St Edward's Catholic First School

St Edward’s Catholic First School has been rated as 'Good' in its first routine inspection since the COVID-19 pandemic. The school environment is supportive, fostering a sense of community among pupils who feel confident and engaged in their learning. High expectations are set for behaviour, with a focus on inclusivity, particularly for students with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), who are well-supported. However, the school has transitioned from an 'Outstanding' rating from its previous inspection in 2009, indicating a change in performance under the current framework.

Strengths

• Pupils demonstrate high levels of confidence and engagement in their learning.
• The school fosters a strong community ethos that promotes kindness and respect.
• There is a well-organized curriculum in reading and mathematics.
• Teachers and teaching assistants are well-trained to support pupils, especially those with SEND.
• Pupils enjoy a variety of extracurricular activities and celebrate each other's successes.

Areas for Improvement

• Curriculum mapping in some subjects lacks precision, affecting pupils' learning progression.
• Subject leaders have not received adequate support in curriculum implementation.

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 Edward's Catholic First School attended 95.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 9.1% 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, 0.4% of pupils at St Edward's Catholic First 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 Edward's Catholic First School had 22.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 41.2% 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, 8.2% of pupils at St Edward's Catholic First School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.8% 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 Edward's Catholic First School received £6,288 and spent £6,674 for each of its 280 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £38,000 (-£135 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 Edward's Catholic First School's Ofsted rating?

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

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

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

How many pupils does St Edward's Catholic First School have?

St Edward's Catholic First School has 280 pupils on roll.

What age range does St Edward's Catholic First School cover?

St Edward's Catholic First School for pupils aged 5 to 9.

Where is St Edward's Catholic First School?

St Edward's Catholic First School is at Parsonage Lane, Windsor, Berkshire, SL4 5EN.