Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Henley-on-Thames

South Oxfordshire · RG9 1SL

General information Primary School · 4-11 years Who goes here 108 pupils, 19.4% FSM

Educational attainment Ofsted report card

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Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Henley-on-Thames

General Information

Address: Greys Hill, Henley-on-Thames, RG9 1SL – View on map
Phone: 01491572796
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs Rachel Sanders
Age range: 4-11 years
Demand for places (Reception, September 2026): 9 families put it first for 9 places – 10 for every 10 places. Every one of them was offered a place. No places went to families living outside the council area. Children putting it first, for every 10 places: 2023 8 · 2024 10 · 2025 10 · 2026 10
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Nursery provision: No

Who goes here

108 pupils out of 210 places Plenty of room

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 21
% eligible for free school meals: 19.4%
Pupil mix: 6 in 10 (more mixed than the South Oxfordshire average)
English as an additional language: 36% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 14% a year (South Oxfordshire 18%, typical in England 13.9%)
Where they went: about 30% moved to another school, 70% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 3 years, DfE school workforce census)

Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house. This is a small staff, so one or two teachers leaving moves the figure a lot.

Behaviour

Awaiting Data

About this Behaviour status

We've asked this school for real behaviour figures under Freedom of Information and haven't had a response yet.

Across Oxfordshire: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 9 (0.2 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 0
Suspensions for bullying: 18 (0.3 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 2 (0.0 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.0)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state primary schools in Oxfordshire (the council area this school is in), not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

Attendance

Overall absence: 6.9%
Persistently absent pupils: 11.5%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

Pupils on SEN Support: 11.1%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 0.9%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Autistic spectrum disorder: 7 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 2 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 1 pupil
Vision impairment: 1 pupil
SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need: 1 pupil

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Autistic spectrum disorder: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

Ofsted report card December 2025

Ofsted's new report cards grade each part of school life separately, instead of giving one overall word.

Safeguarding Met
Inclusion Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching Expected standard
Achievement Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing Expected standard
Early years Expected standard
Leadership and governance Expected standard

Before this, under the old system, Ofsted rated the school Good (2021). The report card above replaces that grade.

How Ofsted report cards work

Since November 2025, Ofsted grades each area of a school on its own five-point scale, and no longer gives a single word like “Good” or “Outstanding”. Safeguarding (keeping children safe) is simply met or not met.

Exceptional The very best practice nationally
Strong standard Above what Ofsted expects
Expected standard What Ofsted expects of every school
Needs attention Some weaknesses the school needs to fix
Urgent improvement Serious weaknesses needing urgent action

“Expected standard” is a sound result – it's what Ofsted expects a good school to do. Report cards aren't directly comparable with the old single grades, which is why we don't turn them into one.

Year 6 SATs results

Met the expected standard in reading, writing & maths: 56% (England 62%)
Reached the higher standard: 0% (England 8%)
Compared with the area: 11 percentage points below the South Oxfordshire average (67%)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: As expected (3-year average 63% against an expected 62%)
3-year average (expected standard): 63%
Expected standard by subject: Reading 83% · Writing 67% · Maths 67% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 67%
Average test scores: reading 107, maths 103
Based on: 18 Year 6 pupils, 2024/25

View the School Context Comparator – how this school's SATs results compare with schools teaching similar pupils.

SATs results over time

This schoolSouth Oxfordshire averageEngland→ Broadly steady No clear rise or fall since 2022/23 (changes this small are normal from one year group to the next). In 2024/25 this school was 11 percentage points below the South Oxfordshire average (67%).

Year 6 SATs: joint 41st of 53 junior and primary schools in the area

#40St John's Primary School57%
=41Northbourne Church of England Primary School56%
=41Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Henley-on-Thames56%
#43Manor Primary School53%
#44Woodcote Primary School52%

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Year 6 SATs ranking

Junior and primary schools in this area, ranked by the % of Year 6 pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (official DfE results, 2024/25). Schools with the same result share a place (shown as =). In small schools one or two children can move a school several places, so treat close positions as roughly equal.

Rank School Score

#1Nettlebed Community School100%
=2RAF Benson Community Primary School94%
=2Valley Road School94%
#4Shiplake Church of England School86%
#5Mill Lane Community Primary School83%
#6Goring Church of England Aided Primary School81%
#7Peppard Church of England Primary School80%
#8Aureus Primary School78%
#9John Hampden Primary School77%
#10Wheatley Church of England Primary School76%
=11All Saints Church of England Primary School75%
=11Badgemore Primary School75%
=13Crowmarsh Gifford Church of England School73%
=13Hagbourne Church of England Primary School73%
=13St Laurence Church of England School73%
=16Abbey Woods Academy70%
=16Fir Tree Junior School70%
=16Ladygrove Park Primary School70%
=16Sonning Common Primary School70%
=16Tetsworth Primary School70%
=21South Moreton Primary School69%
=21Stadhampton Primary School69%
=21Willowcroft Community School69%
=24Barley Hill Primary School68%
=24Garsington Church of England Primary School68%
=24Kidmore End Church of England Primary School68%
=27Beckley Church of England Primary School67%
=27Europa School UK67%
=27Horspath Church of England Primary School67%
#30Whitchurch Primary School65%
=31Clifton Hampden Church of England Primary School64%
=31Trinity Church of England Primary School64%
=33Great Milton Church of England Primary School63%
=33Long Wittenham (Church of England) Primary School63%
=33St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Thame63%
=33Watlington Primary School63%
#37Cholsey Primary School61%
#38Lewknor Church of England Primary School60%
#39St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Chinnor58%
#40St John's Primary School57%
=41Northbourne Church of England Primary School56%
=41Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Henley-on-Thames56%
#43Manor Primary School53%
#44Woodcote Primary School52%
=45Ewelme CofE Primary School50%
=45Marsh Baldon CofE Primary School50%
#47Brightwell-Cum-Sotwell Church of England Primary School48%
=48Aston Rowant Church of England Primary School40%
=48Chalgrove Community Primary School40%
#50Dorchester St Birinus Church of England School38%
#51Benson Church of England Primary School34%
#52Stoke Row CofE Primary School33%
#53South Stoke Primary School17%

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Financials

Spending per pupil: £7,124 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

23rd of 56 primary schools in South Oxfordshire for spending per pupil

#21Stadhampton Primary School£7,287
#22Kidmore End Church of England Primary School£7,163
#23Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Henley-on-Thames£7,124
#24St John's Primary School£7,106
#25Aston Rowant Church of England Primary School£7,103

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

Rank School Score

#1South Stoke Primary School£18,128
#2Sires Hill Primary Academy£12,279
#3Stoke Row CofE Primary School£10,434
#4Marsh Baldon CofE Primary School£10,045
#5Little Milton Church of England Primary School£9,877
#6Beckley Church of England Primary School£9,584
#7Abbey Woods Academy£9,580
#8Tetsworth Primary School£9,570
#9Lewknor Church of England Primary School£9,070
#10Peppard Church of England Primary School£9,006
#11RAF Benson Community Primary School£8,866
#12Long Wittenham (Church of England) Primary School£8,765
#13Badgemore Primary School£8,172
#14Shiplake Church of England School£8,080
#15Clifton Hampden Church of England Primary School£7,682
#16Dorchester St Birinus Church of England School£7,587
#17Sonning Common Primary School£7,528
#18South Moreton Primary School£7,371
#19St Nicholas CofE Primary School , Wallingford£7,350
#20Whitchurch Primary School£7,307
#21Stadhampton Primary School£7,287
#22Kidmore End Church of England Primary School£7,163
#23Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Henley-on-Thames£7,124
#24St John's Primary School£7,106
#25Aston Rowant Church of England Primary School£7,103
#26Willowcroft Community School£7,102
#27Nettlebed Community School£7,098
#28Great Milton Church of England Primary School£7,081
#29St Laurence Church of England School£6,970
#30Woodcote Primary School£6,949
#31Barley Hill Primary School£6,877
#32Crowmarsh Gifford Church of England School£6,829
#33Ewelme CofE Primary School£6,789
#34St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Thame£6,773
#35Valley Road School£6,773
#36Checkendon Church of England (A) Primary School£6,559
#37Mill Lane Community Primary School£6,512
#38Horspath Church of England Primary School£6,457
#39Cholsey Primary School£6,380
#40Hagbourne Church of England Primary School£6,366
#41Manor Primary School£6,329
#42Goring Church of England Aided Primary School£6,303
#43Trinity Church of England Primary School£6,253
#44Garsington Church of England Primary School£6,239
#45Ladygrove Park Primary School£6,235
#46St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Chinnor£6,211
#47Fir Tree Junior School£6,068
#48All Saints Church of England Primary School£6,017
#49Wheatley Church of England Primary School£5,993
#50Watlington Primary School£5,940
#51John Hampden Primary School£5,891
#52Northbourne Church of England Primary School£5,777
#53Aureus Primary School£5,748
#54Chalgrove Community Primary School£5,601
#55Benson Church of England Primary School£5,472
#56Stephen Freeman Primary School£5,126

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