Sacred Heart Catholic High School is a secondary school located in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 13/11/2013. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.8%, which is 0.8 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Fenham Hall Drive, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE4 9YH
Website: www.sacredheart-high.org
Telephone: 01912747373
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Newcastle upon Tyne
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Suzanne Howell
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 137708

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 13/11/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Girls
School Capacity: 1385
Number of Pupils: 1427
Number of Boys: 0
Number of Girls: 1427

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 10.8% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Above Average: 0.45 Confidence interval 0.28 to 0.63
Of the 211 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 207 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:37%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:95%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:42%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:52.7
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:4.48
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Ashfield Nursery School
101 Elswick Road , Elswick NE4 6JR
4out of 4 2,257 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Cruddas Park Early Years Centre
Brunel Terrace , NE4 7NL
3out of 4 2,588 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Sacred Heart Primary School
Convent Road , Fenham NE4 9XZ
3out of 4 108 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Wingrove Primary School
Hadrian Road , Fenham NE4 9HN
3out of 4 813 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School
English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School, Fenham
Beaufront Gardens , Fenham NE5 2SA
- not rated 908 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Stocksfield Avenue Primary School
St Cuthbert's Road , Fenham NE5 2DQ
3out of 4 1,046 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Canning Street Primary School
Wellfield Road , NE4 8PA
3out of 4 1,126 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Sacred Heart Catholic High School
Fenham Hall Drive , Fenham NE4 9YH
4out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
St Cuthbert's High School
Gretna Road , NE15 7PX
4out of 4 1,225 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
Kenton School
Drayton Road , NE3 3RU
2out of 4 2,674 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Callerton Academy
Blandford Street , NE1 3BT
- not rated 2,925 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
Studio West
West Denton Way , West Denton NE5 2SZ
3out of 4 3,114 yd Studio schools No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Trinity Solutions Academy
Condercum Road , NE4 8XJ
- not rated 900 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
NCG
Rye Hill Campus , Scotswood Road NE4 7SA
- not rated 2,937 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Excelsior Academy
Denton Road , NE15 6AF
2out of 4 2,381 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Dame Allan's Senior School
Fowberry Crescent , Fenham NE4 9YJ
- not rated 446 yd Other independent school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Hadrian School
Bertram Crescent , NE15 6PY
4out of 4 842 yd Foundation special school Yes Mixed More About School
Trinity Academy Newcastle
Condercum Road , NE4 8XJ
3out of 4 856 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Trinity Post 16 Solutions Ltd.
Condercum Road , NE4 8XJ
- not rated 900 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Dame Allan's Junior School
Hunter's Road , Spital Tongues NE2 4NG
- not rated 1,777 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.