Ofsted: Requires improvement trending_up Popular emoji_events #428 in Lancashire public Top 99% UK

St Wulstan's and St Edmund's Catholic Academy

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personMrs Jane Barnes

corporate_fareTHE BLESSED EDWARD BAMBER CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST

location_onFleetwood, FY7 7JY

language Visit Website phone 1253874785

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Ofsted

Requires improvement

Inspected 2025

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Students

224

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Expected Standard

18%

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Demand Ratio

1.2x

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St Wulstan's and St Edmund's Catholic Academy is a Academy converter primary school in Fleetwood, serving ages 3-11. Currently Requires Improvement according to Ofsted — the school is working to raise standards. Demand is above capacity (1.2×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 99% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Wulstan's and St Edmund's Catholic Academy is an academy converter in Fleetwood, Lancashire, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of THE BLESSED EDWARD BAMBER CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 207 pupils on roll, of whom 42% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 18% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #428 of 444 primaries in Lancashire and #13,827 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2025. The school's current overall rating is Requires improvement. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Requires improvement, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Requires improvement.

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 20.8:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.5 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

18%

LA 59%

Reading31% LA 73%

Writing43% LA 69%

Maths31% LA 72%

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Maths SS

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Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

55%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading67% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing85% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths61% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

29%

LA 58%England 60%

Reading66% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing74% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths42% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.4

Read

LA -0.2

-3.4 to 0.7

0.4

Write

LA 0.1

-1.6 to 2.3

-3.8

Maths

LA -0.3

-5.7 to -1.9

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

17 June 2025

Inspection Report

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08 September 2022

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2025-06-17

S5 Inspection EIF

Not Judged

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Why no overall grade?

From autumn 2024, Ofsted stopped issuing a single headline grade (Outstanding / Good / RI / Inadequate). Instead, each inspection area is graded individually. This follows a major review after the death of headteacher Ruth Perry in 2023. The overall effectiveness field is left as "Not judged" in the published data.

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Requires improvement

2020-02-11

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 3 EIF

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Requires improvement

2017-09-19

None EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

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

0.5%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.5%(1 pupils)

Spring term 2025

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

Permanent Exclusions

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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 207 pupils. During this period, there were 1 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.5%, 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)	207	1	0.5%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	203	1	0.5%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	208	1	0.5%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	206	1	0.5%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	209	1	0.5%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	223	1	0.4%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	224	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	221	1	0.5%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	224	1	0.4%	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.

Speech, Language & Communication 23 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 9 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 7 pupils

Hearing Impairment 5 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 1 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils