Sacred Heart of Mary Girls' SchoolEmerson Park Academy
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Sacred Heart of Mary Girls' School and Emerson Park Academy are secondary schools.
Sacred Heart of Mary Girls' School scores 79 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Emerson Park Academy scores 57 out of 100 (grade C, average). Sacred Heart of Mary Girls' School is ahead on our composite score.
Sacred Heart of Mary Girls' School was judged exceptional and Emerson Park Academy was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 62.2 for Sacred Heart of Mary Girls' School and 44.7 for Emerson Park Academy.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Sacred Heart of Mary Girls' School (66.2 in 2021-22, 62.2 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Emerson Park Academy (49.1 in 2021-22, 44.7 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | UpminsterSacred Heart of Mary Girls' School | HornchurchEmerson Park Academy | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | B79/100Stronger figure | C57/100 | |
| Local ranking | 1st of 18 in Havering Stronger figure | 13th of 18 in Havering | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Girls | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 829 | 1,034 | |
| Capacity | 797 | 960 | |
| Location | Upminster, RM14 2QR | Hornchurch, RM11 3AD | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 62.2 Stronger figure | 44.7 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 70.0% Stronger figure | 44.9% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 90.8% Stronger figure | 66.7% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 77.5% Stronger figure | 43.5% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 5.78 Stronger figure | 3.83 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 120 | 207 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 92 | Not reported | |
| A-level average points | 30.0 | Not reported | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | C | Not reported | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 31.2 | Not reported | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 16.4% | Not reported | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 829 | 1,034 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 12.9% | 21.9% | |
| English as an additional language | 25.6% | 15.4% | |
| SEN support | 6.8% | 9.8% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 1.6% | 1.8% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 5.0% Stronger figure | 7.8% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 10.9% Stronger figure | 23.1% | 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.
Sacred Heart of Mary Girls' School
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