St Edmund's Catholic School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Jun 15 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 (97% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.0%
- Girls
- 52.0%
- First language not English
- 46.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 27.1%
- Persistent absence
- 7.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.1%
White British 37%
Other White 22.3%
African 16.3%
Mixed 7.8%
Indian 5.3%
Chinese 3.8%
Other Asian 3.6%
Other Black 1.2%
Other 1%
Caribbean 0.6%
Unclassified 0.3%
Irish 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Pakistani 0.2%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 65%
Local authority average 42%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 71%
Local authority average 35%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 58.9
Local authority average 39.4
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 5.41
Local authority average 3.49
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 22 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 38 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 32 |
| Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 13 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 16 |
| Astronomy | GCSE | 21 |
| Biology | GCSE | 61 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 60 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 11 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 21 |
Admissions
St Edmund's Catholic School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 237
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 436
- 2nd preference
- 159
- 3rd preference
- 57
- From another Local Authority
- 56
Offers
- 1st preference
- 233
- 2nd preference
- 3
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 32
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 238 109 129 |
| Year 8 | 238 101 137 |
| Year 9 | 226 113 113 |
| Year 10 | 225 123 102 |
| Year 11 | 223 106 117 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 86.0% 82.0% 85.5% |
Further education | 55.0% 73.0% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 3.0% 3.5% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 27.0% 5.3% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.2% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | SP 2.7% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 3.6% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 9.0% 7.7% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 4.0% 3.0% |