The Sacred Heart Language College Catchment Area
The Sacred Heart Language College is an academy converter secondary school in Harrow , serving pupils aged 11-16, with 775 pupils, and a capacity of 780 places. The school is operating close to capacity, and catchment area boundaries apply when the school is oversubscribed.
11-16
Age range
775
Pupils
780
Capacity
99%
Fill rate
The Sacred Heart Language College Catchment Area Information
What is the catchment area for The Sacred Heart Language College?
The catchment area for The Sacred Heart Language College is the geographic zone Harrow uses to prioritise admissions when this secondary school receives more applications than it has places. Children living inside the boundary are ranked higher under the oversubscription criteria, after looked-after children and, in most years, faith-based criteria. Harrow publishes the exact boundary and the last distance offered before each admissions cycle, and the boundary can change year to year.
Admission to The Sacred Heart Language College is managed by Harrow and typically includes both faith criteria and catchment area proximity. The weighting given to each criterion depends on the school's published oversubscription policy, which is reviewed annually.
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The official admissions policy, including the catchment boundary map, is published by Harrow before each admissions cycle. Always verify your address with the council before submitting an application, as boundaries can change year to year.
Find Harrow catchment area documents →The Sacred Heart Language College: 780 places, 99% filled: nearing capacity
The Sacred Heart Language College has a published admission number of 780 places. 775 pupils were enrolled in the most recent data, giving a fill rate of 99%. The school is operating close to its limit. In years where applications exceed 780, Harrow's admissions team applies distance-based tiebreakers. Families within the school's historical catchment boundary are well placed, but a boundary check with the council is recommended before applying.
The fill-rate figure above reflects overall demand, but the school's intake also varies by community profile. 16.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, below the national average. The school draws primarily from a lower-deprivation part of Harrow.
To check whether your home address falls within the historical catchment boundary, use the postcode search tool on this site.
Harrow publishes its full admissions policy, including oversubscription criteria, the previous year's last-distance figures, and the appeals timetable, on the council's official admissions page. Find Harrow school admissions →
The Sacred Heart Language College: School Information
- Full address
- High Street, Wealdstone, Harrow, HA3 7AY
- Local authority
- Harrow
- School type
- Academy converter
- Phase of education
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11-16 years
- Gender
- Girls
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 16.9% of pupils
- DfE URN
- 146245
Other Secondary Schools in Harrow
If The Sacred Heart Language College is oversubscribed, these secondary schools in Harrow are the next closest alternatives.
Whitmore High School Catchment Area
Community school · HA2 0AD
JFS Catchment Area
Voluntary aided school · HA3 9TE
Claremont High School Catchment Area
Academy converter · HA3 0UH
Harrow High School Catchment Area
Academy converter · HA1 2JG
Rooks Heath School Catchment Area
Academy converter · HA2 9AH
Hatch End High School Catchment Area
Academy converter · HA3 6NR
Other Roman Catholic Schools in Harrow
The Sacred Heart Language College shares its religious character with these Roman Catholic schools across Harrow. Faith criteria typically sit alongside catchment distance in each school's admissions policy.
St Anselm's Catholic Primary School Catchment Area
Voluntary aided school · Harrow
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School and Nursery Catchment Area
Voluntary aided school · Harrow
St Dominic's Sixth Form College Catchment Area
Further education · Middlesex
Salvatorian Roman Catholic College Catchment Area
Academy converter · Harrow
Nearest secondary schools by distance
These are the secondary schools closest to The Sacred Heart Language College by straight-line distance, including ones across a town or council boundary. Distance is not the same as being in catchment: always check each school's own admissions policy for its actual boundary.
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Frequently Asked Questions: The Sacred Heart Language College
What is the catchment area for The Sacred Heart Language College? ▾
The catchment area for The Sacred Heart Language College is the geographic zone Harrow uses to prioritise admissions when this secondary school receives more applications than it has places. Children living inside the boundary are ranked higher under the oversubscription criteria, after looked-after children and, in most years, faith-based criteria. Harrow publishes the exact boundary and the last distance offered before each admissions cycle, and the boundary can change year to year.
Is The Sacred Heart Language College oversubscribed? ▾
The Sacred Heart Language College is operating close to its capacity of 780 places (99% full). Catchment boundaries are likely to apply when the school is oversubscribed at the next intake.
What is the admissions policy for The Sacred Heart Language College? ▾
The Sacred Heart Language College uses both faith criteria and catchment area proximity in its admissions policy. The weighting is reviewed annually and published by Harrow before each admissions cycle.
What age range does The Sacred Heart Language College cover? ▾
The Sacred Heart Language College is a secondary school in Harrow, serving pupils aged 11-16. For the latest information, visit the school's website or the DfE Get Information About Schools service.