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Sacred Heart of Mary Girls' School[1]

Secondary · ages 11–18

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Headline results

Attainment 8
A8 60 59.5 2025/26[2]
A-level average grade
AL C C 2024/25[3]

Results

GCSE (key stage 4)

Attainment 8
59.5 2025/26[2]
Grade 5+ in English & maths
72.9% 2025/26[2]
Grade 7+ in English & maths
26.3% 2025/26[2]
Progress 8
+0.71 2023/24[4]
Progress 8, 2025/26
Not calculated[5]
Progress 8, 2024/25
Not calculated[5]
Earlier years
Year Attainment 8 Grade 5+ in English & maths Grade 7+ in English & maths Progress 8
2024/25 62.2[6] 70%[6]
2023/24 62.3[4] 73.6%[4] +0.71[4]
2022/23 57.8[7] 68%[7] +0.65[7]
2021/22 66.2[8] 77%[8] +0.73[8]

A level (16–18)

A-level average grade
C 2024/25[3]
AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
16.4% 2024/25[3]
All results, 2020/21
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[9]
All results, 2019/20
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[9]
Earlier years
Year A-level average grade AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
2023/24 B-[10] 19.2%[10]
2022/23 C+[11] 11%[11]
2021/22 B[12] 19.2%[12]
2018/19 B-[13] 25.4%[13]

Destinations after GCSEs

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
98% 2022/23[14]
School sixth form
80% 2022/23[14]
Sixth-form college
0% 2022/23[14]
Further education college
14% 2022/23[14]
Apprenticeship
1% 2022/23[14]
Employment
3% 2022/23[14]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment School sixth form Sixth-form college Further education college Apprenticeship Employment
2021/22 99%[15] 87%[15] 1%[15] 9%[15] 1%[15] 0%[15]
2020/21 98%[16] 85%[16] 0%[16] 10%[16] 1%[16] 1%[16]
2019/20 99%[17] 81%[17] 0%[17] 17%[17] 0%[17] 2%[17]
2018/19 98%[18] 75%[18] 0%[18] 20%[18] 1%[18] 2%[18]

Destinations after 16–18 study

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
94% 2022/23[19]
UK higher education
56% 2022/23[19]
Education
58% 2022/23[19]
Apprenticeship
11% 2022/23[19]
Employment
24% 2022/23[19]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment UK higher education Education Apprenticeship Employment
2021/22 93%[20] 72%[20] 72%[20] 3%[20] 18%[20]
2020/21 95%[21] 72%[21] 73%[21] 4%[21] 18%[21]
2019/20 87%[22] 66%[22] 69%[22] 3%[22] 15%[22]
2018/19 92%[23] 59%[23] 62%[23] 11%[23] 18%[23]

Higher education after 16–18 study

Progressed to higher education
79% 2021/22[24]
Top third of most selective universities
28% 2021/22[24]
Russell Group universities
16% 2019/20[25]
Oxford or Cambridge
1% 2019/20[25]
Earlier leavers
Left in Progressed to higher education Top third of most selective universities Russell Group universities Oxford or Cambridge
2020/21 81%[26] 34%[26]
2019/20 71%[25] 25%[25] 16%[25] 1%[25]
2018/19 69%[27] 20%[27] 19%[27] 0%[27]
2017/18 75%[28] 21%[28] 13%[28] 1%[28]

Shares of the pupils who left in the year shown. Russell Group and Oxford or Cambridge figures were published for leavers up to 2019/20 only.

Ofsted

Latest inspection
1 Oct 2024[29]
Type
S5 Inspection[29]
Report published
10 Nov 2024[29]
Personal development
Outstanding[29]
Quality of education
Outstanding[29]
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding[29]
Safeguarding is effective?
Yes[29]
Sixth form provision (where applicable)
Outstanding[29]
Effectiveness of leadership and management
Outstanding[29]

Competition to get in

Applications and offers, Year 7

Applications per place
4.0 Entry Sept 2026[30]
Applications (any preference)
475 Entry Sept 2026[30]
First preferences
170 Entry Sept 2026[30]
Places offered
119 Entry Sept 2026[30]
First preferences per place
1.4 Entry Sept 2026[30]
Earlier years
Entry Applications First preferences Places offered Per place First preferences per place
Entry Sept 2025 399[30] 145[30] 119[30] 3.4[30] 1.2[30]
Entry Sept 2024 404[30] 175[30] 119[30] 3.4[30] 1.5[30]
Entry Sept 2023 397[30] 160[30] 120[30] 3.3[30] 1.3[30]
Entry Sept 2022 380[30] 152[30] 119[30] 3.2[30] 1.3[30]

Character & practicalities

Type
Academy converter[1]
Ages
11–18[1]
Boys / girls
Girls[1]
Faith
Roman Catholic[1]
Admissions
Non-selective[1]
Sixth form
Yes[1]
Boarding
No boarders[1]
Capacity
797[1]
Trust
SACRED HEART OF MARY GIRLS' SCHOOL[1]
Local authority
Havering[1]
Website
http://www.sacredheartofmary.net/[1]
District
Havering[31]
Postcode
RM14 2QR[1]
URN
137233[1]

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

Pupils

Number on roll
829 2024/25[32]
English as an additional language
25.6% 2024/25[32]
SEN support
6.8% 2024/25[32]
EHC plan
1.6% 2024/25[32]
Free school meals in the last 6 years
12.9% 2024/25[32]

Pupils' ethnicity 2025/26

White
57.3%[33]
Mixed
10.5%[33]
Asian
10.5%[33]
Black
19.6%[33]
Any other ethnic group
1.1%[33]
Unclassified
1.1%[33]

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

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    Quote
    It is not possible to calculate Progress 8 for academic years 2024/25 and 2025/26 due to gaps in the baseline caused by COVID-19 disruption.
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    Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the summer exam series was cancelled in both 2020 and 2021, and alternative processes were set up to award grades.
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