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St Edward's Church of England Academy[1]

Secondary · ages 11–18

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Headline results

Attainment 8
A8 47 47.4 2025/26[2]
A-level average grade
AL D D 2024/25[3]

Results

GCSE (key stage 4)

Attainment 8
47.4 2025/26[2]
Grade 5+ in English & maths
45.1% 2025/26[2]
Grade 7+ in English & maths
11% 2025/26[2]
Progress 8
+0.05 2023/24[4]
Progress 8, 2025/26
Not calculated[5]
Progress 8, 2024/25
Not calculated[5]
Earlier years
Year Attainment 8 Grade 5+ in English & maths Grade 7+ in English & maths Progress 8
2024/25 44.1[6] 48.6%[6]
2023/24 46.1[4] 49.5%[4] +0.05[4]
2022/23 51[7] 52%[7] +0.53[7]
2021/22 54[8] 67%[8] +0.21[8]

A level (16–18)

A-level average grade
D 2024/25[3]
AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
2.4% 2024/25[3]
All results, 2020/21
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[9]
All results, 2019/20
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[9]
Earlier years
Year A-level average grade AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
2023/24 D+[10] 0%[10]
2022/23 C-[11] 0%[11]
2021/22 C+[12] 8.6%[12]
2018/19 C-[13] 3%[13]

Destinations after GCSEs

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
99% 2022/23[14]
School sixth form
71% 2022/23[14]
Sixth-form college
6% 2022/23[14]
Further education college
22% 2022/23[14]
Apprenticeship
0% 2022/23[14]
Employment
0% 2022/23[14]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment School sixth form Sixth-form college Further education college Apprenticeship Employment
2021/22 98%[15] 59%[15] 12%[15] 20%[15] 5%[15] 1%[15]
2020/21 98%[16] 55%[16] 3%[16] 36%[16] 2%[16] 1%[16]
2019/20 97%[17] 48%[17] 5%[17] 38%[17] 5%[17] 1%[17]
2018/19 97%[18] 48%[18] 3%[18] 40%[18] 2%[18] 2%[18]

Destinations after 16–18 study

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
96% 2022/23[19]
UK higher education
77% 2022/23[19]
Education
85% 2022/23[19]
Apprenticeship
4% 2022/23[19]
Employment
8% 2022/23[19]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment UK higher education Education Apprenticeship Employment
2021/22 95%[20] 83%[20] 83%[20] 0%[20] 12%[20]
2020/21 90%[21] 76%[21] 78%[21] 0%[21] 12%[21]
2019/20 97%[22] 80%[22] 80%[22] 3%[22] 14%[22]
2018/19 95%[23] 68%[23] 73%[23] 4%[23] 18%[23]

Higher education after 16–18 study

Progressed to higher education
90% 2021/22[24]
Top third of most selective universities
12% 2021/22[24]
Russell Group universities
21% 2019/20[25]
Oxford or Cambridge
0% 2019/20[25]
Earlier leavers
Left in Progressed to higher education Top third of most selective universities Russell Group universities Oxford or Cambridge
2020/21 90%[26] 29%[26]
2019/20 88%[25] 23%[25] 21%[25] 0%[25]
2018/19 78%[27] 15%[27] 11%[27] 0%[27]

Shares of the pupils who left in the year shown. Russell Group and Oxford or Cambridge figures were published for leavers up to 2019/20 only.

Ofsted

Latest inspection
6 May 2026[28]
Type
S5 Inspection[28]
Report published
21 Jun 2026[28]
Inclusion
Expected standard[28]
Achievement
Expected standard[28]
Safeguarding standards
Met[28]
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard[28]
Attendance and behaviour
Strong standard[28]
Leadership and governance
Expected standard[28]
Personal development and wellbeing
Strong standard[28]
Post-16 provision (where applicable)
Expected standard[28]
Earlier inspections
InspectionTypeOverall
17 May 2022[29] Academy First Section 5[29] Good[29]

Competition to get in

Applications and offers, Year 7

Applications per place
2.1 Entry Sept 2026[30]
Applications (any preference)
334 Entry Sept 2026[30]
First preferences
113 Entry Sept 2026[30]
Places offered
159 Entry Sept 2026[30]
First preferences per place
0.7 Entry Sept 2026[30]
Earlier years
Entry Applications First preferences Places offered Per place First preferences per place
Entry Sept 2025 375[30] 136[30] 196[30] 1.9[30] 0.7[30]
Entry Sept 2024 356[30] 108[30] 196[30] 1.8[30] 0.6[30]
Entry Sept 2023 306[30] 91[30] 163[30] 1.9[30] 0.6[30]
Entry Sept 2022 212[30] 71[30] 119[30] 1.8[30] 0.6[30]

Character & practicalities

Type
Academy sponsor led[1]
Ages
11–18[1]
Boys / girls
Mixed[1]
Faith
Church of England[1]
Sixth form
Yes[1]
Capacity
1334[1]
Trust
UNITY SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP[1]
Local authority
Havering[1]
Website
www.steds.org.uk[1]
District
Havering[31]
Postcode
RM7 9NX[1]
URN
145944[1]

School details as recorded in Get Information About Schools on 14 Oct 2026.

Pupils

Number on roll
848 2024/25[32]
English as an additional language
34.9% 2024/25[32]
SEN support
10.7% 2024/25[32]
EHC plan
2% 2024/25[32]
Free school meals in the last 6 years
32.4% 2024/25[32]

Pupils' ethnicity 2025/26

White
25.9%[33]
Mixed
10.6%[33]
Asian
19.6%[33]
Black
39%[33]
Any other ethnic group
2.5%[33]
Unclassified
2.4%[33]

The school census's major ethnic groups as shares of the school's pupils, summed by us from the published counts. For information only: never used to rank, filter or colour schools.

Sources

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    Quote
    It is not possible to calculate Progress 8 for academic years 2024/25 and 2025/26 due to gaps in the baseline caused by COVID-19 disruption.
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    Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the summer exam series was cancelled in both 2020 and 2021, and alternative processes were set up to award grades.
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