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Sacred Heart of Mary Girls' School

St Mary's Lane, Upminster, Essex, RM14 2QR ·

Ofsted:Outstanding in all areas· 2024Roman Catholic

At a glance

A state Roman Catholic girls' secondary academy for ages 11–18 in Upminster. Ofsted inspection (October 2024): Outstanding in all areas (no overall grade was given). GCSE results are well above the England average (Attainment 8: 62.2 vs 46.1, 2024/25). Oversubscribed: 170 families put it first for 119 places (September 2026 entry).

Ages: 11–18
Pupils: 848
Gender: Girls
Sixth form: Yes
Admissions: Non-selective
Local authority: Havering
Academy trust: SACRED HEART OF MARY GIRLS' SCHOOL
Headteacher: Ms Vivienne Qurrey
Opened: Aug 2011

School website 01708222660 Explore the area

Inspection

Ofsted (framework in use until November 2025)

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Graded inspection 1 Oct 2024

Inspections from September 2024 did not give an overall grade, only the separate judgements below.

Quality of education: Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding
Personal development: Outstanding
Leadership and management: Outstanding
Sixth form: Outstanding

Safeguarding effective: Yes

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Exam results

Department for Education performance tables

GCSE results, 2024/25 · 120 pupils

Attainment 8

62.2

England 46.1

Grade 5+ Eng & maths

70%

England 45.4%

Grade 4+ Eng & maths

90.8%

England 64.8%

Progress 8

+0.71

2023/24 · CI 0.45 to 0.96

This school

62.2

Havering

47.2

England

46.1

Attainment 8 over time

Progress 8 isn't published for 2024/25 because those pupils had no KS2 test results (tests were cancelled in 2020). Exams were not held in 2019/20 or 2020/21.

Admissions

Demand for places and how places are allocated

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Year 7 entry, September 2026 (national offer day data)

Offers made

119

1st preferences

170

All applications

475

1st prefs per place

1.43

More first choices than places

111 of 170 first-preference applicants were offered a place (65%). 3 offers went to families living in another council area.

Oversubscribed with first preferences

Catchment area

We don't have an official catchment boundary for this school. Many schools don't have one, and few councils publish boundaries as open data. We don't estimate catchments. Check the school's admissions policy or the council's admissions booklet.

Last distance offered

Not published nationally. Many councils publish the furthest distance offered for each school in their annual allocation reports. Past distances vary year to year with demand and sibling numbers, so they are not a guarantee.

How places are allocated: you apply through your home council. When a school has more applicants than places, it applies its published oversubscription criteria in order. These usually start with looked-after children, then siblings, then catchment or distance; faith schools may prioritise church attendance. Children with an EHC plan naming the school are admitted first. Apply on GOV.UK

Pupils

School census 2024/25

Pupils

829

Capacity

797

106% full

Girls / boys

100/0

Girls

Eligible for free school meals (last 6 years)12.9%
English as an additional language25.6%
SEN support6.8%
Education, Health and Care plan1.6%
The black tick shows the median for state-funded secondary schools in England.