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St Edmund's Catholic School
Arundel Street, Portsmouth PO1 1RX
St Edmund's Catholic School is a non-selective, Roman Catholic secondary school maintained by the local authority (Portsmouth). It has about 1,120 boys and girls aged between 11 and 16. In June 2022 the school was rated ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted.
Particular strengths include Disadvantaged pupils, Attendance, Progress and Attainment. Relative weaknesses include Environment, Admissions, Finances and Representation.
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Disadvantaged pupils: Excellent. Progress up to age 16 is excellent. Destinations at 16 are above average. There is no information for students aged 16-18.
Attendance: Excellent. Pupil absence rates and the incidence of persistent absence are both very low.
Progress: Excellent. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For information about actual grades, see Attainment.)
Attainment: Excellent. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)
Destinations: Above average. The proportion of students going on to education or training at 16 is quite high. Show details
Representation: Slightly out of balance. The socio-economic mix is in balance with the local community, while ethnic representation is out of balance with the local community. Show details
Finances: Poor. However, the school budget has been roughly in balance
Admissions: Poor. The occupancy rate is very high. There is no compulsory entrance exam.
Environment: Poor. Air pollution, traffic accidents and crime are all very high.
Sixth form: There is no sixth form at this school.

Schools often provide or emphasise different subjects, especially in fields such as languages and the arts. The charts below show the relative popularities of exam subjects commonly sat at this school.
Popular GCSE subjects
Proportions of pupils entering in 2023
No A-level data

Provision for special educational needs
 Hearing impairment  Visual impairment
Source: Department for Education. For full, up-to-date details, always ask a representative of the school.
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