Sacred Heart Catholic School
Camberwell New Road, London, SE5 0RP
950 pupils · 127% of 750 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- SACRED HEART CATHOLIC SCHOOL
- Local authority
- Southwark
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 50.7%
Ofsted
Outstanding (2023) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 8 November 2023, published 18 January 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 58 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 69.8% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 87.6% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 55.8% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Heavily oversubscribed — 2.07 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 115 | 238 | 686 | 115 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 113 | 270 | 744 | 113 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 115 | 259 | 750 | 115 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 115 | 240 | 737 | 115 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 115 | 254 | 775 | 115 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 115 | 262 | 816 | 115 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 115 | 255 | 824 | 115 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 114 | 256 | 911 | 114 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Saint Gabriel's College 0.4 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Ark All Saints Academy 0.4 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- South Bank University Academy 1.6 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Platanos College 1.6 km · Good (2021) · previous system
- Harris Academy Peckham 1.6 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Ark Evelyn Grace Academy 1.7 km · No overall grade (2025)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.