Saint Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic Academy is a mixed secondary academy in Prescot, Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council, teaching 730 pupils aged 11 to 16. Ofsted rated it Requires improvement at its last graded inspection in April 2024. In 2024–2025, GCSE Attainment 8 was 30.2 (England 46.1). The 2025–2026 school year runs from 3 September 2025 to 17 July 2026.

Ofsted inspection

The latest published Ofsted judgement for Saint Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic Academy.

Latest inspection
Requires improvement Overall effectiveness
Quality of educationRequires improvement
Behaviour & attitudesRequires improvement
Personal developmentRequires improvement
Leadership & managementRequires improvement
Academy First Section 5 · Inspected 17 Apr 2024 · Published 16 May 2024
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Scale: Outstanding Good Requires improvement Inadequate

Term dates & holidays 2025–2026

Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for Saint Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic Academy.

Saint Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic Academy term dates calendar 2025–2026
Official term-dates calendar · 2025–2026 · source

Interactive Calendar

September 2025
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
  • 1 Inset Day
  • 2 Inset Day
  • 3 Autumn Term Starts
October 2025
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 27–31 Autumn Half Term
November 2025
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
December 2025
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 18 Autumn Term Ends
  • 19 Inset Day
  • 22–31 Christmas Holiday
  • 25 Christmas Day
  • 26 Boxing Day
January 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 1–2 Christmas Holiday
  • 1 New Year's Day
  • 5 Inset Day
  • 6 Spring Term Starts
February 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
  • 16–20 Spring Half Term
March 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 27 Spring Term Ends
  • 30–31 Easter Holiday
April 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
  • 1–10 Easter Holiday
  • 13 Summer Term Starts
May 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 4 Early May Bank Holiday
  • 25 Spring Bank Holiday
  • 26–29 Summer Half Term
June 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
July 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 17 Summer Term Ends
  • 18–31 Summer Holiday
  • 20 Inset Day
August 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 1–31 Summer Holiday
September 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
  • 1 Summer Holiday

Key dates (2025–2026)

  • Autumn Term Starts Sep 3, 2025 Term
  • Autumn Half Term Oct 27-31, 2025 Holiday
  • Autumn Term Ends Dec 18, 2025 Term
  • Spring Term Starts Jan 6, 2026 Term
  • Spring Half Term Feb 16-20, 2026 Holiday
  • Spring Term Ends Mar 27, 2026 Term
  • Summer Term Starts Apr 13, 2026 Term
  • Summer Half Term May 26-29, 2026 Holiday
  • Summer Term Ends Jul 17, 2026 Term
  • Christmas Holiday Dec 22, 2025 - Jan 2, 2026 Holiday
  • Easter Holiday Mar 30, 2026 - Apr 10, 2026 Holiday
  • Summer Holiday Jul 18, 2026 - Sep 1, 2026 Holiday
  • Inset Day Sep 1, 2025 Inset Day
  • Inset Day Sep 2, 2025 Inset Day
  • Inset Day Dec 19, 2025 Inset Day
  • Inset Day Jan 5, 2026 Inset Day
  • Inset Day Jul 20, 2026 Inset Day
  • New Year's Day Jan 1 (annual) Event
  • Good Friday Apr (variable) Event
  • Easter Monday Apr (variable) Holiday
  • Early May Bank Holiday May 4, 2026 Holiday
  • Spring Bank Holiday May 25, 2026 Holiday
  • Summer Bank Holiday Aug (last Monday), 2026 Holiday
  • Christmas Day Dec 25 (annual) Holiday
  • Boxing Day Dec 26 (annual) Event

Exam results & performance

DfE performance tables Official results, 2024–2025 GOV.UK ↗
30.2 Attainment 8 England 46.1
11.3% Grade 5+ English & maths England 45.4%
47.8% Persistent absence England 17.8%

The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare Saint Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic Academy with Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council and England.

Key stage 4 (GCSE) 30.2 Attainment 8 score

Year 11 results across eight qualifications, including English and maths.

This school Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council England

Attainment 8 score · Average across 8 GCSEs, out of 90 30.2
Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council 34.4 England 46.1 -15.9 vs England
Grade 5+ in English & maths · A strong pass 11.3%
Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council 24.7% England 45.4% -34.1 vs England
Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils 26
Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council 29 England 34.9 -8.9 vs England
Disadvantage gap · Attainment 8 points; smaller is better 7.7
Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council 11.2 England 15.5 -7.8 vs England
Disadvantaged pupils in the year group · Context for the scores above 45.1%
Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council 52% England 28.2%
Pupils in the year group · Small cohorts swing wildly 133
Attendance 47.8% Persistently absent pupils

Absence across the whole school year.

This school Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council England

Persistently absent pupils · Missed 10%+ of sessions; lower is better 47.8%
Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council 23.6% England 17.8% +30 vs England
Overall absence · Lower is better 16.2%
Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council 8% England 6.8% +9.4 vs England
What pupils do after GCSEs 84% In education, apprenticeship or work

Still in education, an apprenticeship or work a year after key stage 4.

This school Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council England

In education, apprenticeship or work 84%
Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council 82% England 92% -8 vs England
Same, for disadvantaged pupils 63%
Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council 74% England 83% -20 vs England
About this data source & caveats

Progress 8 is not published for 2024–2025. This year group missed their key stage 2 tests in 2020, so there is no baseline to measure progress from.

Attendance comparisons are pupil-weighted averages we calculate from every school’s published absence figure — the DfE absence file has no local authority or England rows of its own.

We show the headline measures only. Threshold and curriculum-policy figures — grade 4+ in English and maths, EBacc entry and points, the per-subject key stage 2 breakdown, academic and applied splits at 16 to 18 — reflect admissions and curriculum choices more than school quality, so they are left to GOV.UK. Progress measures matter most because they compare pupils with others who started at the same level; attainment on its own largely tracks a school’s intake.

Figures are the Department for Education’s official published results for Saint Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic Academy. Results are suppressed where too few pupils were entered. England figures are the average for state-funded schools. “Top x%” is this school’s position among all schools in England with a published figure for that measure — the DfE does not publish league table rankings.

Source: Compare school and college performance, Department for Education. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Location & catchment area

Indicative catchment Other secondary schools

Indicative only. This is a nearest-school (Voronoi) estimate — the area closer to Saint Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic Academy than to any other secondary school. Real admissions depend on the school’s own policy (straight-line distance, siblings, faith, feeder schools and available places) and change each year. Always confirm with the school and local authority admissions team.