Saint Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic Academy

State-Funded School

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North WestRegion

KnowsleyLocal Authority

St Helens South and WhistonConstituency

L35 2XGPostcode

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Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Saint Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Knowsley, North West.

The school is rated Requires improvement by Ofsted. It currently serves 730 pupils. Saint Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic Academy is part of POPE FRANCIS CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Requires improvement

Quality ofeducation

Requires improvement

Personaldevelopment

Requires improvement

Behaviour &attitudes

Requires improvement

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 30.2
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 11.3%
EBacc average point score: 2.46

Ethnicity

White

84%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

730

Total Pupils

51%Boys

49%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

49%

England average

27%

First language not English

13%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 730
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: POPE FRANCIS CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
16 May 2024	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement
12 Nov 2019	Inadequate	Inadequate	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Inadequate

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.