Secondary
The Sacred Heart Language College
High Street, Wealdstone, Harrow, HA3 7AY
Key facts
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Intake
- Girls
- Pupils
- 714 of 780 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.6
- Local authority
- Harrow
- Religious character
- Yes
- Trust
- BLESSED HOLY FAMILY CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Westminster
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 51.8
- All staff (FTE)
- 65.6
- Pupils per adult
- 12.3
- Pupils
- 808
Staff are counted as full-time equivalents in the November school workforce census, so the pupil figure here is that census’s own and will differ a little from the roll above, which is counted in January.
Ofsted
Last inspected November 2024
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Leadership and governanceOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
Inspected under the previous framework, which used its own four-point scale. Ofsted now publishes a report card grading several areas separately, so these grades are not directly comparable with a recent inspection’s.
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)GCSE results
60%
2 points above the Harrow average (58% across 15 schools)
57.9
4.2 above the Harrow average (53.7 across 15 schools)
9th of 15 by our score, among the secondary schools in Harrow we can score - 19 in total, the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 57.9 |
| EBacc average point score | 5.63 |
| Entered the EBacc | 91% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 80% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 60% |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time4 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 76% |
| 22/23 | 75% |
| 23/24 | 65% |
| 24/25 | 60% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | +0.59 |
| 22/23 | +1.04 |
| 23/24 | +0.56 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 63.6 |
| 22/23 | 63.2 |
| 23/24 | 59.6 |
| 24/25 | 57.9 |
High Street, Wealdstone, Harrow, HA3 7AY
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 31 October, the year before starting.
Harrow admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Nicola Walsh
- Address
- High Street, Wealdstone, Harrow, HA3 7AY
- Telephone
- 02088639922