St Edmund's Catholic School

State-Funded School

st-edmunds-catholic-school-kent-south-east

South EastRegion

KentLocal Authority

Dover and DealConstituency

CT16 2QBPostcode

2.2

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

St Edmund's Catholic School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Kent, South East.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 644 pupils. St Edmund's Catholic School is part of Kent Catholic Schools' Partnership.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2022

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 39
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 33.6%
EBacc average point score: 3.28

Ethnicity

White

88%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Any other group

Pupils

644

Total Pupils

48%Boys

52%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

43%

England average

27%

First language not English

13%

England average

22%

Young carers

12%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 644
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: Kent Catholic Schools' Partnership

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
30 Sept 2022	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
20 May 2019	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Requires improvement

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.