Sacred Heart Catholic High School

State-Funded School

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North EastRegion

Newcastle upon TyneLocal Authority

Newcastle upon Tyne Central and WestConstituency

NE4 9YHPostcode

7.9

Academic Performance

Ofsted

Not judged

About the School

Sacred Heart Catholic High School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Newcastle upon Tyne, North East.

It currently serves 1,424 pupils. Sacred Heart Catholic High School is part of BISHOP BEWICK CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Outstanding

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Sixth formprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 52.1
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 53.6%
EBacc average point score: 4.4

Ethnicity

White

52%

Asian

18%

Black

15%

Mixed

Chinese

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

1,424

Total Pupils

0%Boys

100%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

40%

England average

27%

First language not English

26%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 1,424
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: BISHOP BEWICK CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
15 Jan 2025	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Not judged
3 Dec 2013	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.