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Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School[1]

Primary · ages 2–11

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Headline results

KS2 reading, writing & maths: expected standard
KS2 84% 84% 2024/25[2]

Results

Primary (key stage 2)

Expected standard (reading, writing & maths)
84% 2024/25[2]
Higher standard (reading, writing & maths)
16% 2024/25[2]
Reading, average scaled score
110 2024/25[2]
Maths, average scaled score
111 2024/25[2]
All results, 2021/22
Not published[3]
All results, 2020/21
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[3]
All results, 2019/20
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[3]
Earlier years
Year Expected standard (reading, writing & maths) Higher standard (reading, writing & maths) Reading, average scaled score Maths, average scaled score
2023/24 68%[4] 12%[4] 107[4] 107[4]
2022/23 71%[5] 11%[5] 107[5] 107[5]
2018/19 65%[6] 7%[6] 104[6] 104[6]
2017/18 68%[7] 12%[7] 106[7] 106[7]

Ofsted

Latest inspection
21 Mar 2023[8]
Type
Section 8 inspection of good and outstanding schools[8]
Report published
18 May 2023[8]
Safeguarding is effective
Yes[8]
Outcomes for ungraded and monitoring inspections
School remains Good[8]
Earlier inspections
InspectionTypeOverall
21 Feb 2018[9] Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2[9] Good[9]
Date not published[10] Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1[10] Requires improvement[10]

Competition to get in

Applications and offers, Reception

Applications per place
2.7 Entry Sept 2026[11]
Applications (any preference)
119 Entry Sept 2026[11]
First preferences
37 Entry Sept 2026[11]
Places offered
44 Entry Sept 2026[11]
First preferences per place
0.8 Entry Sept 2026[11]
Earlier years
Entry Applications First preferences Places offered Per place First preferences per place
Entry Sept 2025 133[11] 47[11] 57[11] 2.3[11] 0.8[11]
Entry Sept 2024 121[11] 34[11] 36[11] 3.4[11] 0.9[11]
Entry Sept 2023 111[11] 48[11] 59[11] 1.9[11] 0.8[11]
Entry Sept 2022 117[11] 35[11] 48[11] 2.4[11] 0.7[11]

Admissions

Application deadline, 4+ entry
15 Jan 2026 Entry Sept 2026[12]
Catchment, as the policy words it
Parish of Sacred Heart, Wimbledon Entry Sept 2026[12]
Places (published admission number), 4+ entry
60 Entry Sept 2026[12]
Sibling priority
Those with a brother or sister (sibling) on the school roll who will remain on the school roll at the entry date, highest numbers of siblings first. Entry Sept 2026[12]

Character & practicalities

Type
Voluntary aided school[1]
Ages
2–11[1]
Boys / girls
Mixed[1]
Faith
Roman Catholic[1]
Sixth form
No[1]
Boarding
No boarders[1]
Capacity
411[1]
Local authority
Merton[1]
Website
www.sacredheart.merton.sch.uk[1]
District
Merton[13]
Postcode
KT3 4ND[1]
URN
102668[1]

School details as recorded in Get Information About Schools on 14 Oct 2026.

Pupils

Number on roll
360 2024/25[14]
English as an additional language
40.8% 2024/25[14]
SEN support
16.1% 2024/25[14]
EHC plan
5.8% 2024/25[14]
Free school meals in the last 6 years
20.7% 2024/25[14]

Pupils' ethnicity 2025/26

White
51.1%[15]
Mixed
9.1%[15]
Asian
21.4%[15]
Black
8.3%[15]
Any other ethnic group
8.3%[15]
Unclassified
1.9%[15]

The school census's major ethnic groups as shares of the school's pupils, summed by us from the published counts. For information only: never used to rank, filter or colour schools.

Sources

  1. Department for Education: Get Information About Schools: all establishments. Period 2026-10-14, published 2026-10-14. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  2. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS2 final. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  3. Department for Education: Key stage 2 attainment: national headlines 2021/22. Period 2021/22. Archived copy; original. Licence: OGL-3.0.
    Quotes (2)
    We will not publish key stage 2 data for academic year 2021/22 in performance tables (also known as Compare School and College Performance).
    This is the first publication of key stage 2 attainment statistics since 2019 due to cancellation of 2020 and 2021 assessments during the pandemic.
  4. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS2 final. Period 2023/24, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  5. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS2 final. Period 2022/23, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  6. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS2 final. Period 2018/19, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  7. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS2 final. Period 2017/18, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  8. Ofsted: State-funded schools inspections and outcomes. Period 2022/23. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  9. Ofsted: State-funded schools inspections and outcomes. Period 2017/18. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  10. Ofsted: State-funded schools inspections and outcomes. Period 2015/16. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  11. Department for Education: Primary and secondary school applications and offers: school level. Period Entry Sept 2026, final, published 2026-06-29. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  12. sacredheart.merton.sch.uk: sacredheart.merton.sch.uk document (PDF). Period 2026-10-14. Licence: copyright-quoted.
    Quotes (4)
    The deadline for a form to be submitted is 15th January 2026. 2. (p. 3)
    Those whose families live in the Parish of Sacred Heart, Wimbledon. (p. 5)
    The Governing Body has responsibility for admissions and intend to admit 60 pupils to Reception classes in the academic year 2026/27. (p. 3)
    1. Those with a brother or sister (sibling) on the school roll who will remain on the school roll at the entry date, highest numbers of siblings first. (p. 5)
  13. Office for National Statistics: Parish to Ward to Local Authority District (May 2026) Lookup in EW. Period 2026-05-01. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  14. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: School census. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  15. Department for Education: Schools, pupils and their characteristics: school level underlying data. Period 2025/26, published 2026-06-04. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.