St Edmund's Catholic Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Nov 27 2019 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Wolverhampton
- Unique reference
- 139891
- Address
- Compton Park, Compton Road West, WV3 9DU
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1128 (93% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.8%
- Girls
- 50.2%
- First language not English
- 27%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 43.4%
- Persistent absence
- 10.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 13.0%
White British 29.1%
African 16.8%
Indian 12.1%
Mixed 10.6%
Other White 10.2%
Pakistani 6.6%
Other Asian 5.1%
Caribbean 3.4%
Other 2%
Other Black 1.8%
Unclassified 1.8%
Irish 0.4%
Chinese 0.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 21%
Local authority average 29%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 47%
Local authority average 39%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 50.1
Local authority average 44.4
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.35
Local authority average 3.72
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 17 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 25 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 9 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 20 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 10 |
| Biology | GCSE | 27 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 50 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 25 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 16 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 19 |
Admissions
St Edmund's Catholic Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 189
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 187
- 2nd preference
- 153
- 3rd preference
- 106
- From another Local Authority
- 23
Offers
- 1st preference
- 144
- 2nd preference
- 27
- 3rd preference
- 8
- To another Local Authority
- 6
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 201 101 100 |
| Year 8 | 200 110 90 |
| Year 9 | 199 89 110 |
| Year 10 | 201 94 107 |
| Year 11 | 151 80 71 |
| Year 12 | 104 50 54 |
| Year 13 | 72 38 34 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 91.0% 86.2% 85.5% |
Further education | 40.0% 38.3% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 47.0% 45.9% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 3.0% 1.3% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.8% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 1.1% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 1.9% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 6.0% 6.9% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 3.9% 3.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 81.0% 65.2% 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 22.0% 17.0% 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 1.0% 2.6% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 3.0% 2.3% 2.4% |