St Edmund's Catholic School is a secondary school located in Portsmouth. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 03/02/2016. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.1%, which is 0.1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Arundel Street, Portsmouth, PO1 1RX
Website: http://www.saintedmunds.org.uk
Telephone: 02392823766
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Portsmouth
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Simon Graham
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 116505

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 03/02/2016

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 945
Number of Pupils: 1060
Number of Boys: 539
Number of Girls: 521

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 8.9% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Above Average: 0.42 Confidence interval 0.21 to 0.62
Of the 161 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 150 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:29%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:93%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:54%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:50.8
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:4.31
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St John's Cathedral Catholic Primary School
Cottage View , Landport PO1 1PX
4out of 4 272 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Arundel Court Primary Academy and Nursery
Fyning Street , PO1 1FG
3out of 4 426 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Ark Ayrton Primary Academy
Somers Road , Southsea PO5 4LS
3out of 4 439 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Ark Dickens Primary Academy
Turner Road , PO1 4PN
2out of 4 797 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Penhale Infant School & Nursery
Lincoln Road , Fratton PO1 5BG
3out of 4 899 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Edmund's Catholic School
Arundel Street , PO1 1RX
4out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Ark Charter Academy
Hyde Park Road , PO5 4HL
3out of 4 359 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Priory School
Fawcett Road , PO4 0DL
3out of 4 829 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
The Portsmouth Academy
St Mary's Road , PO1 5PF
3out of 4 1,064 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Miltoncross Academy
Milton Road , Milton PO3 6RB
3out of 4 1,949 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Mayfield School
Mayfield Road , North End PO2 0RH
3out of 4 2,923 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
University of Portsmouth
University House , Winston Churchill Avenue PO1 2UP
- not rated 732 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Madani Academy
Merefield House , Nutfield Place PO1 4JZ
- not rated 1,000 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
St John's College
Grove Road South , PO5 3QW
- not rated 1,279 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
The Portsmouth Grammar School
High Street , Old Portsmouth PO1 2LN
- not rated 1,367 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Portsmouth High School
25 Kent Road , Southsea PO5 3EQ
- not rated 1,430 yd Other independent school Yes Girls More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.