St Edmund's Catholic School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jul 12 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
- 647 (96% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.5%
- Girls
- 50.5%
- First language not English
- 14.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 40.2%
- Persistent absence
- 27.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 23.6%
White British 77.1%
Other White 10.5%
Mixed 5.8%
Gypsy/Roma 1.9%
Indian 1.5%
Other Asian 1.2%
Other 0.8%
African 0.6%
Irish 0.3%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Unclassified 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 24%
Local authority average 47%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 34%
Local authority average 47%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 38.8
Local authority average 46.6
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.26
Local authority average 4.17
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 19 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 20 |
| Biology | GCSE | 12 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 11 |
| English Language | GCSE | 108 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 108 |
| French | GCSE | 19 |
| Geography | GCSE | 52 |
| History | GCSE | 68 |
| Italian | GCSE | 1 |
Admissions
St Edmund's Catholic School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 143
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 145
- 2nd preference
- 194
- 3rd preference
- 107
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 122
- 2nd preference
- 20
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 150 71 79 |
| Year 8 | 147 64 83 |
| Year 9 | 125 61 64 |
| Year 10 | 113 55 58 |
| Year 11 | 112 69 43 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 84.0% 86.9% 85.5% |
Further education | 52.0% 28.4% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 30.0% 57.3% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 0.4% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 2.0% 0.8% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 2.5% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 2.7% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 7.0% 4.9% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 3.0% 3.0% |