Sacred Heart Catholic High School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Not published
From Newcastle City Council · offers on 2 March 2026
Year 7 last distance offered, 2019–2024 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Sacred Heart Catholic High School is a secondary school in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 3 December 2024. Newcastle upon Tyne has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2018 to 2026 entry.
Sacred Heart Catholic High 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 |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | Not published |
| Year 7 2025 | Not published |
| Year 7 2024 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2023 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2022 | Not published |
| Year 7 2021 | Not published |
| Year 7 2020 | Not published |
| Year 7 2019 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2018 | Not published |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Year 7 entry in 2026 there were 322 first-choice applications for 225 offers, 1.4 first choices per offer, the 2nd highest of 9 Newcastle upon Tyne secondary schools.
- For Year 7 in 2026, 210 offers went to first-choice families, and 112 first-choice families (35%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 54% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), and the Attainment 8 score was 52.1 (England 46).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Newcastle upon Tyne schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Fenham Hall Drive, Fenham, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE4 9YH
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Pupils on roll
- 1,424 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 39.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 3 December 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils belong to a caring school community that welcomes all.”
- “The school values pupils for who they are.”
- “It celebrates pupils’ different faiths and cultures.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 16 January 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 54% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 52.1 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | B- | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 322 first-preference applications, 225 offers in total, 210 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 secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Newcastle upon Tyne.
- St Cuthbert's High School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Kenton School 1.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Studio West 1.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- North East Futures UTC 2.0 mi Not judged
- Callerton Academy 2.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Gosforth Academy 2.5 mi Good
- Jesmond Park Academy 2.9 mi Good Last distance published
- St Mary's Catholic School 3.1 mi Outstanding Last distance published