86%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
71%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
58.9
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
65%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
1208.4
EBacc APS · 2024/25
1,150
Pupils · 2024/25
46%
EAL · 2024/25
8%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Outstanding
Ofsted inspection · 16/06/2022
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityPortsmouth
PhaseSecondary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio16.8:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterRoman Catholic
StatusOpen
Overview of St Edmund's Catholic School · Secondary · Portsmouth
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
86%
-0pp
87%82%77%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 87%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
71%
+2pp
71%62%54%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 71%
Attainment 8
58.9
+3.3
58.954.850.8
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 58.9
EBacc entry
65%
+9pp
65%44%24%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 65%
EBacc APS
1208.4
+58.4
1208.4951.1693.9
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 1208.4
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
1,150
Pupil : teacher ratio
16.8
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
46%
FSM eligible
28%
SEN
14%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
8%
Contact
Address
Arundel Street, Portsmouth, PO1 1RX
Local authority
Portsmouth
Telephone
Email
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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.
| Year | GCSE 9–4 | GCSE 5+ | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | EBacc entry | EBacc APS | EBacc lang entry | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 86% | 71% | 58.9 | Not applicable | 65% | 1208.4 | 67% | 1,150 |
| 2023/24 | 87% | 69% | 55.6 | +0.66 | 56% | 1150.0 | 57% | 1,150 |
| 2022/23 | 84% | 61% | 52.5 | +0.59 | 24% | 893.0 | 32% | 1,120 |
| 2021/22 | 84% | 68% | 56.7 | +0.65 | 30% | 990.0 | 34% | 1,098 |
| 2018/19 | 77% | 54% | 50.8 | +0.42 | 29% | 693.9 | 34% | 999 |
| 2017/18 | 81% | 58% | 52.2 | +0.55 | 40% | 744.7 | 48% | 956 |
| 2016/17 | 77% | 57% | 53.0 | +0.83 | 39% | — | 44% | 882 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 1,150 | 17.7 | 14% | 46% | 28% | 4% | 8% |
| 2023/24 | 1,150 | 17.3 | 14% | 46% | 28% | 5% | 9% |
| 2022/23 | 1,120 | 17.4 | 16% | 43% | 29% | 5% | 12% |
| 2021/22 | 1,098 | 17.0 | 14% | 40% | 29% | 6% | 15% |
| 2020/21 | 1,060 | 16.7 | 11% | 38% | 31% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 999 | 16.4 | 17% | 37% | 33% | 4% | 9% |
| 2017/18 | 956 | 15.9 | 14% | 38% | 35% | 4% | 8% |
| 2016/17 | 882 | 15.6 | 14% | 39% | 38% | 4% | 8% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.