"Courage & Confidence" | St Madeleine Sophie Barat
SACRED HEART
CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL
Founded in 1905 by the Sacred Heart Society
WELCOME
TO SACRED HEART
SACRED HEART GOALS
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS
OFSTED INSPECTION | DECEMBER 2024
We had a two-day Ofsted Inspection at Sacred Heart on the 3rd and 4th December. We are delighted to share with you the official report from Ofsted which found Sacred Heart to be OUTSTANDING in all areas of school.
To read the full report, please click on the link below.
WELLBEING HUB
We are inviting you to become a member of The Wellbeing Hub, an online platform designed to help you support your child's wellbeing and mental health.
Please follow this link below to sign up for a parent/carer account
SHINE SCIENCE CURRICULUM
Thanks to a grant of £90,000 from SHINE, and through a partnership with regional schools’ network Schools North East, a Science curriculum is being developed between Sacred Heart and six of our primary feeder schools that is designed to give primary pupils the skills they need to succeed in Biology, Chemistry, and Physics when they move to secondary school.
All Sacred Heart schools across the world share a set of five principles that all students aspire to abide by. These five goals articulate the core components of a Sacred Heart Education, and charge our community with a unified mission. At the heart of our philosophy is the belief that each student possesses unique gifts. Our role is to unearth those gifts, nurture them, and empower each child of the Sacred Heart to share those gifts with the global community.
Students work towards becoming Goals Ambassadors and each academic year we place a particular focus on one of the goals, so that during the student's time in school they will have spent time reflecting in depth on each goal.
COMMUNITY
Building a sense of community is essential for society and is a priority for schools which are rooted in and living out Gospel values. At the heart of life in a Sacred Heart School are activities which promote this sense of community. Our heritage and the schools network bring an added dimension to our experience of identity and community. The attitudes, skills and the relationships developed in school raise awareness for each one of a shared world where partnership and responsibility are vital.
PERSONAL GROWTH
The Goal of Personal Growth affirms the uniqueness and worth of each individual member of the school community. It aims to provide opportunities for self-development, personal formation and self-knowledge as well as to encourage the sharing of gifts and talents for the benefit of the community and society as a whole.
INTELLECT
Our schools foster in each person a love of learning. The education provided is creative, rigorous, challenging and promotes critical thinking. All members of the community are given opportunities to progress, to flourish and to develop their gifts and talents.
SOCIAL AWARENESS
At the heart of our charism, bringing all the Goals together, we prioritise Social Awareness that impels to action. This gives our whole school community the tools, knowledge, values and opportunities to learn how to address injustice, conflict resolution and environmental issues, thus becoming agents of change.
FAITH
Rooted in the love of Jesus Christ, our schools promote a personal relationship with God and foster the spiritual life of its members. They seek to create an atmosphere where the attitudes of the open Heart of Jesus are reflected in all: attitudes of respect, compassion, forgiveness and generosity. The development of Faith is at the centre of our life as Sacred Heart schools and its presence should be visible in the daily interaction between all in the community.
WORLDWIDE NETWORK
A LEVEL & VOCATIONAL RESULTS DAY
Thursday 15th August 2024
Huge congratulations to all our Year 13 students who have shown incredible dedication and resilience, working so hard over the last two years. We are enormously proud of you all! At Sacred Heart we are ambitious for all our students and want them to have the best opportunities for their future lives. These excellent results will open doors to the careers and the futures our students aspire to. Our staff and governors congratulate all students and wish them every success in their future lives. The results this year are exceptionally good and are testament to the commitment of our girls and the teachers who taught them.
We have five students who have achieved straight A*s as well as an impressive number of girls with a combination of A* and A grades going off to study high tariff courses at some of the best universities in this country, including Oxford. We have also had great success with our vocational courses, with students achieving the highest Distinction* grades. Coupled with this, we have students starting apprenticeships with HMRC, teaching and Finance and Accountancy.
You are all exceptional, inspiring, and talented young women and we couldn’t be more pleased or proud of you!
Mrs Suzanne Howell, Headteacher
GCSE & VOCATIONAL RESULTS DAY
Thursday 22nd August 2024
We are so very proud of our GCSE students who have achieved an amazing set of results this summer. Our staff are delighted that the grades achieved reflect the work ethic and commitment of this excellent Year 11 group. All their hard work has paid off and we couldn’t be happier for them. I would like to thank the great teaching and support staff who have helped all our students on their way to success.
GCSEs have fully returned to pre-pandemic standards and we are delighted to report that both our Progress 8 and Attainment 8 scores (the National benchmarks) have risen again, with the proportion of students achieving the highest grades of 7, 8 and 9 also rising from 1 in 3, to 2 in 5 students achieving those very top grades here at Sacred Heart.
Threshold passes in English and Maths have also risen at both strong pass and standard pass.
Congratulations to all! We look forward to welcoming many of our girls back to Sacred Heart Sixth Form in September.
Mrs Suzanne Howell, Headteacher