Saint Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic Academy
Ofsted: Needs attention
Score
F29
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Prescot, L35 2XG
- Distance
- 2.0km away
Rainhill High School
Warrington Road, Rainhill, Prescot, L35 6NY
Local ranking2nd of 8 secondary schools in St Helens
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1550
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 22 February 2023. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 50.3 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 51.4% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 73.9% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 280
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 93.0%
- Continued in education
- 86.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 2.0%
- Employment
- 4.0%
- Not sustained
- 4.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 84.0%
- Higher education
- 33.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 7.0%
- Employment
- 28.0%
- Not sustained
- 12.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
C
Avg A-Level Grade
31.3
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
33.9
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
51
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 15.8% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 33.9
- 16-18 Cohort
- 330
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1810
- Boys
- 750 (49%)
- Girls
- 785 (51%)
- Capacity
- 1550 (99% full)
- SEND
- 16.5%
- FSM Eligible
- 18.4%
- EAL
- 4.5%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 3.0%
- SEN Support
- 13.5%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 19.3:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 93.8
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,187/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 6.0% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 16.3% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 87.7%
- White Other: 2.2%
- Asian Indian: 2.1%
- Black African: 1.8%
- Mixed Other: 1.1%
- Asian Other: 0.9%
- Asian Chinese: 0.8%
- Mixed White & Black African: 0.8%
87.7%
White British
2.2%
White Other
2.1%
Asian Indian
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Warrington Road
Prescot, North West
Administrative
- URN
- 144326
- UKPRN
- 10062850
- Establishment No.
- 4104
- Trust
- STEPHENSON MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
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