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St Edmund's Catholic School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Voluntary aided
Arundel Street, Portsmouth PO1 1RX · saintedmunds.org.uk · 023 9282 3766
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Outstanding
- Ungraded inspection · Jun 2022
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 58.9
- average Attainment 8 score. Portsmouth 39.5, England 46
- Last distance offered
- 0.51 mi
- 0.82 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Eastern Orthodox / Other Christian Denomination and distance · Portsmouth Council
- Demand for places
- 1.7
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,157
- 96% of 1,200 places
- Local authority
- Portsmouth
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 28.4%
- First language not English
- 47.7%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered under “Eastern Orthodox / Other Christian Denomination and distance” went to a home 0.51 mi (821 m) from the school. Source: Portsmouth Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 416 families put the school first and 238 places were offered; 56% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 238 | 416 | 1.7▲ | 56% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 237 | 436 | 1.8▲ | 53% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 230 | 416 | 1.8▲ | 55% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 223 | 352 | 1.6▲ | 63% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 220 | 341 | 1.6▲ | 65% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 – Eastern Orthodox / Other Christian Denomination and distance | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.51 mi0.82 km | |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 58.9, and 70.9% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Portsmouth it was 39.5, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲58.9 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲70.9% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲86.5% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲64.6% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲5.42 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 7.9 | −0.4 |
| Sixth form college | 26.2 | +15.5 |
| Further education | 59 | −12.4 |
| Apprenticeship | 0.9 | −0.1 |
| Employment | 1.7 | −0.2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 2.6 | −2.7 |
| Activity not captured | 1.7 | +0.2 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 16 June 2022, Ofsted’s outcome for St Edmund's Catholic School was: School remains Outstanding.
- Outcome
- Remains Outstanding
- Inspected
- 15 Jun 2022
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Feb 2016
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Feb 2016Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Safeguarding Effective Dec 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
100% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (14 replies, to 6 April 2026).
- Recommend
- 100%
- Replies
- 14
- 1% · 6 Apr 2026
based on the 86% who raised concerns
based on 1 parent (7%) whose child was bullied
based on 2 parents (14%) with SEND