St Edmund's Catholic School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Jun 16 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Portsmouth
- Unique reference
- 116505
- Address
- Arundel Street, PO1 1RX
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1150 (92% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.3%
- Girls
- 51.7%
- First language not English
- 46.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 26.5%
- Persistent absence
- 12.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.6%
White British 40.4%
Other White 22%
African 13.9%
Mixed 7.4%
Indian 4.3%
Chinese 4.1%
Other Asian 3.4%
Other 1.4%
Other Black 1%
Unclassified 0.6%
Caribbean 0.5%
Bangladeshi 0.3%
Irish 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Pakistani 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.59
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.46
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 24%
Local authority average 34%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 61%
Local authority average 32%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 52.5
Local authority average 38.4
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.44
Local authority average 3.29
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 21 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 32 |
| Ancient History | GCSE | 14 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 15 |
| Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 10 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 26 |
| Astronomy | GCSE | 30 |
| Biology | GCSE | 75 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 75 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 9 |
Admissions
St Edmund's Catholic School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 230
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 416
- 2nd preference
- 133
- 3rd preference
- 55
- From another Local Authority
- 62
Offers
- 1st preference
- 227
- 2nd preference
- 3
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 28
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 230 100 130 |
| Year 8 | 229 113 116 |
| Year 9 | 234 128 106 |
| Year 10 | 228 109 119 |
| Year 11 | 229 105 124 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 90.0% 81.3% 85.6% |
Further education | 71.0% 74.3% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 8.0% 4.5% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 11.0% 2.3% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.2% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 5.6% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 4.1% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 6.0% 7.9% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | SP 1.0% 1.2% |