Sacred Heart High School (London)

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Sacred Heart High School is a Catholic secondary school (ages 11–16) in Hammersmith, London, founded in 1893. The school was founded by Madeleine Sophie Barat. One building of Sacred Heart is named after her: the Barat Building. The school has been awarded beacon school honors. In 2005 it became a specialist school in Mathematics and ICT. The headteacher is Dr. C. Carpenter and has been so for many years. The school's pupils compile a newsletter for Christmas, Easter and Summer. The school has achieved a lot of A*'s in the GCSE's and for brighter pupils, it is possible to be taught A level Mathematics. For some girls, in year 9, they will start to work on their Maths GCSE's and some even take their ICT GCSE. From September 2006, the school has become a healthy school by taking away the chocolate vending machines and not allowing girls to bring in that kind of food. Fruits and vegetables should be eaten during lunch. A new fruit juice machine has been introduced. It has all kinds of fruits squeezed into juice.

The school building was designed by John Francis Bentley, also responsible for Westminster Cathedral. In 1993 Cardinal Basil Hume, Archbishop of Westminster, visited the school for a Mass to celebrate its 100th anniversary.