St Edmund's Catholic SchoolPriory School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
St Edmund's Catholic School and Priory School are secondary schools.
St Edmund's Catholic School scores 80 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Priory School scores 52 out of 100 (grade D, below average). St Edmund's Catholic School is ahead on our composite score.
St Edmund's Catholic School was judged Outstanding and Priory School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 56.0 for St Edmund's Catholic School and 43.4 for Priory School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at St Edmund's Catholic School (56.7 in 2021-22, 56.0 in 2025-26) and has fallen at Priory School (46.9 in 2021-22, 43.4 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | PortsmouthSt Edmund's Catholic School | SouthseaPriory School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | B80/100Stronger figure | D52/100 | |
| Local ranking | 1st of 11 in Portsmouth Stronger figure | 6th of 11 in Portsmouth | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Voluntary aided school | Academy sponsor led | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,157 | 1,278 | |
| Capacity | 1,200 | 1,250 | |
| Location | Portsmouth, PO1 1RX | Southsea, PO4 0DL | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 56.0 Stronger figure | 43.4 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 64.0% Stronger figure | 43.0% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 86.5% Stronger figure | 61.5% | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 222 | 244 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,150 | 1,247 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 28.3% | 35.0% | |
| English as an additional language | 46.5% | 20.0% | |
| SEN support | 11.1% | 13.0% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 2.6% | 2.9% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 4.4% Stronger figure | 9.4% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 7.5% Stronger figure | 23.6% | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
St Edmund's Catholic School
Priory School
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