What did Ofsted judge The Sacred Heart Language College's quality of education to be?

Ofsted judged The Sacred Heart Language College's quality of education as Outstanding at its inspection in November 2024, on Ofsted's own scale.

How many pupils attend The Sacred Heart Language College?

The Sacred Heart Language College has 714 pupils on roll.

What ages does The Sacred Heart Language College take?

The Sacred Heart Language College admits pupils aged 11 to 16.

Where is The Sacred Heart Language College located?

The Sacred Heart Language College is located in Harrow, HA3 7AY, Harrow.

How do I apply to The Sacred Heart Language College?

The Sacred Heart Language College is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for secondary places is 31 October.

Does The Sacred Heart Language College have a religious character?

Yes — The Sacred Heart Language College has a religious character of Roman Catholic. Faith criteria may apply to admissions; check the school's oversubscription policy for details.

How are Year 7 places decided at The Sacred Heart Language College?

When The Sacred Heart Language College has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Catholic looked-after/adopted children — Catholic “looked-after” girls and Catholic girls who have been adopted (or made subject to child arrangements orders or special guardianship orders) immediately following having been looked after, including those who appear to the admission authority to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted; 2. Baptised Catholic girls at named Harrow Catholic primary schools — Baptised Catholic girls who are currently attending Catholic primary schools within the London Borough of Harrow, namely St Anselm’s, St Bernadette’s, St George’s, St John Fisher, St Joseph’s and St Teresa’s; 3. Other baptised Catholic girls, and 5 further criteria. The school offers 150 places at this entry point. Tie-break: Distance tie-break: where the offer of places to all applicants in any of the categories listed above would lead to over subscription, places up to the published admission number of 150 will be offered to those living nearest to the college. Each address is geo-coded and distance is measured by Harrow Local Authority in a straight line from the home to the centre point of the college. In cases where applicants live equidistant from the college and places cannot be offered to both girls, random allocation by lottery in the presence of an independent witness will be used.

What is the largest ethnic background at The Sacred Heart Language College?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 20.7% of pupils at The Sacred Heart Language College are recorded as Asian Other. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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How places are decided at The Sacred Heart Language College

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Year 7), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Catholic looked-after/adopted children — Catholic “looked-after” girls and Catholic girls who have been adopted (or made subject to child arrangements orders or special guardianship orders) immediately following having been looked after, including those who appear to the admission authority to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted.
2Baptised Catholic girls at named Harrow Catholic primary schools — Baptised Catholic girls who are currently attending Catholic primary schools within the London Borough of Harrow, namely St Anselm’s, St Bernadette’s, St George’s, St John Fisher, St Joseph’s and St Teresa’s.
3Other baptised Catholic girls
4Other looked-after/adopted children — Other “looked after” girls and girls who have been adopted (or made subject to child arrangements orders or special guardianship orders) immediately following having been looked after.
5Other girls attending named Harrow Catholic primary schools — Other girls who are currently attending Catholic primary schools within the London Borough of Harrow (i.e. St Anselm’s, St Bernadette’s, St George’s, St John Fisher, St Joseph’s and St Teresa’s) who do not fulfil criterion 2.
6Christian girls from Christian families — Christian girls from Christian families, whose application is supported by either a certificate of baptism or a letter from a minister of religion confirming membership of the faith community.
7Girls of other faiths — Girls from other faiths whose application is supported by a letter from their faith leader confirming membership of the faith community.
8Any other girl — Any other girl.

If two applications tie: Distance tie-break: where the offer of places to all applicants in any of the categories listed above would lead to over subscription, places up to the published admission number of 150 will be offered to those living nearest to the college. Each address is geo-coded and distance is measured by Harrow Local Authority in a straight line from the home to the centre point of the college. In cases where applicants live equidistant from the college and places cannot be offered to both girls, random allocation by lottery in the presence of an independent witness will be used.

Exceptional Need and sibling priority apply within each criterion before distance tie-break, as set out in Notes 1 and 2. EHCP children naming the college are admitted first by law (Note 13) but not numbered as a criterion.

Published by the admission authority. Meeting a criterion never guarantees a place — it sets the order places are offered in. Full detail, other entry points and previous years are on the Admissions tab.

The Sacred Heart Language College: key facts

What did Ofsted judge The Sacred Heart Language College's quality of education to be?: Ofsted judged The Sacred Heart Language College's quality of education as Outstanding at its inspection in November 2024, on Ofsted's own scale.
How many pupils attend The Sacred Heart Language College?: The Sacred Heart Language College has 714 pupils on roll.
What ages does The Sacred Heart Language College take?: The Sacred Heart Language College admits pupils aged 11 to 16.
Where is The Sacred Heart Language College located?: The Sacred Heart Language College is located in Harrow, HA3 7AY, Harrow.
How do I apply to The Sacred Heart Language College?: The Sacred Heart Language College is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for secondary places is 31 October.
Does The Sacred Heart Language College have a religious character?: Yes — The Sacred Heart Language College has a religious character of Roman Catholic. Faith criteria may apply to admissions; check the school's oversubscription policy for details.
How are Year 7 places decided at The Sacred Heart Language College?: When The Sacred Heart Language College has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Catholic looked-after/adopted children — Catholic “looked-after” girls and Catholic girls who have been adopted (or made subject to child arrangements orders or special guardianship orders) immediately following having been looked after, including those who appear to the admission authority to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted; 2. Baptised Catholic girls at named Harrow Catholic primary schools — Baptised Catholic girls who are currently attending Catholic primary schools within the London Borough of Harrow, namely St Anselm’s, St Bernadette’s, St George’s, St John Fisher, St Joseph’s and St Teresa’s; 3. Other baptised Catholic girls, and 5 further criteria. The school offers 150 places at this entry point. Tie-break: Distance tie-break: where the offer of places to all applicants in any of the categories listed above would lead to over subscription, places up to the published admission number of 150 will be offered to those living nearest to the college. Each address is geo-coded and distance is measured by Harrow Local Authority in a straight line from the home to the centre point of the college. In cases where applicants live equidistant from the college and places cannot be offered to both girls, random allocation by lottery in the presence of an independent witness will be used.
What is the largest ethnic background at The Sacred Heart Language College?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 20.7% of pupils at The Sacred Heart Language College are recorded as Asian Other. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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How places are decided at The Sacred Heart Language College

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Year 7), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Catholic looked-after/adopted children — Catholic “looked-after” girls and Catholic girls who have been adopted (or made subject to child arrangements orders or special guardianship orders) immediately following having been looked after, including those who appear to the admission authority to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted.
2Baptised Catholic girls at named Harrow Catholic primary schools — Baptised Catholic girls who are currently attending Catholic primary schools within the London Borough of Harrow, namely St Anselm’s, St Bernadette’s, St George’s, St John Fisher, St Joseph’s and St Teresa’s.
3Other baptised Catholic girls
4Other looked-after/adopted children — Other “looked after” girls and girls who have been adopted (or made subject to child arrangements orders or special guardianship orders) immediately following having been looked after.
5Other girls attending named Harrow Catholic primary schools — Other girls who are currently attending Catholic primary schools within the London Borough of Harrow (i.e. St Anselm’s, St Bernadette’s, St George’s, St John Fisher, St Joseph’s and St Teresa’s) who do not fulfil criterion 2.
6Christian girls from Christian families — Christian girls from Christian families, whose application is supported by either a certificate of baptism or a letter from a minister of religion confirming membership of the faith community.
7Girls of other faiths — Girls from other faiths whose application is supported by a letter from their faith leader confirming membership of the faith community.
8Any other girl — Any other girl.

The Sacred Heart Language College: key facts

What did Ofsted judge The Sacred Heart Language College's quality of education to be?: Ofsted judged The Sacred Heart Language College's quality of education as Outstanding at its inspection in November 2024, on Ofsted's own scale.
How many pupils attend The Sacred Heart Language College?: The Sacred Heart Language College has 714 pupils on roll.
What ages does The Sacred Heart Language College take?: The Sacred Heart Language College admits pupils aged 11 to 16.
Where is The Sacred Heart Language College located?: The Sacred Heart Language College is located in Harrow, HA3 7AY, Harrow.
How do I apply to The Sacred Heart Language College?: The Sacred Heart Language College is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for secondary places is 31 October.
Does The Sacred Heart Language College have a religious character?: Yes — The Sacred Heart Language College has a religious character of Roman Catholic. Faith criteria may apply to admissions; check the school's oversubscription policy for details.
How are Year 7 places decided at The Sacred Heart Language College?: When The Sacred Heart Language College has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Catholic looked-after/adopted children — Catholic “looked-after” girls and Catholic girls who have been adopted (or made subject to child arrangements orders or special guardianship orders) immediately following having been looked after, including those who appear to the admission authority to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted; 2. Baptised Catholic girls at named Harrow Catholic primary schools — Baptised Catholic girls who are currently attending Catholic primary schools within the London Borough of Harrow, namely St Anselm’s, St Bernadette’s, St George’s, St John Fisher, St Joseph’s and St Teresa’s; 3. Other baptised Catholic girls, and 5 further criteria. The school offers 150 places at this entry point. Tie-break: Distance tie-break: where the offer of places to all applicants in any of the categories listed above would lead to over subscription, places up to the published admission number of 150 will be offered to those living nearest to the college. Each address is geo-coded and distance is measured by Harrow Local Authority in a straight line from the home to the centre point of the college. In cases where applicants live equidistant from the college and places cannot be offered to both girls, random allocation by lottery in the presence of an independent witness will be used.
What is the largest ethnic background at The Sacred Heart Language College?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 20.7% of pupils at The Sacred Heart Language College are recorded as Asian Other. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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