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
- 1114 (95% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.7%
- Girls
- 51.3%
- First language not English
- 29.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 38.4%
- Persistent absence
- 12.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 13.9%
White British 28.9%
African 14.9%
Indian 12.5%
Other White 11.4%
Mixed 11.4%
Pakistani 6.2%
Other Asian 5.7%
Caribbean 3.3%
Unclassified 1.8%
Other 1.7%
Other Black 1.5%
Chinese 0.3%
Irish 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.08
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.02
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 12%
Local authority average 26%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 40%
Local authority average 39%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 46.7
Local authority average 45.7
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.85
Local authority average 3.72
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Music Studies (General) | Technical Award | 9 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 28 |
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 11 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 27 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 22 |
| Biology | GCSE | 42 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 51 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 42 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 18 |
Admissions
St Edmund's Catholic Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 198
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 174
- 2nd preference
- 172
- 3rd preference
- 117
- From another Local Authority
- 26
Offers
- 1st preference
- 142
- 2nd preference
- 38
- 3rd preference
- 12
- To another Local Authority
- 6
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 197 103 94 |
| Year 8 | 199 90 109 |
| Year 9 | 201 95 106 |
| Year 10 | 151 80 71 |
| Year 11 | 199 104 95 |
| Year 12 | 77 40 37 |
| Year 13 | 90 30 60 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 90.0% 87.6% 86.5% |
Further education | 27.0% 36.5% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 63.0% 48.7% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 1.0% 1.2% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 1.3% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 2.4% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 0.0% 2.1% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 7.0% 6.4% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 1.5% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 91.0% 67.1% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 21.0% 14.7% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 26.0% 14.0% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 0.0% 0.5% 1.0% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 2.0% 2.3% 2.6% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 0.0% 1.7% 1.7% |