St Edmund's Catholic School | Secondary in Portsmouth | Ofsted & DfE | Sipuha

St Edmund's Catholic School

Secondary

Portsmouth · Portsmouth · PO1 1RX http://www.saintedmunds.org.uk

Pupils
1,157
cap. 1,058
Ages
11 - 16
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school

The latest DfE performance data shown is from 2024/25.

Ofsted

Ofsted report

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Latest Ofsted report
15 Jun 2022
School inspection

Other Ofsted reports

9 reports
2 Feb 2016
Full inspectionOutstanding
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13 Dec 2012
Full inspectionGood
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27 Mar 2012
Monitoring visit
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This history covers the current school only. Reports for predecessor schools are not included.

Admissions

Can I get my child into this school?

Admissions policy · Non-selective

This school is in Portsmouth. You apply through the education LA where you live, even if that is a different council.

Results vs local authority and England

This school's latest published figures, once. Local authority and England averages when we have them.

GCSE 9–4
86%
-0pp
LA
58%
England
66%
87%82%77%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
GCSE 5+
71%
+2pp
LA
36%
England
46%
71%62%54%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
Attainment 8
58.9
+3.3
LA
41.0
England
46.8
58.954.850.8
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
EBacc entry
65%
+9pp
LA
41%
England
41%
65%44%24%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
EBacc APS
12.1
+0.6
LA
6.9
England
7.7
12.19.56.9
'18'19'22'23'24'25

Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

Progress 8 compared with other schools

Progress 8 (2023/24 cohort)+0.66
Well above average
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Destinations

Pupils staying in education or entering apprenticeships or employment

After Key Stage 4 · 2024/25

90%

staying in education or employment

8% did not stay in education or employment

2% no destination recorded

Education86%
Apprenticeships3%
Employment

Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
1,150
cap. 1,058
1,1501,016882
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
Pupil : teacher ratio
17.7
LA AVG 17.07:1
17.716.615.6
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
EAL
46%
LA AVG 19.23%
47%42%37%
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
FSM eligible
28%
LA AVG 38.78%
38%33%28%
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
SEN
14%
LA AVG 16.9%
17%14%11%
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
Overall absence
4%
LA
10%
England
9%
6%5%4%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
Persistent absence
8%
LA
26%
England
24%
15%11%8%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25

Overview

AddressArundel Street, Portsmouth, PO1 1RX
Telephone02392823766
Local authorityPortsmouth
PhaseSecondary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio17.7:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterRoman Catholic
Finance£7140 spend / pupil£6166 income / pupil2024-25 · CFRView on FBIT

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Secondary — Key Stage 4

GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.

YearGCSE 9–4GCSE 5+Attainment 8Progress 8EBacc entryEBacc APSCohort
2024/2586%71%58.9Not applicable65%12.1223
2023/2487%69%55.6+0.6656%11.5229
2022/2384%61%52.5+0.5924%8.9201
2021/2284%68%56.7+0.6530%9.9206
2018/1977%54%50.8+0.4229%6.9161
2017/1881%58%52.2+0.5540%7.4168
2016/1777%57%53.0+0.8339%132
More fields
YearEBacc lang entry
2024/2567%
2023/2457%
2022/2332%
2021/2234%
2018/1934%
2017/1848%
2016/1744%

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/251,15017.714%46%28%4%8%
2023/241,15017.314%46%28%5%9%
2022/231,12017.416%43%29%5%12%
2021/221,09817.014%40%29%6%15%
2020/211,06016.711%38%31%
2018/1999916.417%37%33%4%9%
2017/1895615.914%38%35%4%8%
2016/1788215.614%39%38%4%8%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.