St Edmund's Catholic SchoolUTC Portsmouth
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Portsmouth.
Summary of the comparison
St Edmund's Catholic School and UTC Portsmouth are secondary schools in Portsmouth.
St Edmund's Catholic School scores 80 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and UTC Portsmouth scores 57 out of 100 (grade C, average). St Edmund's Catholic School is ahead on our composite score.
St Edmund's Catholic School was judged Outstanding and UTC Portsmouth was judged strong.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 56.0 for St Edmund's Catholic School and 48.8 for UTC Portsmouth.
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 UTC Portsmouth (57.2 in 2021-22, 48.8 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | PortsmouthSt Edmund's Catholic School | PortsmouthUTC Portsmouth | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | B80/100Stronger figure | C57/100 | |
| Local ranking | 1st of 11 in Portsmouth Stronger figure | 2nd of 11 in Portsmouth | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure | Ofsted: Strong | |
| School type | Voluntary aided school | University technical college | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 14-19 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,157 | 491 | |
| Capacity | 1,200 | 600 | |
| Location | Portsmouth, PO1 1RX | Portsmouth, PO2 9DU | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 56.0 Stronger figure | 48.8 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 64.0% Stronger figure | 50.4% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 86.5% Stronger figure | 76.4% | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 222 | 123 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | Not reported | 94 | |
| A-level average points | Not reported | 29.5 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | Not reported | C | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | Not reported | 30.0 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | Not reported | 18.2% | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,150 | 493 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 28.3% | 20.6% | |
| English as an additional language | 46.5% | 2.6% | |
| SEN support | 11.1% | 3.3% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 2.6% | 1.0% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 4.4% Stronger figure | 8.6% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 7.5% Stronger figure | 21.8% | 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
UTC Portsmouth
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