Saint Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Apr 18 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Knowsley
- Unique reference
- 148534
- Address
- Cumber Lane, Whiston, L35 2XG
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 725 (64% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.8%
- Girls
- 50.2%
- First language not English
- 8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 44.1%
- Persistent absence
- 35.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 14.2%
White British 86.6%
Other White 2.6%
African 2.6%
Mixed 2.2%
Other Asian 1.9%
Indian 1.7%
Other 0.7%
Other Black 0.4%
Unclassified 0.4%
Irish Traveller 0.3%
Irish 0.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -1.11
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.9
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 5%
Local authority average 26%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 23%
Local authority average 20%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 33.9
Local authority average 33.3
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 2.79
Local authority average 2.81
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Animal Care (Non-Agricultural) | Technical Award | 4 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 8 |
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 42 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 40 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 1 |
| Biology | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 10 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 29 |
| English Language | GCSE | 128 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 124 |
Admissions
Saint Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 205
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 114
- 2nd preference
- 88
- 3rd preference
- 68
- From another Local Authority
- 6
Offers
- 1st preference
- 114
- 2nd preference
- 17
- 3rd preference
- 8
- To another Local Authority
- 4
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 192 104 88 |
| Year 8 | 147 76 71 |
| Year 9 | 133 60 73 |
| Year 10 | 135 62 73 |
| Year 11 | 118 59 59 |