SCHOOL PROFILE

Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Henley-on-Thames

Primary Voluntary aided school URN 123204
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 210 Published school capacity
Capacity used 51.4% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest inspection

2 December 2025
Latest published outcome Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding Met
Inclusion Expected standard
Curriculum & teaching Expected standard
Achievement Expected standard
Attendance & behaviour Expected standard
Personal development Expected standard
Leadership & governance Expected standard
INSPECTION HISTORY

Previous Ofsted activity

10 November 2021
Ungraded inspection School remains Good
Published 12 December 2021
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Voluntary aided school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Roman Catholic
Local authority Oxfordshire
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 108 108 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 56 51.9% of pupils
Male pupils 52 48.1% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

19.4%
5.4 pts below England
School 19.4%
South Oxfordshire 11.3%
South East 19.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

36.1%
15.8 pts above England
School 36.1%
South Oxfordshire 10.2%
South East 15.6%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.9%
0.1 pts below England
School 0.9%
South Oxfordshire 3.1%
South East 1.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
53.7%
58
Any other White background
24.1%
26
White and Asian
8.3%
9
White and Black African
3.7%
4
Any other Mixed background
1.9%
2
Any other ethnic group
1.9%
2
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 12.0% 13 of 108 pupils
8.8 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 12.0%
South Oxfordshire 22.1%
South East 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 11.1% 12 pupils
England 14.8% 3.7 pts below
EHC plans 0.9% 1 pupils
England 6.0% 5.1 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder 8
Specific learning difficulty 2
No specialist assessment yet 1
Social, emotional & mental health 1
Vision impairment 1

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

56.0% 4.4 pts below England
School 56.0%
South Oxfordshire 63.5%
South East 60.1%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

83.0%

9.2 pts above England

School 83.0%
South Oxfordshire 78.2%
South East 74.0%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

67.0%

3.3 pts below England

School 67.0%
South Oxfordshire 72.2%
South East 70.5%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

67.0%

5.0 pts below England

School 67.0%
South Oxfordshire 76.4%
South East 70.9%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

6.94%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.73 pts higher than England
School 6.94%
South Oxfordshire 5.40%
South East 6.30%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

11.54%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

4.28 pts lower than England
School 11.54%
South Oxfordshire 11.31%
South East 15.75%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.92%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.12 pts higher than England
School 1.92%
South Oxfordshire 1.39%
South East 1.93%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

51.4% 36.8 pts below England
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Henley-on-Thames
51.4%
South Oxfordshire
84.6%
South East
89.5%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information