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The Sacred Heart Language College

11–16Ages
714Pupils
SecondaryPhase
GirlsPupils
Roman CatholicReligious character
146245URN

High Street, Wealdstone, Harrow, HA3 7AY · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2024 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.0per place

0.6 below Harrow median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Harrow

292 applications for 145 places · 9th of 12 in Harrow

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

59.2of 90

Harrow 55.0 England 46.0

3rd of 13 in Harrow

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 5 November 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.0applications per place, Year 7

0.6 below Harrow median (2.6) 0.2 below England median (2.2)

292 applications · 145 places offered · 63 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.0; Harrow median median 2.6
2025 2.0; Harrow median median 2.6
2024 2.1; Harrow median median 2.4
2023 2.0; Harrow median median 2.5
2022 2.1; Harrow median median 2.7
2021 2.3; Harrow median median 2.6
2020 2.1; Harrow median median 2.5
2019 2.1; Harrow median median 3.2; as the previous school
2018 2.2; Harrow median median 3.0; as the previous school
2017 2.1; Harrow median median 3.4; as the previous school
2016 2.9; Harrow median median 3.3; as the previous school
2015 2.8; Harrow median median 3.4; as the previous school
2014 2.7; Harrow median median 3.3; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Harrow median in 0 of 7 years.

This school
Harrow median

Dashed bars: as The Sacred Heart Language College (URN 102243), the previous school.

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	145	292	2.0	63	0.43
Sep 2025	148	295	2.0	93	0.63
Sep 2024	157	325	2.1	93	0.59
Sep 2023	154	300	2.0	94	0.61
Sep 2022	148	308	2.1	102	0.69
Sep 2021	148	347	2.3	120	0.81
Sep 2020	178	367	2.1	132	0.74
Sep 2019 *	179	379	2.1	125	0.70
Sep 2018 *	179	400	2.2	128	0.72
Sep 2017 *	180	380	2.1	136	0.76
Sep 2016 *	146	418	2.9	139	0.95
Sep 2015 *	149	414	2.8	140	0.94
Sep 2014 *	149	400	2.7	152	1.02

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

148 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)59.23rd of 13 in Harrow

Harrow 55.0 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths61%6th of 13 in Harrow

Harrow 58% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths75%

Harrow 75% England 66%

This school
Harrow median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.56

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	148	59.2	61%	75%	–
2024/25	181	57.9	60%	80%	–
2023/24	181	59.6	65%	79%	+0.56
2022/23	181	63.2	75%	85%	+1.04

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

The Sacred Heart Language CollegeThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.0applications per place 59.2Attainment 8
Salvatorian Roman Catholic College
0.2 km · Harrow

2026

2.0applications per place 55.0Attainment 8
Whitefriars School
0.4 km · Harrow

Good2024

2.8applications per place 45.1Attainment 8
Hatch End High School
1.6 km · Harrow

Remains Good2024

2.6applications per place 47.2Attainment 8
Bentley Wood High School
2.0 km · Harrow

Outstanding2023

2.7applications per place 56.6Attainment 8
Nower Hill High School
2.2 km · Harrow

Outstanding2023

4.6applications per place 58.2Attainment 8
Harrow High School
2.3 km · Harrow

Remains Good2023

2.3applications per place 49.8Attainment 8
Park High School
2.4 km · Harrow

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.9applications per place 49.1Attainment 8
Avanti House School
2.5 km · Harrow

Graded · no overall grade2025

5.3applications per place 66.1Attainment 8

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 146245 · 310/4700
Trust: Blessed Holy Family Catholic Academy Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 780 pupils · 714 on roll
Free school meals: 20.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 May 2019
Replaced: The Sacred Heart Language College (URN 102243)
Address: High Street, Wealdstone, Harrow, HA3 7AY
Local authority: Harrow

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources