St Edmund's Catholic School
Arundel Street, Portsmouth, PO1 1RXOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
St Edmund's Catholic School is a secondary school in Portsmouth for ages 11 to 16. It is one of the 65 schools in Portsmouth. It ranks 1st of 8 secondary schools in Portsmouth. Its latest Ofsted rating is Outstanding, from an inspection in February 2016.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 2 February 2016, report published 29 February 2016
- Overall effectiveness
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 15 June 2022
Pupils are thriving at this school. They enjoy an excellent all-round education. Pupils achieve highly in the subjects they study and grow into confident and responsible individuals. The Catholic ethos creates a strong sense of family and community. Pupils are exceptionally well cared for. The Trinity Centre does much good work to promote pupils' well-being and mental health. Pupils enjoy coming to school and are very proud of it. Their conduct is impeccable as they live up to leaders' high expectations of behaviour. Pupils show respect and courtesy to their peers and the adults that work with them. Bullying is extremely rare and not tolerated in any form. Many pupils take advantage of the extensive range of clubs and activities provided outside of their regular lessons, such as debating and water polo. Pupils have many opportunities to develop leadership and have their say in how the school is run. Parents feel fortunate that their children attend this school. As one parent put it when they wrote via the Ofsted Parent View survey: 'This school is honestly the most wonderful place for children to grow up and experience the joy of learning and being a part of a huge family.'
Exam results
GCSE results (key stage 4), 2024/25
223 pupils in the year group
Pupil numbers and mix
1,157 pupils on roll, with places for 1,058
Schools near St Edmund's Catholic School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ark Charter Academy | 0.2 miles | Ofsted judgements: Good | Attainment 8: 38.9 |
| Priory School | 0.5 miles | Ofsted: Good | Attainment 8: 44.7 |
| Madani Academy | 0.6 miles | Ofsted: Good | Not published |
| The Portsmouth Academy | 0.6 miles | Ofsted: Good | Attainment 8: 33.5 |
| The Portsmouth Grammar School | 0.8 miles | No Ofsted inspection | Attainment 8: 41.5 |
School details
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Sector
- Local authority maintained
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth form
- No
- Headteacher
- Mr Simon Graham
- Phone
- 02392823766
- Address
- Arundel Street, Portsmouth, PO1 1RX
- Local authority
- Portsmouth
- URN
- 116505
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.