St Edmund's Catholic School
Voluntary aided secondary school in Portsmouth (Portsmouth).
Attainment 8
56
▲ 9.8 England 2025/26 provisional: 46.2
2025/26 provisional
English & maths 5+
64%
▲ 18pp England 2025/26 provisional: 46.3%
2025/26 provisional
Attendance rate
95.6%
▲ 4pp England 2024/25: 91.6%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
16.8
▲ 0.1 England 2025/26: 16.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
28.3%
▲ 1pp England 2025/26: 27.3%
school census 15/01/2026
Teacher turnover
3.0%
▼ 11pp England 2024/25: 14.2% (secondary schools)
2024/25
Capacity
109%
1,157 / 1,058 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Ofsted
Ungraded inspection
inspected Jun 2022
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Nearby schools
nearest first48 schools within 2 miles. The nearest is St John's Cathedral Catholic Primary School, 0.1 miles away.
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| Phase | Ofsted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St John's Cathedral Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided | 0.1 mi | Primary | 237 | Good, 2022 |
| Ark Charter AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 0.2 mi | Secondary | 883 | No overall grade, 2024Good in all four key judgements |
| Arundel Court Primary Academy and NurseryAcademy converter | 0.2 mi | Primary | 668 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in 1 area, Needs attention in 6 |
| Ark Ayrton Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 0.3 mi | Primary | 495 | Ungraded inspection, Jul 2024Last graded Good (Nov 2018) |
| Ark Dickens Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 0.4 mi | Primary | 446 | Good, 2019Ungraded inspection Apr 2025, no grade given |
| Priory SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 0.5 mi | Secondary | 1,278 | Good, 2022 |
| Madani AcademyOther independent | 0.5 mi | Independent | 71 | - |
| Penbridge Infant SchoolAcademy converter | 0.5 mi | Primary | 207 | Ungraded inspection, Sep 2022Last graded Good (Jul 2013, previous school) |
| University of PortsmouthHigher education institutions | 0.5 mi | Higher education institutions | - | - |
| Cottage Grove Primary School and NurseryAcademy converter | 0.6 mi | Primary | 462 | Requires improvement, 2024 |
| The Portsmouth AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 0.6 mi | Secondary | 1,203 | Ungraded inspection, Apr 2022Last graded Good (Apr 2017) |
| Bramble Infant School and NurseryCommunity | 0.7 mi | Primary | 162 | Ungraded inspection, Feb 2025Last graded Good (Mar 2019) |
| Manor Infant and Nursery SchoolCommunity | 0.7 mi | Primary | 232 | Good, 2024 |
| St George's Beneficial Church of England (Voluntary Controlled) Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled | 0.8 mi | Primary | 274 | No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good |
| The Portsmouth Grammar SchoolOther independent | 0.8 mi | Independent | 973 | - |
| Devonshire Infant SchoolCommunity | 0.8 mi | Primary | 171 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in all seven areas |
| Fernhurst Junior SchoolCommunity | 0.8 mi | Primary | 349 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2023Last graded Good (Nov 2017) |
| The Flying Bull AcademyAcademy converter | 0.8 mi | Primary | 415 | Report card, 2026Needs attention in all seven areas |
| Portsmouth High School GDSTOther independent | 0.8 mi | Independent | 436 | - |
| Southsea Infant SchoolCommunity | 0.9 mi | Primary | 167 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in 5 areas, Needs attention in 2 |
| St Jude's CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled | 0.9 mi | Primary | 407 | Ungraded inspection, Jul 2024Last graded Good (Feb 2019) |
| Penbridge Junior SchoolAcademy converter | 1.0 mi | Primary | 416 | Ungraded inspection, Feb 2023Last graded Good (Sep 2012, previous school) |
| St Swithun's Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided | 1.1 mi | Primary | 351 | Ungraded inspection, Feb 2025Last graded Good (Feb 2016) |
| Miltoncross AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 1.1 mi | Secondary | 983 | No overall grade, 2025Good in 1 key judgement, Requires improvement in 3 |
| New Horizons Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.1 mi | Primary | 509 | Good, 2023 |
| Craneswater Junior SchoolCommunity | 1.1 mi | Primary | 508 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 2 areas, Expected standard in 4 |
| Wimborne Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.1 mi | Primary | 557 | Good, 2023 |
| Mayville High SchoolOther independent | 1.1 mi | Independent | 405 | - |
| Corpus Christi Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 1.3 mi | Primary | 312 | Good, 2024 |
| Cumberland Infant SchoolCommunity | 1.3 mi | Primary | 172 | Good, 2022 |
| Langstone Primary AcademyAcademy converter | 1.3 mi | Primary | 620 | Ungraded inspection, Dec 2021Last graded Good (Mar 2013, previous school) |
| Milton Park Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.4 mi | Primary | 382 | Good, 2024 |
| Mary Rose AcademyAcademy special converter | 1.4 mi | Special | 201 | Report card, 2026Exceptional in 1 area, Strong standard in 7 |
| Stamshaw Infant AcademyAcademy converter | 1.4 mi | Primary | 262 | Ungraded inspection, Sep 2023Last graded Good (Dec 2014, previous school) |
| King's Academy College Park (Infant)Academy converter | 1.4 mi | Primary | 304 | Good, 2023 |
| King's Academy College Park (Junior)Academy converter | 1.4 mi | Primary | 434 | No overall grade, 2024Good in all four key judgements |
| Meon Infant SchoolAcademy converter | 1.4 mi | Primary | 133 | No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good |
| Meon Junior SchoolAcademy converter | 1.4 mi | Primary | 336 | Report card, 2025Strong standard in 3 areas, Expected standard in 3 |
| Copnor Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.5 mi | Primary | 632 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in 2 key judgements, Good in 2; early years provision Good |
| Westover Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.5 mi | Primary | 226 | Good, 2022 |
| Mayfield SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 1.6 mi | All-through | 1,354 | Inadequate, 2022This inspection was of the school this one replaced. |
| Stamshaw Junior SchoolAcademy converter | 1.6 mi | Primary | 289 | Good, 2023 |
| Moorings Way Infant SchoolAcademy converter | 1.6 mi | Primary | 116 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 2 areas, Expected standard in 5 |
| The Harbour SchoolAcademy special converter | 1.6 mi | Special | 169 | Report card, 2026Needs attention in 1 area, Urgent improvement in 5 |
| Cliffdale Primary AcademyAcademy special sponsor led | 1.8 mi | Special | 218 | Report card, 2025Strong standard in all seven areas |
| King's Academy Northern Parade (Infant)Academy converter | 1.9 mi | Primary | 231 | No overall grade, 2024Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good |
| Admiral Lord Nelson SchoolAcademy converter | 2.0 mi | Secondary | 1,245 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in all six areas |
| King's Academy Northern Parade (Junior)Academy converter | 2.0 mi | Primary | 352 | Good, 2023 |
Straight-line distance from each school's register location, in miles: schools within 2 miles, widened to 5 or 10 miles where fewer than 10 schools are that close. Register details: Get Information about Schools, DfE (extract of 24 Oct 2026). Ofsted: the latest outcome in our data (Ofsted management information as at 30 Sep 2026, so a newer report may exist). Where no Ofsted outcome is shown we do not hold one; many independent schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate instead. Phase colours match the map. Governance Register does not rank schools.
The neighbourhood
iEnglish Indices of Deprivation 2025 (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government) for the small area around the school (LSOA).This school's neighbourhood is among the 20% most deprived in England (Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, decile 2 of 10).
Overall deprivation2
Income5
Employment6
Education and skills1
Health1
Crime1
Barriers to housing and services1
Living environment2
most deprivedleast deprived
Each number is a decile from 1 to 10: 1 = the most deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, 10 = the least deprived 10%.
- Children in income-deprived families
- 190
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