St Edward's Catholic Academy

General Information

Address: Newhall Road, Swadlincote, DE11 0BD
Phone: 01283216721
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs Kay Methven
Age range: 3-11 years
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Number of pupils: 248
School capacity: 236
Pupils eligible for free school meals: 57
% eligible for free school meals: 23.9%
Nursery provision: Yes

Behaviour

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Attendance

Overall absence: 5.8%
Persistently absent pupils: 13.9%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

SEN provision information for this school has not been added yet.

Pupils on SEN Support: 12.5%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 2.4%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Speech, language and communications needs: 9 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 8 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 6 pupils
SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need: 3 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 2 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Autistic spectrum disorder: 3 pupils
Severe learning difficulty: 1 pupil
Social, emotional and mental health: 1 pupil
Speech, language and communications needs: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

Good 2019 report

About this Ofsted rating

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Ranked #16 of 24 Ofsted Rating schools of this type in the area

#14Overseal Primary SchoolGood
#15Shardlow Primary SchoolGood
#16St Edward's Catholic AcademyGood
#17Stanton Primary SchoolGood
#18Stenson Fields Primary Community SchoolGood

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Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

#1Belmont Primary SchoolGood
#2Chellaston Fields Spencer AcademyGood
#3Clover Leys Spencer AcademyGood
#4Coton-in-the-Elms Cof E Primary SchoolGood
#5Egginton Primary SchoolGood
#6Etwall Primary SchoolGood
#7Eureka Primary SchoolGood
#8Fairmeadows Foundation Primary SchoolGood
#9Findern Primary SchoolGood
#10Hartshorne CofE Primary SchoolGood
#11Heath Fields Primary SchoolGood
#12Hilton Spencer AcademyGood
#13Netherseal St Peter's CofE (C) Primary SchoolGood
#14Overseal Primary SchoolGood
#15Shardlow Primary SchoolGood
#16St Edward's Catholic AcademyGood
#17Stanton Primary SchoolGood
#18Stenson Fields Primary Community SchoolGood
#19The Mease Spencer AcademyGood
#20Walton On Trent CofE Primary and Nursery SchoolGood
#21Weston-on-Trent CofE (VA) Primary SchoolGood
#22Willington Primary SchoolGood
#23Long Lane Church of England Primary SchoolRequires improvement
#24Rosliston CofE Primary SchoolRequires improvement

Financials

Financial summary information for this school has not been added yet.

Spending per pupil: £6,848 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

Ranked #17 of 31 Spending Per Pupil schools of this type in the area

#15Stenson Fields Primary Community School£7,174
#16Heath Fields Primary School£6,996
#17St Edward's Catholic Academy£6,848
#18Chellaston Fields Spencer Academy£6,803
#19Findern Primary School£6,695

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

#1Long Lane Church of England Primary School£15,609
#2Church Broughton CofE Primary School£11,068
#3Netherseal St Peter's CofE (C) Primary School£9,795
#4Egginton Primary School£9,021
#5Shardlow Primary School£8,411
#6Fairmeadows Foundation Primary School£8,144
#7Weston-on-Trent CofE (VA) Primary School£7,875
#8Eureka Primary School£7,754
#9Hartshorne CofE Primary School£7,580
#10Rosliston CofE Primary School£7,537
#11Walton On Trent CofE Primary and Nursery School£7,409
#12Clover Leys Spencer Academy£7,397
#13Sale and Davys Church of England Primary School£7,298
#14Coton-in-the-Elms Cof E Primary School£7,186
#15Stenson Fields Primary Community School£7,174
#16Heath Fields Primary School£6,996
#17St Edward's Catholic Academy£6,848
#18Chellaston Fields Spencer Academy£6,803
#19Findern Primary School£6,695
#20The Mease Spencer Academy£6,694
#21Willington Primary School£6,609
#22Linton Primary School£6,572
#23Aston-on-Trent Primary School£6,472
#24Overseal Primary School£6,452
#25Highfields Spencer Academy£6,208
#26Belmont Primary School£6,158
#27Etwall Primary School£6,143
#28Repton Primary School£6,067
#29St George's CofE Primary School£6,029
#30Stanton Primary School£6,015
#31Hilton Spencer Academy£5,851

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