Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Battersea

Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Battersea at a glance

Located in London, Wandsworth, Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Battersea is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a voluntary aided school with a Roman Catholic religious character. The school educates roughly 382 pupils aged 3 to 11. Ofsted judged the school to be 'Good' at its most recent inspection. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 66% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — above the national average of 61%. That marks an improvement of 6.0 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 around the middle of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 106 in reading and 105 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 7% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Battersea was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 40 families who put it first were offered a place. Overall pupil absence was 6.3%. There are about 16.5 pupils per teacher. The school serves a community with above-average levels of disadvantage: about 45% of pupils have been eligible for free school meals in the last six years, compared with roughly 24% nationally — useful context when reading the results above. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. 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.