Sacred Heart of Mary Girls' School

Type Secondary
Age Range 11-18
Religion Roman Catholic
Address St Mary's Lane
Upminster
Essex
RM14 2QR
Phone 01708222660
Reference Number 137233

Description

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The Sacred Heart of Mary Girls' School, located at RM14 2QR, is a nurturing and close-knit learning community with a strong Catholic identity. Founded by the Sacred Heart of Mary Sisters over 90 years ago, the school has maintained its mission and purpose since 1930. The school is celebrated for its warm and family-oriented atmosphere that fosters excellence, gaining recognition as 'Outstanding' by Ofsted and the Diocese of Brentwood, with inspectors characterizing it as a "warm and welcoming family". The Sacred Heart of Mary Girls' School has held this outstanding rating on three occasions, a testament to its dedication to providing an exceptional educational experience.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 834

Year Groups

Year Number of pupils
7 120
8 123
9 120
10 121
11 120
12 108
13 122

Ofsted Rating Outstanding
Last Inspection Date 2013-12-13
Date Description Report
2013-11-21 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2012-02-14 Academy conversion letter Academy conversion letter
2009-04-30 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2006-05-10 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2000-09-18 Full inspection Full inspection

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

  • English
  • Maths
  • 3 subjects from qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), like sciences, language and history
  • 3 more GCSE qualifications (including EBacc subjects) or technical awards from a list approved by the Department for Education
Each grade a pupil gets is assigned a point score from 9 (the highest) to 1 (the lowest). These scores are added up, with English and maths counted twice.

School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
57.7 Upgrade Upgrade

GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 68% Upgrade Upgrade
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 88% Upgrade Upgrade

Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

School Score Percentile (loc) Percentile (nationwide)
0.65 Upgrade Upgrade

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

GCSE Results

Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

2023 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference Upgrade Upgrade
Second Preference 95 4
Third Preference 55 3
From another Local Authority 87 4

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Students getting 5 or more GCSE's at grade 9-4 (A-C)

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