Saint Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Apr 17 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
- 757 (69% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.6%
- Girls
- 49.4%
- First language not English
- 10.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 48%
- Persistent absence
- 44.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 20.3%
White British 84.5%
Indian 2.9%
Other White 2.6%
African 2.6%
Mixed 2.5%
Other Asian 2%
Other 1.2%
Unclassified 0.8%
Other Black 0.4%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 29%
Local authority average 29%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 11%
Local authority average 25%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 30.2
Local authority average 34.3
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 2.46
Local authority average 2.88
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Tourism | Technical Award | 6 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 34 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 16 |
| English Language | GCSE | 126 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 122 |
| French | GCSE | 43 |
| Geography | GCSE | 69 |
| History | GCSE | 59 |
| Mathematics | GCSE | 125 |
| Music | GCSE | 27 |
Admissions
Saint Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 141
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 96
- 2nd preference
- 70
- 3rd preference
- 40
- From another Local Authority
- 13
Offers
- 1st preference
- 96
- 2nd preference
- 18
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 5
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 162 87 75 |
| Year 8 | 191 103 88 |
| Year 9 | 145 75 70 |
| Year 10 | 126 56 70 |
| Year 11 | 133 62 71 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 76.0% 73.4% 85.5% |
Further education | 56.0% 52.4% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 1.0% 6.6% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 18.0% 13.8% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.7% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 3.3% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 5.0% 5.8% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 9.0% 11.9% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 7.0% 5.4% 3.0% |