St Edmund's Catholic AcademyCompton Park , Wolverhampton

Located in Wolverhampton, St Edmund's Catholic Academy is a secondary school, serving pupils aged 11 to 18. The school is a academy converter and operates as a mixed school. It follows a non-selective admissions policy. It has a roman catholic religious character. The school also offers a sixth form, allowing students to continue into post-16 education on site.

St Edmund's Catholic Academy currently has around 1128 pupils on roll, which is about 126% of its capacity. The gender split is relatively balanced, with approximately 49.8% boys and 50.2% girls. Around 44.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, which gives an indication of the socio-economic mix. Pupil backgrounds are varied across different backgrounds and needs.

Overall absence at the school is 5.1%. Persistent absence is recorded at 11.7%.

Pupil backgrounds are varied, with white british pupils forming the largest group at around 29.1%. african pupils make up about 16.8% , followed by indian at 12.1%

At its latest Ofsted inspection, the school was rated Good. This suggests the school is performing well overall. Safeguarding was judged to be effective, which is a key consideration for many parents.

Around 97% of pupils move on to sustained destinations after Year 11. Most continue into education (90%) , including 49% who stay in school sixth forms and 36% progressing to further education , while 6% enter apprenticeships .