St Edmund's Catholic School

St Edmund’s Catholic School continues to exemplify a good educational environment, characterized by a strong Christian ethos that fosters kindness and respect among pupils. With a supportive staff dedicated to the well-being and achievement of all students, including those with special educational needs and disabilities, the school promotes a positive atmosphere where pupils feel safe and eager to learn. The curriculum has been reviewed to include clear knowledge and skills milestones, benefiting pupils' learning experiences and ensuring they develop a love for reading and learning through well-sequenced lessons. However, as the school transitions with new leadership in place since January 2023, there are areas needing improvement, particularly in consistent curriculum implementation across subjects like history and the refinement of assessment strategies for tracking pupil progress. Ensuring that all teachers are equipped with the necessary skills to deliver the new curriculum effectively is crucial moving forward, as leaders seek to enhance the educational outcomes for their pupils.

Strengths

• Strong Christian values that promote kindness and respect
• High expectations for pupil achievements
• A caring and supportive ethos established by staff
• Ambitious and well-ordered curriculum promoting effective learning
• Skilled staff in teaching phonics and reading
• Effective early years curriculum preparing children for future learning
• Strong relationships and effective support for pupils with SEND
• A variety of engaging extracurricular activities provided for pupils

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent delivery of the curriculum in some subjects
• Underdeveloped assessment strategies in recently refined subjects

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at St Edmund's Catholic School attended 93.8% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 16.4% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 1.0% of pupils at St Edmund's Catholic School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 St Edmund's Catholic School had 22.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 41.3% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 9.2% of pupils at St Edmund's Catholic School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.9% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 St Edmund's Catholic School received £9,422 and spent £9,216 for each of its 200 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £177,000 (-£885 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is St Edmund's Catholic School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for St Edmund's Catholic School is Good, from an inspection in March 2023.

When was St Edmund's Catholic School last inspected by Ofsted?

St Edmund's Catholic School was last inspected in March 2023.

How many pupils does St Edmund's Catholic School have?

St Edmund's Catholic School has 206 pupils on roll.

What age range does St Edmund's Catholic School cover?

St Edmund's Catholic School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are St Edmund's Catholic School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 69% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is St Edmund's Catholic School?

St Edmund's Catholic School is at 299 Westferry Road, Millwall, London, E14 3RS.