St Edward's Catholic Primary School
New Road, Sheerness, ME12 1BW
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- KENT CATHOLIC SCHOOLS' PARTNERSHIP
- Headteacher
- Mrs Angela Kinslow
- Religious ethos
- None
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Southwark
- Sponsor
- Kent Catholic Schools' Partnership
- Constituency
- Sittingbourne and Sheppey
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 198
- URN
- 141386
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01795662708
About this school
St Edward's Catholic Primary School is a Roman Catholic primary academy in Sheerness. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 198 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 33 | 29 | 28 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 27% | 69% | 43% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 7% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 52% | 86% | 57% |
| Expected standard in maths | 42% | 76% | 50% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 55% | 72% | 54% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 100.0 | 106.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 98.0 | 104.0 | 100.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -4.30 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How St Edward's Catholic Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Kent average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 27% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 69% | 60.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 43% | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 197 |
| 2023/24 | 203 |
| 2024/25 | 202 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Edward's Catholic Primary School compares
St Edward's Catholic Primary School ranked 388th of 427 primary schools in Kent for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 14% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 21% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 43% | 7.4% | 56.4% | 198 | — |
| Rose Street Primary School | 51% | 8.4% | 67.7% | 424 | 0.1 miles |
| West Minster Primary School | 66% | 7.7% | 66% | 473 | 0.5 miles |
| Richmond Primary School | 63% | 7.8% | 75.1% | 246 | 0.8 miles |
| Halfway Houses Primary School | 72% | 5.9% | 32% | 498 | 1.4 miles |
| Queenborough School and Nursery | 85% | 5.7% | 37.8% | 470 | 1.6 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 56.44%
- English as an additional language
- 16.8%
- Overall absence
- 7.4%
- Persistent absence
- 16.22%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Rose Street Primary School0.1 miles
Primary · Sheerness
-
West Minster Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Sheerness
-
Richmond Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Sheerness
-
Halfway Houses Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Sheerness
-
Queenborough School and Nursery1.6 miles
Primary · Queenborough
Other schools in Sheerness
St Edward's Catholic Primary School ranks 8th of the 10 ranked primary schools in Sheerness.
- Eastchurch Church of England Primary School Primary
- Halfway Houses Primary School Primary
- Minster in Sheppey Primary School Primary
- Richmond Primary School Primary
- Rose Street Primary School Primary
- St Georges CofE (Aided) Primary School Primary
- St. Clement's CofE Primary School Primary
- Thistle Hill Academy Primary
- West Minster Primary School Primary
- EKC Sheppey Secondary Secondary
- Leigh Academy Minster Secondary
- Curly's Farm and School Special schools
Common questions
- What year groups does St Edward's Catholic Primary School teach?
- St Edward's Catholic Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Sheerness.
- Who is the headteacher of St Edward's Catholic Primary School?
- The headteacher of St Edward's Catholic Primary School is Mrs Angela Kinslow, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was St Edward's Catholic Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Edward's Catholic Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is St Edward's Catholic Primary School?
- St Edward's Catholic Primary School has 198 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is St Edward's Catholic Primary School full?
- St Edward's Catholic Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 198 on roll (94%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is St Edward's Catholic Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. St Edward's Catholic Primary School is designated Roman Catholic, in the Archdiocese of Southwark.
- Does St Edward's Catholic Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records St Edward's Catholic Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs St Edward's Catholic Primary School?
- St Edward's Catholic Primary School is part of KENT CATHOLIC SCHOOLS' PARTNERSHIP. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have St Edward's Catholic Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 27% in 2022/23 and 43% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St Edward's Catholic Primary School rank locally?
- St Edward's Catholic Primary School ranked 388th of 427 primary schools in Kent for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 14% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 21% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St Edward's Catholic Primary School's absence rate?
- St Edward's Catholic Primary School's overall absence rate is 7.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Edward's Catholic Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Edward's Catholic Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.