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Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Henley-on-Thames

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Rachel Sanders

location_onHenley-on-Thames, RG9 1SL

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2016

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Students

118

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Expected Standard

56%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Henley-on-Thames is a Voluntary aided school primary school in Henley-on-Thames, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 70% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Henley-on-Thames is a voluntary aided school in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 118 pupils on roll, of whom 23% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 56% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #164 of 226 primaries in Oxfordshire and #11,352 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2016. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 18.0:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

56%

LA 61%

Reading83% LA 75%

Writing67% LA 71%

Maths67% LA 72%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

77%

LA 60%England 61%

Reading91% LA 76% · Eng 74%

Writing82% LA 71% · Eng 72%

Maths82% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

53%

LA 59%England 60%

Reading53% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing59% LA 70% · Eng 71%

Maths59% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

-3.5

Read

LA 0.4

-6.6 to -0.4

0.6

Write

LA 0.0

-2.4 to 3.5

-4.0

Maths

LA -0.6

-6.9 to -1.1

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

87%

LA 64%England 65%

Reading94% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing94% LA 77% · Eng 78%

Maths94% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

110

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.4

Read

LA 0.0

-0.9 to 3.6

-1.0

Write

LA -0.3

-3.0 to 1.1

-0.5

Maths

LA -0.7

-2.5 to 1.4

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

75%

LA 64%

Reading90% LA 76%

Writing90% LA 77%

Maths80% LA 74%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

3.1

Read

LA 0.2

0.4 to 5.8

-0.9

Write

LA -0.2

-3.5 to 1.7

3.9

Maths

LA -0.6

1.5 to 6.3

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

09 November 2021

Inspection Report

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05 October 2016

Inspection Report

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03 February 2015

Inspection Report

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12 November 2014

Inspection Report

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15 January 2013

Inspection Report

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12 January 2010

Inspection Report

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02 November 2006

Inspection Report

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10 July 2000

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2016-10-05

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2014-11-12

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 118 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	118	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	118	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	127	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	121	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	117	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	116	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	118	1	0.8%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	121	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	141	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	140	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	141	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	153	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	155	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	159	1	0.6%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	170	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	170	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	166	2	1.2%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	172	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	172	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	167	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	171	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	171	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	168	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	170	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	171	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	171	1	0.6%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 5 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 4 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 1 pupils

Profound & Multiple Learning 1 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils