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St Edmund's Catholic School

Details

Age Range	11-16 years
Gender	Mixed
Type	Maintained school, Voluntary aided school
Religious Character	Roman Catholic
Local Authority	Portsmouth
Address	Arundel Street, PO1 1RX
School Website	www.saintedmunds.org.uk
Telephone	2392823766
URN	116505

School Census

Total	1120
Girls/Boys	550/570
Girls/Boys Ratio	49.1%/50.9%
% pupils where English not first language	43.1%
No. pupils eligible for free school meals	297
Percentage of eligible pupils with SEN support	13.8%

Ofsted Ratings

Ofsted Inspections

The latest Ofsted inspection was on 02/02/2016 and the overall effectiveness rating was Outstanding.

Start Date	Ofsted Rating
02/02/2016	Outstanding
13/12/2012	Good

Inspection Date	02/02/2016
Quality of Education	No Judgement
Behaviour and Attitudes	No Judgement
Personal Development	No Judgement
Effectiveness of Leadership and Management	Outstanding

Inspection Date	13/12/2012
Quality of Education	No Judgement
Behaviour and Attitudes	No Judgement
Personal Development	No Judgement
Effectiveness of Leadership and Management	Good

Ofsted Inspection Timeline

Inspection Date	Inspection Type	Inspection Report
15 June 2022	School inspection	View
02 February 2016	Full inspection: Outstanding	View
13 December 2012	Full inspection: Good	View
27 March 2012	Monitoring visit	View
20 September 2011	Full inspection: Inadequate	View
14 January 2010	Curriculum and development visit	View
11 June 2009	Full inspection: Satisfactory	View
06 November 2007	Curriculum and development visit	View
14 June 2006	Full inspection: Satisfactory	View
29 November 1999	Full inspection	View

Secondary Results

Secondary Results 2024
Type	Score
Attainment 8 score	55.6
Grade 5 or above in English and maths	68.60%
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4	81.70%
Entering EBacc	55.90%
EBacc average point score	5.02
Progress 8	0.66

Secondary Results 2023
Type	Score
Attainment 8 score	52.4
Grade 5 or above in English and maths	61%
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4	79%
Entering EBacc	24%
EBacc average point score	4.44
Progress 8	0.6

Secondary Results 2022
Type	Score
Attainment 8 score	56.7
Grade 5 or above in English and maths	68%
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4	82%
Entering EBacc	-
EBacc average point score	4.81
Progress 8	0.65

Secondary Admissions

first preference v offers	1.83%
Total Applications	643
As first preference	416
As second preference	133
As third preference	55

Total Offers Made	230
first preference offers	227
second preference offers	3
third preference offers	0

first preference v offers	1.59%
Total Applications	556
As first preference	352
As second preference	125
As third preference	52

Total Offers Made	223
first preference offers	221
second preference offers	2
third preference offers	0

first preference v offers	1.55%
Total Applications	504
As first preference	341
As second preference	108
As third preference	40

Total Offers Made	220
first preference offers	220
second preference offers	0
third preference offers	0

first preference v offers	1.83%
Total Applications	548
As first preference	398
As second preference	109
As third preference	34

Total Offers Made	218
first preference offers	217
second preference offers	1
third preference offers	0

first preference v offers	1.69%
Total Applications	546
As first preference	361
As second preference	134
As third preference	33

Total Offers Made	214
first preference offers	213
second preference offers	1
third preference offers	0

first preference v offers	1.80%
Total Applications	587
As first preference	377
As second preference	156
As third preference	45

Total Offers Made	213
first preference offers	209
second preference offers	3
third preference offers	1

first preference v offers	1.52%
Total Applications	475
As first preference	307
As second preference	120
As third preference	48

Total Offers Made	209
first preference offers	202
second preference offers	7
third preference offers	0

first preference v offers	1.30%
Total Applications	452
As first preference	267
As second preference	149
As third preference	36

Total Offers Made	207
first preference offers	206
second preference offers	1
third preference offers	0

first preference v offers	1.19%
Total Applications	385
As first preference	230
As second preference	106
As third preference	49

Total Offers Made	202
first preference offers	193
second preference offers	9
third preference offers	0

first preference v offers	1.20%
Total Applications	403
As first preference	231
As second preference	141
As third preference	31

Total Offers Made	203
first preference offers	192
second preference offers	9
third preference offers	2

first preference v offers	1.00%
Total Applications	272
As first preference	134
As second preference	95
As third preference	43

Total Offers Made	154
first preference offers	134
second preference offers	12
third preference offers	1

Ethnicity

time period	2023-24
white british ethnic origin	40.4%
any other white background ethnic origin	22%
african ethnic origin	13.9%
indian ethnic origin	4.3%
chinese ethnic origin	4.1%
any other asian background ethnic origin	3.4%
white and black african ethnic origin	2.6%
white and asian ethnic origin	2.3%
any other mixed background ethnic origin	1.8%
any other ethnic group ethnic origin	1.4%
any other black background ethnic origin	1%
white and black caribbean ethnic origin	0.7%

time period	2022-23
white british ethnic origin	44.1%
any other white background ethnic origin	21.1%
african ethnic origin	12.3%
indian ethnic origin	4.1%
any other asian background ethnic origin	3.5%
chinese ethnic origin	2.8%
white and asian ethnic origin	2.5%
white and black african ethnic origin	2.4%
any other mixed background ethnic origin	1.9%
any other ethnic group ethnic origin	1.9%
any other black background ethnic origin	1%
white and black caribbean ethnic origin	0.7%

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