Sacred Heart Catholic Secondary

{{Short description|Academy in Redcar, North Yorkshire, England}}

{{for|other schools with similar names|Sacred Heart school (disambiguation)}}

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| motto = Semper Fidelis

| established = 1963

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| type = Academy

| religious_affiliation = Roman Catholic

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| head = Louise Dwyer{{cite web |title=WELCOME FROM THE HEADTEACHER |url=https://sacredheart.npcat.org.uk/welcome-from-the-headteacher |website=Sacred Heart Catholic Secondary |access-date=1 February 2025}}{{cite web |title=Sacred Heart Catholic Secondary |url=https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/142273 |website=Get Information about Schools |publisher=Gov.UK |access-date=1 February 2025}}

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| address = Mersey Road

| city = Redcar

| county = North Yorkshire

| country = England

| postcode = TS10 1PJ

| local_authority = Redcar & Cleveland

| urn = 142273

| ofsted = yes

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| lower_age = 11

| upper_age = 16

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Sacred Heart Catholic Secondary, formerly Sacred Heart Roman Catholic VA School, is a Roman Catholic secondary school located in Redcar, North Yorkshire, England.

History

The school was originally built in the 1960s but moved to new premises in 2007. The school is a specialist Science College.

Previously a voluntary aided school administered by Redcar and Cleveland Council and the Roman Catholic Diocese of Middlesbrough, Sacred Heart Roman Catholic VA School converted to academy status in September 2015. The school is now part of the Nicholas Postgate Catholic Academy Trust, along with a number of other Catholic primary schools locally that are within the Diocese of Middlesbrough.

Reputation

The school is successful in comparison to the other schools in the area.{{cn|date=May 2023}} KS4 results have been in the top 5% of schools nationally in both 2008 and 2009. 87% of its pupils achieved five or more GCSE (or equivalent) grades at A*-C in 2009. In 2008 Ofsted judged that it was a good school with outstanding features.{{cite web |last1=Fitzpatrick|first1=Moira |title=Sacred Heart Roman Catholic VA School – A Specialist Science College |url=https://files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/923853 |publisher=Ofsted |access-date=26 May 2023 |year=2008}} {{As of|2023}}, the school's most recent inspection was in 2022, with a judgement of Good.{{cite web |last1=Voyce |first1=Stuart |title=Inspection of Sacred Heart Catholic Secondary |url=https://files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/50194623 |publisher=Ofsted |access-date=26 May 2023 |year=2022}}

Alumni

  • Hayden HackneyMiddlesbrough F.C. Footballer{{cite web |title=The Postgate News – Spring 2024 |url=https://online.fliphtml5.com/qsqrk/accj/ |access-date=13 July 2024 |website=online.fliphtml5.com}}

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