St Edmund's Catholic School
Dover · Kent
KENT CATHOLIC SCHOOLS' PARTNERSHIP is a Multi-academy trust. The trust operates 32 member schools: 27 primary schools, 5 secondary schools. Local authorities: Kent | Medway. Regions: South East. — from the KENT CATHOLIC SCHOOLS' PARTNERSHIP public record.
St Edmund's Catholic School is a secondary academy in Dover, Kent, part of KENT CATHOLIC SCHOOLS' PARTNERSHIP. It has no live vacancies on SchoolJobs right now.
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School information
- Official name
- St Edmund's Catholic School
- Address
- Old Charlton Road
- Postcode
- CT16 2QB
- Country
- England
- Local authority
- Kent
- Parliamentary constituency
- Dover and Deal
- URN (official identifier)
- 141217
- Establishment number
- 4013
- School status
- Open
- Education phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18 years
- Gender intake
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Number of pupils
- 644
- As of November 2026
- Capacity
- 600
- School type
- Academy (sponsor led)
- Governance
- Academy
- Academy trust
- KENT CATHOLIC SCHOOLS' PARTNERSHIP
- Local authority
- Kent
- Headteacher
- Mrs Grainne Parsons
- Ofsted inspection
- Good · Inspected 12 Jul 2022Source: Ofsted management information · 30 Sep 2026 · Open Government Licence v3.0
- Official website
- www.st-edmunds.com
- Telephone
- 01304201551
- Date opened
- 1 Jul 2016
Source: get-information-schools.service.gov.uk . Official data last refreshed November 2026.
Pupils at St Edmund's Catholic School
| 2025/26 | This school | Kent | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils | 644 | 250,889 | 8,355,420 |
| Eligible for free school meals | 43.5% | 25.6% | 26.5% |
| SEN support | 26.9% | 13.6% | 14.6% |
| Education, health and care plan (EHCP) | 4.2% | 5.6% | 5.9% |
| First language other than English (EAL) | 13.4% | 14.4% | 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
5 published inspections for St Edmund's Catholic School, including inspections of the school it replaced.
· Academy First Section 5
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Requires improvement
- Outcomes for pupils
- Requires improvement
- Is safeguarding effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Good
- Personal development, behaviour and welfare
- Good
- Quality of teaching, learning and assessment
- Requires improvement
Report published 20 May 2019
· S8 Deemed S5
Read reportInspected as St Edmund's Catholic School (URN 118912)
Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement
- Pupils' achievement
- Requires improvement
- Quality of teaching
- Requires improvement
- Sixth form provision
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Requires improvement
Report published 11 Nov 2014
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as St Edmund's Catholic School (URN 118912)
Overall effectiveness: Inadequate
- Category
- SM
- Pupils' achievement
- Inadequate
- Quality of teaching
- Inadequate
- Leadership and management
- Inadequate
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Requires improvement
Report published 7 Mar 2013
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as St Edmund's Catholic School (URN 118912)
Overall effectiveness: Satisfactory
- Pupils' achievement
- Satisfactory
- Quality of teaching
- Satisfactory
- Sixth form provision
- Satisfactory
- Leadership and management
- Satisfactory
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 8 Oct 2009
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as St Edmund's Catholic School (URN 118912)
Overall effectiveness: Satisfactory
- Pupils' achievement
- Satisfactory
- Quality of teaching
- Satisfactory
- Sixth form provision
- Satisfactory
- Leadership and management
- Satisfactory
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 6 Nov 2006
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 St Edmund's Catholic School
| 2025/26 (autumn and spring term) | This school | Kent | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence (sessions missed) | 9.0% | 7.8% | 8.0% |
| Persistent absence (pupils missing 10%+) | 28.7% | 21.9% | 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 St Edmund's Catholic School
Deprivation pupil premium allocation for 2026 to 2027: £324,500 for 295 eligible pupils.
| Financial year 2026-27 | This school | Kent | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils eligible | 44.4% | 27.0% | 27.7% |
| Allocation per pupil on roll | £489 | £364 | £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 St Edmund's Catholic School
2024/25 academic year (academy accounts return) · Secondary · 648 pupils. Excludes the trust's central costs.
| This school | Kent average (per pupil · % of spend) | England average (per pupil · % of spend) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £5,439,000 £8,394 per pupil | £7,940 | £8,283 |
| Total spending | £4,830,000 £7,454 per pupil | £7,561 | £7,843 |
| Teaching staff | £3,155,000 £4,869 per pupil · 65.3% | £4,395 · 58.1% | £4,419 · 56.3% |
| Education support staff | £257,000 £397 per pupil · 5.3% | £699 · 9.2% | £788 · 10.0% |
| Supply and agency staff | £105,000 £162 per pupil · 2.2% | £104 · 1.4% | £161 · 2.0% |
| …of which agency supply | £0 £0 per pupil · 0.0% | £83 · 1.1% | £132 · 1.7% |
| In-year balance | £609,000 | ||
| Revenue reserve | £267,000 | ||
Previous year (2023/24): spending £7,258 per pupil, supply and agency £85 per pupil — spending up £196 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.
Full detail on DfE's Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool · Local authority finance averages
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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