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St Edward's Catholic Academy

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

personMrs Jayne McQuillan

corporate_fareST RALPH SHERWIN CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST

location_onSwadlincote, DE11 0BD

language Visit Website phone 1283216721

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2019

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Students

233

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Expected Standard

45%

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Demand Ratio

1.2x

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St Edward's Catholic Academy is a Academy sponsor led primary school in Swadlincote, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Demand is above capacity (1.2×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 87% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Edward's Catholic Academy is an academy sponsor led in Swadlincote, Derbyshire, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of ST RALPH SHERWIN CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 243 pupils on roll, of whom 25% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 45% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 6% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #202 of 246 primaries in Derbyshire and #12,560 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2019. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.2× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 23.6:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.6 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

45%

LA 58%

Reading65% LA 73%

Writing71% LA 69%

Maths52% LA 71%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

55%

LA 57%England 61%

Reading71% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing71% LA 68% · Eng 72%

Maths58% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

48%

LA 58%England 60%

Reading63% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing78% LA 69% · Eng 71%

Maths59% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

-3.6

Read

LA -0.2

-6.0 to -1.3

2.2

Write

LA -0.2

0.0 to 4.5

-4.1

Maths

LA -0.4

-6.3 to -1.9

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

79%

LA 63%England 65%

Reading82% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing85% LA 77% · Eng 78%

Maths88% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

3.1

Read

LA -0.5

1.0 to 5.3

1.0

Write

LA -0.2

-0.9 to 3.0

1.9

Maths

LA -0.9

0.0 to 3.8

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

67%

LA 63%

Reading75% LA 76%

Writing83% LA 78%

Maths71% LA 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

-3

Read

LA -0.7

-5.4 to -0.6

0.5

Write

LA -0.5

-1.8 to 2.8

-3.2

Maths

LA -1.2

-5.4 to -1

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

14 January 2025

Inspection Report

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24 September 2019

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2019-09-24

Academy First Section 5 EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2015-05-12

Exempt School Inspection EIF

Inadequate

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Inadequate

2006-10-03

None Legacy

Outstanding

Education

Outstanding

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

Outstanding

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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

0.4%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.4%(1 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 243 pupils. During this period, there were 1 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.4%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	243	1	0.4%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	238	2	0.8%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	247	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	242	1	0.4%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	238	2	0.8%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	244	5	2.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	233	1	0.4%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	226	3	1.3%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	236	1	0.4%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	233	2	0.9%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	223	4	1.8%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	207	3	1.4%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	209	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	211	1	0.5%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	213	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	213	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	216	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	219	3	1.4%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	219	4	1.8%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	219	2	0.9%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	211	1	0.5%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	212	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	208	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	206	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	206	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	200	0	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.

Moderate Learning Difficulty 9 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 7 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 4 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 3 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils