St Edward's Catholic Academy
URN: 143513 • Swadlincote DE11 0BD
Overview
- Name
- St Edward's Catholic Academy
- URN
- 143513
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Status
- Open
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious
- Roman Catholic
- Admissions
- Not applicable
- Trust
- ST RALPH SHERWIN CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Private
- No
- Ofsted rating
- Good
- Ranking score
- 55.0 / 100
Leadership & Contact
- Headteacher
- Kay Methven (since 2025)
- Telephone
- 01283216721
- Website
- Visit
- Address
- Newhall Road, Swadlincote DE11 0BD
Summary
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School Profile
NAME: St Edward's Catholic Academy
URN: 143513
LA: Derbyshire
TOWN: Swadlincote
POSTCODE: DE11 0BD
PHASE: Primary
TYPE: Academy sponsor led
GENDER: Mixed
PUPILS: 243
CAPACITY: 236
FSM_PCT: 24.00
WEBSITE: www.stedwardsswadlincote.srscmat.co.uk
DATA_DATE: 2025-07-14
Website Extract:
Home - St Edward's Catholic Academy
Home - St Edward's Catholic Academy Home - St Edward's Catholic Academy Skip to content True Mind, True Heart, True Spirit; As we grow in the image of Christ Welcome Video Admissions Today rather than tomorrow St Ralph Sherwin Welcome Video Admissions A Warm Welcome Kay Methven, Headteacher Our school is a vibrant learning community where pupils, families, staff and governors work in close partnership. We believe that every individual is unique and made in God’s own image. We aim to instil and foster a life long love of learning for every child in a happy and caring environment that bears witness to our Gospel values. We create opportunities to develop independence, confidence and collaboration, recognising that everyone has their own unique talents which we work with you to develop. We believe that a close partnership between parents and school is the key to success and we are here to work with you to ensure the very best possible experience for your child. READ MORE > Our Mission Statement Our Mission encapsulates our caring ethos and emphasises that Christ is at the very centre of our school community. We accept the trust the parents and carers have placed in putting their children into our care, as a privilege. Therefore, everything we do at school is aimed at developing each child to his or her full spiritual, academic and social potential. READ OUR VALUES > Newsletters Curriculum Calendar Admissions Safeguarding Meet our Staff ! Ofsted report outcome We are delighted to be able to share our latest Ofsted report. Inspectors said: "This is a caring school, where pupils are happy and safe. The school's positive culture encourages pupils to behave well." Click here to read more. Close GDPR Cookie Settings Privacy Overview Strictly Necessary Cookies Third Party Cookies Privacy Overview This website uses cookies so that we can provide you with the best user experience possible. Cookie information is stored in your browser and performs functions such as recognising you when you return to our website and helping our team to understand which sections of the website you find most interesting and useful. Strictly Necessary Cookies Strictly Necessary Cookie should be enabled at all times so that we can save your preferences for cookie settings. Enable or Disable Cookies Enabled Disabled Third Party Cookies This website uses Google Analytics to collect anonymous information such as the number of visitors to the site, and the most popular pages. Keeping this cookie enabled helps us to improve our website. Enable or Disable Cookies Enabled Disabled Enable All Save Changes
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Safeguarding - St Edward's Catholic Academy
Safeguarding - St Edward's Catholic Academy Safeguarding - St Edward's Catholic Academy Skip to content Safeguarding Safeguarding Senior School Safeguarding Leader Mrs K Methven 01283 216721 When school is CLOSED or in an EMERGENCY 07561691690 St Edward’s Catholic Academy is fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all pupils in its care. We aim to ensure that our children are safe from all forms of abuse; physical, emotional, sexual, neglect and free from all types of bullying including. We are committed to giving our children the skills to keep safe at home and school. We have worked with the NSPCC to highlight how children can keep safe through assemblies and workshops. The children have also raised over £1500 towards their recent appeal. The fire service and police have given talks to different year groups. We hope to provide our children with the skills to keep safe and know what to do when they have concerns or are worried. The teaching of e-safety skills is an essential element of our curriculum and we give children the skills to keep safe on line and to be able to deal with any incidences of cyber bullying. As a school we recognise that safeguarding against radicalisation is no different from safeguarding against any other vulnerability. At St Edwardâ
Instructions: Using the profile and website extract, write a short, unique summary in ~3 short paragraphs (120-200 words) in neutral UK English for parents. Avoid marketing hype; be factual, readable, and focus on ethos, curriculum, support, and community context.
School Profile
NAME: St Edward's Catholic Academy
URN: 143513
LA: Derbyshire
TOWN: Swadlincote
POSTCODE: DE11 0BD
PHASE: Primary
TYPE: Academy sponsor led
GENDER: Mixed
PUPILS: 243
CAPACITY: 236
FSM_PCT: 24.00
WEBSITE: www.stedwardsswadlincote.srscmat.co.uk
DATA_DATE: 2025-07-14
Website Extract:
Home - St Edward's Catholic Academy
Home - St Edward's Catholic Academy Home - St Edward's Catholic Academy Skip to content True Mind, True Heart, True Spirit; As we grow in the image of Christ Welcome Video Admissions Today rather than tomorrow St Ralph Sherwin Welcome Video Admissions A Warm Welcome Kay Methven, Headteacher Our school is a vibrant learning community where pupils, families, staff and governors work in close partnership. We believe that every individual is unique and made in God’s own image. We aim to instil and foster a life long love of learning for every child in a happy and caring environment that bears witness to our Gospel values. We create opportunities to develop independence, confidence and collaboration, recognising that everyone has their own unique talents which we work with you to develop. We believe that a close partnership between parents and school is the key to success and we are here to work with you to ensure the very best possible experience for your child. READ MORE > Our Mission Statement Our Mission encapsulates our caring ethos and emphasises that Christ is at the very centre of our school community. We accept the trust the parents and carers have placed in putting their children into our care, as a privilege. Therefore, everything we do at school is aimed at developing each child to his or her full spiritual, academic and social potential. READ OUR VALUES > Newsletters Curriculum Calendar Admissions Safeguarding Meet our Staff ! Ofsted report outcome We are delighted to be able to share our latest Ofsted report. Inspectors said: "This is a caring school, where pupils are happy and safe. The school's positive culture encourages pupils to behave well." Click here to read more. Close GDPR Cookie Settings Privacy Overview Strictly Necessary Cookies Third Party Cookies Privacy Overview This website uses cookies so that we can provide you with the best user experience possible. Cookie information is stored in your browser and performs functions such as recognising you when you return to our website and helping our team to understand which sections of the website you find most interesting and useful. Strictly Necessary Cookies Strictly Necessary Cookie should be enabled at all times so that we can save your preferences for cookie settings. Enable or Disable Cookies Enabled Disabled Third Party Cookies This website uses Google Analytics to collect anonymous information such as the number of visitors to the site, and the most popular pages. Keeping this cookie enabled helps us to improve our website. Enable or Disable Cookies Enabled Disabled Enable All Save Changes
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Safeguarding - St Edward's Catholic Academy
Safeguarding - St Edward's Catholic Academy Safeguarding - St Edward's Catholic Academy Skip to content Safeguarding Safeguarding Senior School Safeguarding Leader Mrs K Methven 01283 216721 When school is CLOSED or in an EMERGENCY 07561691690 St Edward’s Catholic Academy is fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all pupils in its care. We aim to ensure that our children are safe from all forms of abuse; physical, emotional, sexual, neglect and free from all types of bullying including. We are committed to giving our children the skills to keep safe at home and school. We have worked with the NSPCC to highlight how children can keep safe through assemblies and workshops. The children have also raised over £1500 towards their recent appeal. The fire service and police have given talks to different year groups. We hope to provide our children with the skills to keep safe and know what to do when they have concerns or are worried. The teaching of e-safety skills is an essential element of our curriculum and we give children the skills to keep safe on line and to be able to deal with any incidences of cyber bullying. As a school we recognise that safeguarding against radicalisation is no different from safeguarding against any other vulnerability. At St Edwardâ
Instructions: Using the profile and website extract, write a short, unique summary in ~3 short paragraphs (120-200 words) in neutral UK English for parents. Avoid marketing hype; be factual, readable, and focus on ethos, curriculum, support, and community context.
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Key details
- LA
- Derbyshire
- Age range
- 3 - 11
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Trust
- ST RALPH SHERWIN CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Capacity
- 236
- Pupils
- 243
- Boys
- 117
- Girls
- 126
- FSM %
- 24.00
- Open date
- 2016-10-01
- Close date
- Last Ofsted
- 2019-09-25
- Next inspection
- Data snapshot
- 2025-07-14
- County
- Derbyshire
Trends
| Date | Pupils | Boys | Girls | Capacity | FSM% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-14 | 243 | 117 | 126 | 236 | 24.00 |
| 2024-09-11 | 242 | 110 | 132 | 236 | 23.30 |
| 2023-09-11 | 233 | 115 | 118 | 236 | 20.60 |
| 2022-09-11 | 233 | 115 | 118 | 236 | 20.60 |
| 2021-09-11 | 209 | 102 | 107 | 236 | 20.60 |
| 2020-09-11 | 213 | 104 | 109 | 207 | 15.50 |
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