
- Who is the head teacher of Sacred Heart Catholic Secondary?
- The head teacher of Sacred Heart Catholic Secondary is Louise Dwyer, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Sacred Heart Catholic Secondary last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Sacred Heart Catholic Secondary, 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 Secondary?
- Sacred Heart Catholic Secondary has 737 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Sacred Heart Catholic Secondary full?
- Sacred Heart Catholic Secondary has capacity for 886 pupils and 737 on roll (83%), 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 Secondary a faith school?
- Yes. Sacred Heart Catholic Secondary is designated Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of Middlesbrough.
- Is Sacred Heart Catholic Secondary a selective school?
- No. Sacred Heart Catholic Secondary is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Sacred Heart Catholic Secondary?
- Sacred Heart Catholic Secondary is part of NICHOLAS POSTGATE CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Sacred Heart Catholic Secondary's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 49.3 in 2022/23 and 50.4 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 Secondary rank locally?
- Sacred Heart Catholic Secondary ranked 2nd of 10 secondary schools in Redcar and Cleveland for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 77% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 23% 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 Secondary's absence rate?
- Sacred Heart Catholic Secondary's overall absence rate is 7.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Sacred Heart Catholic Secondary's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Sacred Heart Catholic Secondary'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 2 July 2026.