Bentley Wood High SchoolThe Sacred Heart Language College
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Bentley Wood High School and The Sacred Heart Language College are secondary schools.
Bentley Wood High School scores 79 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and The Sacred Heart Language College scores 77 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Bentley Wood High School is ahead on our composite score.
Bentley Wood High School was judged Outstanding and The Sacred Heart Language College was judged exceptional.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 58.5 for Bentley Wood High School and 57.9 for The Sacred Heart Language College.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Bentley Wood High School (62.9 in 2021-22, 58.5 in 2024-25) and has fallen at The Sacred Heart Language College (63.6 in 2021-22, 57.9 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | StanmoreBentley Wood High School | HarrowThe Sacred Heart Language College | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | B79/100Stronger figure | B77/100 | |
| Local ranking | 3rd of 13 in Harrow Stronger figure | 4th of 13 in Harrow | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Outstanding | Ofsted: Outstanding | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Girls | Girls | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,394 | 775 | |
| Capacity | 1,464 | 780 | |
| Location | Stanmore, HA7 3JW | Harrow, HA3 7AY | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 58.5 Stronger figure | 57.9 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 62.4% Stronger figure | 59.7% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 80.5% Stronger figure | 79.6% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 95.0% Stronger figure | 90.6% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 5.55 | 5.63 Stronger figure | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 221 | 181 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 112 | Not reported | |
| A-level average points | 33.5 | Not reported | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | C+ | Not reported | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 36.1 | Not reported | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 12.9% | Not reported | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,394 | 775 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 29.8% | 19.0% | |
| English as an additional language | 61.8% | 53.3% | |
| SEN support | 7.4% | 11.3% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 2.2% | 1.8% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 7.2% Stronger figure | 8.1% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 22.0% Stronger figure | 27.3% | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Bentley Wood High School
The Sacred Heart Language College
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