St Edmund's Catholic Academy, Wolverhampton

In 2026, pupils at St Edmund's Catholic Academy averaged an Attainment 8 score of 51.2, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 46.2 in Wolverhampton and 47 across England.

51% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 44% in Wolverhampton and 47% in England.

That is up from 50.2 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.19: pupils made above average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 46.4, against 56 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 9.6 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 22 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Religious Studies, Combined Science and History.

For September 2026 entry, 209 families put St Edmund's Catholic Academy as their first choice and 603 named it as one of their preferences, for 192 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 53 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to St Edmund's Catholic Academy are St Peter's Collegiate Academy (0.2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 48.2); Wolverhampton Girls' High School (0.3 miles, Outstanding, selective, Attainment 8 75.1); St Regis Church of England Academy (1.1 miles, Attainment 8 34); and Smestow Academy (1.1 miles, Attainment 8 48.6).

St Edmund's Catholic Academy's 2026 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

St Edmund's Catholic Academy is one of 64 schools run by St Gabriel the Archangel Catholic Multi-Academy Trust, an academy trust.

53 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about St Edmund's Catholic Academy (as of September 2025): 87% would recommend the school, 87% say their child is happy there and 38% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that they are kept well informed about progress (93%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (38%).

Of the 198 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 94% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 38% to a further education college, 1% to an apprenticeship and 1% into work.

Of the 93 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 72% went on to university or other higher education, 1% to apprenticeships and 14% into work. 19% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

45.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 26.6% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (30%), Asian (22%) and Black (22%).

In 2026, 155 pupils (13.2%) received SEN support and 28 (2.4%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.

The nearest tram or metro stop is Wolverhampton St George's (West Midlands Metro), about 1.6 miles away in a straight line.

5 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Compton Park Schools (before), 70 metres away.

In 2024/25, St Edmund's Catholic Academy issued 18 suspensions, 1.6 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 2 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to St Edmund's Catholic Academy are St Jude's Church of England Primary Academy (0.3 miles), St Michael's CofE Primary Academy (0.6 miles), St Andrew's Church of England Primary School (0.6 miles) and Christ Church (Church of England) Junior School (0.7 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.