St Edmund's Catholic School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jul 13 2022 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
- Kent
- Unique reference
- 141217
- Address
- Old Charlton Road, CT16 2QB
- Website
- www.st-edmunds.com
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 612 (94% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.2%
- Girls
- 49.8%
- First language not English
- 14.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 37.3%
- Persistent absence
- 30.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 21.4%
White British 78.3%
Other White 10.9%
Mixed 4.6%
Gypsy/Roma 1.8%
Other Asian 1.1%
Other 1.1%
Indian 1%
African 0.8%
Irish 0.2%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.26
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.12
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 27%
Local authority average 40%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 33%
Local authority average 47%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 37.2
Local authority average 47
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.07
Local authority average 4.12
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Music Studies (General) | Technical Award | 20 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 18 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 17 |
| Biology | GCSE | 18 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 17 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 1 |
| English Language | GCSE | 89 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 89 |
| French | GCSE | 15 |
| Geography | GCSE | 57 |
Admissions
St Edmund's Catholic School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 149
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 150
- 2nd preference
- 169
- 3rd preference
- 107
- From another Local Authority
- 2
Offers
- 1st preference
- 137
- 2nd preference
- 12
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 146 62 84 |
| Year 8 | 125 65 60 |
| Year 9 | 118 57 61 |
| Year 10 | 121 74 47 |
| Year 11 | 102 49 53 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 84.0% 87.7% 86.5% |
Further education | 60.0% 25.6% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 24.0% 60.6% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 0.4% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 1.1% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 6.0% 4.0% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 2.7% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 7.0% 4.8% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 0.8% 1.0% |