Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School

Voluntary aided school·Primary school New Malden, Merton·KT3 4ND
Composite score
73.3
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#1,348
National rank
#375
In London
#6
In Merton
Top 9%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
84%
% achieving higher RWM
16%
Reading average scaled score
110.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
111.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
37 first choices, 44 places
First choices per place
0.84
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
119
any preference, for 44 places
Applications from another council area
44%
First preferences per place, last five years▲ 0.02
00.511.5
1 per place
0.7320220.8120230.9420240.8220250.842026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
3–11
Pupils on roll
360
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
20.7%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
40.8%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
16.1%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
5.8%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
4.6%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
11.3%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
17.2
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£7,170
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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About Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School

Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School is a primary school in New Malden, Merton, classified by the DfE as a voluntary aided school with a Roman Catholic religious character. Around 360 pupils aged 3 to 11 attend the school. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 84% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — well above the national average of 61%. That marks an improvement of 16.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it among the top 9% of primary schools in England.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 110 in reading and 111 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 16% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 37 families who put it first were offered a place. Overall pupil absence was 4.6%. There are about 17.2 pupils per teacher. Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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