[EduAtlas](https://eduatlas.org/) › [United Kingdom](https://eduatlas.org/hiring/gb) # St Edmund's Catholic School St Edmund's Catholic School is a state-maintained secondary school in Portsmouth, United Kingdom with 1,157 pupils. As of 10 November 2026 it is advertising 5 vacancies, including Pastoral Support with Psychology – one year paid placement (closes 30 November), Wellbeing Support Officer (Undergraduate in Psychology) 1 yr paid placement (closes 30 November) and Teaching Assistant/EAL Support (closes 24 November). Listed on EduAtlas: the school’s official record and its live vacancies. [5 live vacancies](https://eduatlas.org/#vacancies). - **Head:** Simon Graham, Headteacher - **Type:** State-maintained, Secondary - **Pupils:** 1,157 pupils · 52% girls · 28.3% eligible for free school meals · 47.7% with English as an additional language — DfE school census, 2025/26 - **Special needs:** 130 (11.2%) on SEN support · 31 (2.7%) with an education, health and care plan — DfE, Special educational needs in England, 2025/26 - **Local authority:** Portsmouth - **Location:** Portsmouth, PO1 1RX, United Kingdom - **Telephone:** 02392823766 - **Website:** [saintedmunds.org.uk](http://www.saintedmunds.org.uk/) - **Register number:** URN 116505 ([register entry](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/116505)) ## Vacancies (5) - [Pastoral Support with Psychology – one year paid placement](https://eduatlas.org/jobs/1vlepahcw6n-pastoral-support-with-psychology-one-year-paid-placement) · Salary £26,033 a year · Closes 30 Nov · Full time, temporary · Therapy and specialist support · We are looking for an enthusiastic, energetic, positive person (Undergraduate in Psychology) who has experience (or would like to gain experience of working with young people.) We… - [Wellbeing Support Officer (Undergraduate in Psychology) 1 yr paid placement](https://eduatlas.org/jobs/1m264ylz79a-wellbeing-support-officer-undergraduate-in-psychology-1-yr) · Salary £26,033 a year · Closes 30 Nov · Full time, temporary · Therapy and specialist support · We are looking for an enthusiastic, energetic, positive person (Undergraduate in Psychology) who has experience (or would like to gain experience of working with young people.)… - [Teaching Assistant/EAL Support](https://eduatlas.org/jobs/15qnk3b2f81-teaching-assistant-eal-support) · Salary £26,033 to £27,346 a year · Closes 24 Nov · Full time, part time · Teaching support · We are looking to recruit a Teaching Assistant with experience of working with students who are EAL. The successful candidate will be caring and enthusiastic and will have a… - [Assistant Chaplain](https://eduatlas.org/jobs/1okuyyhryd4-assistant-chaplain) · Salary £27,346 to £29,170 a year · Closes 24 Nov · Full time, part time · Pastoral and welfare · We have a vacancy for an Assistant Chaplain. The Chaplaincy Team, under the leadership of the full-time Chaplain, will work closely with the Headteacher, Senior Management Team… - [Teaching Assistant](https://eduatlas.org/jobs/28xrwkhfutn-teaching-assistant) · Salary £26,033 to £29,170 a year · Closes 24 Nov · Full time, part time · Teaching support · The successful candidate will be caring and enthusiastic and will have a genuine commitment to supporting the academic progress of pupils aged 11-16. The candidate will be part of… ## Exam results | Year | Attainment 8 | Grade 5+ Eng. & maths | | --- | --- | --- | | 2025/26 provisional | 56.0 | 64.0% | | 2024/25 | 58.9 | 70.9% | | 2023/24 | 55.6 | 68.6% | Department for Education performance tables. Attainment 8 is the average score across eight GCSE-level subjects (out of 90). Grade 5+ is the share of pupils with grade 5 or above in both English and maths. Provisional figures can change when the revised tables are published. Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26. ## Staff | Year | Teachers | Pupils per teacher | Leavers | Vacancies | Average pay | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025/26 | 69.8 | 16.6 | – | 0 | £50,027 | | 2024/25 | 66.0 | 17.4 | 3% | 3 | £46,718 | | 2023/24 | 67.6 | 17.0 | 18% | 0 | £41,771 | | 2022/23 | 65.2 | 17.2 | 15% | 0 | £40,553 | | 2021/22 | 65.6 | 16.7 | 13% | 0 | £37,697 | | 2020/21 | 64.4 | 16.5 | 6% | 0 | £38,484 | Department for Education, School Workforce Census. Teachers are full-time equivalent. "Leavers" is the share of teachers who moved to another state school or left state schools by the following November, so the latest year has none yet. Vacancies are posts vacant or filled temporarily on census day in November. Average pay is for all teachers, leaders included. ## Attendance | Year | Sessions missed | Unauthorised | Persistently absent | Severely absent | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025/26 | 3.6% | 0.7% | 6.5% | 0.9% | | 2024/25 | 4.5% | 1.1% | 7.5% | 1.6% | | 2023/24 | 4.8% | 1.1% | 8.8% | 0.9% | | 2022/23 | 5.4% | 1.1% | 12.3% | 0.7% | | 2021/22 | 6.5% | 0.9% | 16.5% | 1.6% | | 2020/21 | 2.9% | 0.3% | 6.3% | 0.3% | Department for Education, pupil absence statistics, autumn and spring terms of each year so years compare. Persistently absent: share of pupils who missed 10% or more of sessions. Severely absent: share who missed half or more. There are no figures for 2019/20 (school closures). ## Hiring history 2 past vacancies seen since May 2026: 2 support. Most often advertised: Assistant Catering Manager, SEN Administrator. Last advertised October 2026. Counted from the job services and school websites EduAtlas reads; a school may also advertise elsewhere. 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