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St Edmund's Catholic School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Sponsored academy
Old Charlton Road, Dover CT16 2QB · st-edmunds.com · 01304 201551
On the mapSearch near CT16 2QB
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jul 2022
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 39
- average Attainment 8 score. Kent 46.7, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 644
- 44 over 600 places · 107%
- Local authority
- Kent
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 43.5%
- First language not English
- 13.4%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 136 families put the school first and 138 places were offered; 85% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 138 | 136 | 1 | 85% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 143 | 145 | 1▲ | 84% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 149 | 150 | 1▲ | 91% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 140 | 153 | 1.1▲ | 78% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 138 | 116 | 0.8 | 98% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 39, and 33.6% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Kent it was 46.7, and across England 46.
In 2016/17 the average A level result was grade E (10 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼39 | 46 | ||
| ▼33.6% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼58.2% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼23.6% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.28 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 30.4 | +20.5 |
| Further education | 55.9 | −14.4 |
| Apprenticeship | 2 | −1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 10.8 | +2.9 |
| Activity not captured | 1 | −4.9 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
| 2017/18 | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| Applied general | 6 | Merit (23.6) | Well below average -0.71 |
| Earlier years: Applied general | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016/17 | 10 | — | -0.74 |
| 2015/16 | 13 | — | -0.62 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2018/19 | Since 2016/17 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 14 | −7 |
| Apprenticeship | 29 | — |
| Employment | 29 | −21 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 14 | −7 |
| Activity not captured | 14 | — |
Ofsted
St Edmund's Catholic School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 12 July 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 12 Jul 2022
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Apr 2019
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 118912), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Apr 2019Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective Oct 2014Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement 16 to 19 study programmes Requires improvement Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 118912)
What parents said
88% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (65 replies, to 2 April 2023).
- Recommend
- 88%
- Replies
- 65
- 12% · 2 Apr 2023
based on the 78% who raised concerns
based on the 46% who had a child bullied
based on 17 parents (26%) with SEND