Saint Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic Academy
Prescot · Knowsley
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Saint Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic Academy is a secondary academy in Prescot, Knowsley. View current jobs, teaching vacancies and school support roles posted by the school.
POPE FRANCIS CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST is a Multi-academy trust. The trust operates 7 member schools: 4 primary schools, 3 secondary schools. Local authorities: Knowsley | Sefton. Regions: North West. — from the POPE FRANCIS CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST public record.
Saint Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic Academy is a secondary academy in Prescot, Knowsley, part of POPE FRANCIS CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. It has no live vacancies on SchoolJobs right now.
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School information
- Official name
- Saint Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic Academy
- Address
- Cumber Lane, Whiston
- Postcode
- L35 2XG
- Country
- England
- Local authority
- Knowsley
- Parliamentary constituency
- St Helens South and Whiston
- URN (official identifier)
- 148534
- Establishment number
- 4002
- School status
- Open
- Education phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16 years
- Gender intake
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Number of pupils
- 730
- As of November 2026
- Capacity
- 1050
- School type
- Academy (sponsor led)
- Governance
- Academy
- Academy trust
- POPE FRANCIS CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Knowsley
- Headteacher
- Mrs Clare McKenna
- Ofsted inspection
- Inspected 30 Jun 2026 — read the report cardReport card grades (no overall grade is given)InclusionNeeds attentionCurriculum and teachingNeeds attentionAchievementNeeds attentionAttendance and behaviourNeeds attentionPersonal development and wellbeingNeeds attentionLeadership and governanceNeeds attentionSafeguardingMetSource: Ofsted management information · 30 Sep 2026 · Open Government Licence v3.0
- Official website
- www.stedmundarrowsmithcatholicacademy.org
- Telephone
- 01514778770
- Date opened
- 1 May 2021
Source: get-information-schools.service.gov.uk . Official data last refreshed November 2026.
Pupils at Saint Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic Academy
| 2025/26 | This school | Knowsley | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils | 730 | 21,707 | 8,355,420 |
| Eligible for free school meals | 48.9% | 41.7% | 26.5% |
| SEN support | 25.6% | 17.9% | 14.6% |
| Education, health and care plan (EHCP) | 3.8% | 8.6% | 5.9% |
| First language other than English (EAL) | 12.7% | 8.8% | 21.6% |
Local authority and England figures are calculated from the same DfE school-level files across state-funded schools.
Source: Department for Education, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and Special educational needs in England , academic year 2025/26. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted inspection history
8 published inspections for Saint Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic Academy, including inspections of the school it replaced.
· S5 Inspection
Read report- Inclusion
- Needs attention
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Safeguarding standards
- Met
- Curriculum and teaching
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Needs attention
- Leadership and governance
- Needs attention
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Needs attention
Report published 27 Sept 2026
· Academy First Section 5
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Requires improvement
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding is effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Requires improvement
Report published 16 May 2024
· Schools into Special Measures Visit 1
Read reportInspected as Saint Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic High School (URN 135481)
- Outcomes for section 8 inspections
- Leaders and those responsible for governance are taking effective action to provide education in the current circumstances
Report published 18 Mar 2021
· Serious Weaknesses S5 Reinspection
Read reportInspected as Saint Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic High School (URN 135481)
Overall effectiveness: Inadequate
- Category of concern
- SM
- Personal development
- Requires improvement
- Quality of education
- Inadequate
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding is effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Inadequate
Report published 12 Nov 2019
· Schools with Serious Weaknesses Visit 1
Read reportInspected as St Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic Centre for Learning (VA) (URN 135481)
- Outcomes for S8 inspections that did not convert
- School is not taking effective action towards the removal of serious weaknesses designation
Report published 6 Jul 2018
· Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Read reportInspected as St Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic Centre for Learning (VA) (URN 135481)
Overall effectiveness: Inadequate
- Category of concern
- SWK
- Outcomes for pupils
- Inadequate
- Is safeguarding effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Personal development, behaviour and welfare
- Requires improvement
- Quality of teaching, learning and assessment
- Requires improvement
Report published 27 Jun 2017
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as St Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic Centre for Learning (VA) (URN 135481)
Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement
- Pupils' achievement
- Requires improvement
- Quality of teaching
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Requires improvement
Report published 4 Feb 2015
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as St Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic Centre for Learning (VA) (URN 135481)
Overall effectiveness: Good
- Pupils' achievement
- Good
- Quality of teaching
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 14 Apr 2011
Source: Ofsted, State-funded school inspections and outcomes: management information (files from 2005 to the latest monthly release; data checked 6 Nov 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil absence at Saint Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic Academy
| 2025/26 (autumn and spring term) | This school | Knowsley | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence (sessions missed) | 14.5% | 10.9% | 8.0% |
| Persistent absence (pupils missing 10%+) | 41.2% | 31.7% | 21.6% |
Local authority and England figures are for state-funded secondary schools in the same release.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England , 2025/26 autumn and spring terms. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil premium at Saint Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic Academy
Deprivation pupil premium allocation for 2026 to 2027: £411,400 for 374 eligible pupils.
| Financial year 2026-27 | This school | Knowsley | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils eligible | 50.5% | 43.6% | 27.7% |
| Allocation per pupil on roll | £556 | £596 | £370 |
Deprivation pupil premium only; service child and looked-after children premiums are not published per school. Local authority and England figures use the same file.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil premium allocations 2026 to 2027 (September 2026) . Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
School finances at Saint Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic Academy
2024/25 academic year (academy accounts return) · Secondary · 761 pupils. Excludes the trust's central costs.
| This school | Knowsley average (per pupil · % of spend) | England average (per pupil · % of spend) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £8,098,000 £10,641 per pupil | £10,752 | £8,283 |
| Total spending | £7,521,000 £9,883 per pupil | £9,992 | £7,843 |
| Teaching staff | £2,867,000 £3,767 per pupil · 38.1% | £4,511 · 45.1% | £4,419 · 56.3% |
| Education support staff | £871,000 £1,145 per pupil · 11.6% | £1,183 · 11.8% | £788 · 10.0% |
| Supply and agency staff | £527,000 £693 per pupil · 7.0% | £418 · 4.2% | £161 · 2.0% |
| …of which agency supply | £527,000 £693 per pupil · 7.0% | £399 · 4.0% | £132 · 1.7% |
| In-year balance | £577,000 | ||
| Revenue reserve | £1,026,000 | ||
Previous year (2023/24): spending £9,789 per pupil, supply and agency £663 per pupil — spending up £94 per pupil on 2023/24.
Finance data is from the official return for that year and may not reflect the school's current position. Averages are pupil-weighted and use the same return, year and phase.
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Source: Department for Education, Academies Accounts Return 2024/25 via FBIT data sources, checked 6 Nov 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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