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St Edmund's Catholic Academy

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy

Compton Park, Compton Road West, Wolverhampton WV3 9DU · stedmundscloud.co.uk · 01902 558888

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Overview

Ofsted
Standards maintained
Ungraded inspection · Mar 2025
GCSEs, 2024/25
50.2
average Attainment 8 score. Wolverhampton 44.5, England 46
Demand for places
1.1
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
1,171
275 over 896 places · 131%
Local authority
Wolverhampton
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
46.9%
First language not English
26.6%
School census 2025/26
Trust
St Gabriel the Archangel Catholic Multi-Academy Trust

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, 209 families put the school first and 192 places were offered; 75% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 154 (Places 199)154September 2023: 171 (Places 197)171September 2024: 174 (Places 198)174September 2025: 187 (Places 189)187September 2026: 209 (Places 192)209Places 192
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 20261922091.1▲75%
September 2025Sept 2025189187177%
September 2024Sept 20241981740.982%
September 2023Sept 20231971710.987%
September 2022Sept 20221991540.891%

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 50.2, and 46.7% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Wolverhampton it was 44.5, and across England 46.

In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade B- (35.8 points per entry).

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 46.3 (England 46.3)46.32017/18: 45.6 (England 46.5)45.62018/19: 42.8 (England 46.7)42.82021/22: 51.8 (England 48.8)51.82022/23: 46.7 (England 46.3)46.72023/24: 46.8 (England 45.9)46.82024/25: 50.2 (England 46.0)50.2England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▲50.246.0
●46.7%45.4%
▲74.7%64.8%
▼21.3%40.5%
▲4.354.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form53.5−5.3
Sixth form college2−0.6
Further education37.9+10.4
Other education1−0.3
Apprenticeship0.5−2.1
Employment0.5−0.2
Not in a lasting destination3−1.6
Activity not captured1.5−0.5

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252015/16: 24.1 (England 30.5)D+2016/17: 26.4 (England 31.1)C-2017/18: 28.0 (England 32.1)C-2018/19: 30.9 (England 32.9)C2021/22: 31.9 (England 37.9)C+2022/23: 30.2 (England 34.2)C2023/24: 30.1 (England 34.4)C2024/25: 35.8 (England 35.0)B-England 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
66 studentsB- (35.8)Average +0.04
66 studentsB- (35.8)Average +0.04
47 studentsDist- (32.6)Average +0.15
20%AAB or better
98%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/2481C (30.1)-0.26
2022/2390C (30.2)—
2021/2269C+ (31.9)—
2018/1953C (30.9)+0.05
2017/1871C- (28)-0.15
2016/1745C- (26.4)-0.18
2015/1651D+ (24.1)-0.16

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University72+3.9
Further and other education2.2−0.5
Further education1.1—
Other education1.1—
Apprenticeship1.1−1.7
Employment14−2.7
Not in a lasting destination4.3−4
Activity not captured6.5+5.1

Ofsted

At an ungraded inspection on 19 March 2025, Ofsted’s outcome for St Edmund's Catholic Academy was: Standards maintained.

Outcome
Standards maintained
Inspected
18 Mar 2025
Ungraded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Nov 2019

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Nov 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Oct 2012Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
  • Sept 2009Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementGood
    16 to 19 study programmesRequires improvement

What parents said

87% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (53 replies, to 1 September 2025).

Recommend
87%
Replies
53
5% · 1 Sept 2025
Child is happy at school▼86% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▼87% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▲87% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▲92% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▲92% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▼77% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▲92% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects●91% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▲98% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development▲83% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly●78% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 68% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼32% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 19% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▲70% agreeEngland 67%

based on 13 parents (25%) with SEND

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