Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 3–11 · London, Islington
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Islington Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Unlock every school · £9.99 Open on the map →Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School is a primary school in London, Islington for ages 3–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 19 October 2022. Islington has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2019 to 2026 entry.
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | Not published |
| Reception 2024 | Not published |
| Reception 2022 | Not published |
| Reception 2021 | Not published |
| Reception 2019 | Not published |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every applicant for Reception in 2026 was offered a place here, as was the case at 17 of the 38 other Islington primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- For Reception in 2026 there were 51 first-choice applications for 58 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place; 7 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- The 2026 Reception entry had 0.9 first choices per offer, the 19th lowest of 39 Islington primary schools.
- In 2024/25, 63% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), 4th lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Islington.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Islington schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- 68 Georges Road, Holloway, London, N7 8JN
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Islington
- Pupils on roll
- 434 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 52.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 19 October 2022
Strengths
- “Leaders have developed a curriculum that encourages pupils to be curious and develop a thirst for learning.”
- “Pupils achieve well because all staff are ambitious for what they should learn and remember.”
- “The school is a calm and welcoming place.”
To improve
- “Their understanding of their subject curriculum, including how they can strengthen learning further in each year group, is at an early stage.”
- “For example, in history, leaders and subject leaders are in the process of fine-tuning and embedding expectations for how pupils’ learning should develop year on year.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 9 December 2022 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 63% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 51 first-preference applications, 58 offers in total, 51 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Islington.
- Drayton Park Primary School 0.3 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- Robert Blair School and Children's Centre 0.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Laycock Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Hungerford School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Pakeman Primary School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Grafton Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Canonbury Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Thornhill Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published