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St Edmund's Catholic Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Carmel Moreland

location_onTwickenham, TW2 7BB

language Visit Website phone 2088947898

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2017

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Students

465

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Expected Standard

75%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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St Edmund's Catholic Primary School is a Voluntary aided school primary school in Twickenham, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Demand is above capacity (1.0×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 22% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Edmund's Catholic Primary School is a voluntary aided school in Twickenham, Richmond upon Thames, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 448 pupils on roll, of whom 8% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 75% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 7% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #17 of 38 primaries in Richmond upon Thames and #2,493 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2017. The school's current overall rating is Good.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.0× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 24.6:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

75%

LA 73%

Reading86% LA 82%

Writing77% LA 78%

Maths91% LA 82%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

82%

LA 73%England 61%

Reading93% LA 84% · Eng 74%

Writing83% LA 78% · Eng 72%

Maths95% LA 82% · Eng 73%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

77%

LA 71%England 60%

Reading92% LA 82% · Eng 73%

Writing83% LA 79% · Eng 71%

Maths82% LA 81% · Eng 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.5

Read

LA 1.6

0.9 to 4.1

1.6

Write

LA 1.1

0.1 to 3.2

1.7

Maths

LA 1.4

0.2 to 3.2

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

87%

LA 79%England 65%

Reading93% LA 86% · Eng 73%

Writing95% LA 87% · Eng 78%

Maths92% LA 88% · Eng 79%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

112

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.0

Read

LA 2.0

0.5 to 3.6

1.0

Write

LA 0.6

-0.4 to 2.5

0.8

Maths

LA 1.7

-0.5 to 2.2

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

87%

LA 77%

Reading95% LA 84%

Writing93% LA 84%

Maths92% LA 84%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

113

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.5

Read

LA 1.7

1 to 4

0.8

Write

LA 0.5

-0.7 to 2.3

1.7

Maths

LA 1.7

0.3 to 3.1

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

11 May 2022

Inspection Report

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21 February 2017

Inspection Report

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28 June 2012

Inspection Report

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30 June 2010

Inspection Report

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28 November 2006

Inspection Report

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12 February 2003

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2017-02-21

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2012-06-28

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2006-11-28

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 448 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	448	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	446	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	449	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	448	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	448	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	464	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	465	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	459	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	458	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	457	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	453	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	455	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	454	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	455	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	466	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	466	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	459	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	460	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	464	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	463	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	468	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	469	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	466	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	460	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	465	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	467	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 21 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 20 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 11 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 3 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils