Saint Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic Academy

Term dates

This school's own term dates broadly match Knowsley council's, so the council's dates are shown here. INSET days can differ, so check the school's calendar for those.

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Admissions

Places for Year 7 are applied for through your home council, not the school.

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How places are given: as a Roman Catholic school, it may give priority to children of that faith, then usually by distance. Check its admissions policy.

How many families applied: Year 7

For September 2026, 74 families put this school as their first choice, and 193 places were offered. 74 of the families who put it first got a place (100%).

Offers made on national offer day, from the Department for Education. Waiting lists and appeals can change things later. The hardest schools to get into.

Ofsted inspection

Report card, 30 June 2026. Ofsted now grades each area separately, from exceptional to urgent improvement, with no single overall grade.

Inclusion

Needs attention

Curriculum and teaching

Needs attention

Achievement

Needs attention

Attendance and behaviour

Needs attention

Personal development and wellbeing

Needs attention

Leadership and governance

Needs attention

Safeguarding standards: met.

Previous inspection, 17 April 2024. Overall: Requires improvement

Read the Ofsted reports

From Ofsted's published inspection data (Open Government Licence). Report cards and older grades use different scales, so they can't be compared directly.

About and location

Type

Academy

Phase

Secondary

Ages

11–16

Pupils

730 (capacity 1050)

Gender

Mixed

Religious character

Roman Catholic

Diocese

Archdiocese of Liverpool

Academy trust

POPE FRANCIS CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST

Phone

01514778770

Address

Cumber Lane, Whiston, Prescot, L35 2XG

Website

stedmundarrowsmithcatholicacademy.org

Official school record, including Ofsted reports