St Edmund's College
Other independent school · Mixed · Hertfordshire
Old Hall Green, Ware, SG11 1DS
47
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
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No graded inspection
Application demand
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No council data
Attendance
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No data
At a glance
Pupils on roll
684
Capacity used
Has space74%
925 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Details
- Type
- Other independent school
- Age range
- 2–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- Headteacher
- Matthew Mostyn
- Address
- Old Hall Green, Ware, SG11 1DS
- Phone
- 01920821504
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Ward / constituency
- Braughing & Standon · North East Hertfordshire
- Area
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 117633
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | — | — | — |
| English as additional language | — | — | — |
| SEN support | 13% | — | — |
684 pupils · 925 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
No state-school Ofsted inspection on record (independent schools are often inspected by ISI).
View all Ofsted reportsGCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 33.0 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | — | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 0% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 0% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 2.59 | — | — |
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 34.51 | — | — |
Average grade: C+ (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 35.5 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 1% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 1% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 0% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 2.74 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 103 | — |
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 40.16 | 35 |
| Average grade | B | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 23.5% | 17% |
| A-level students | 65 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Religious Studies | 94 | 47% | 82% | 88% | |
| Business | 74 | 32% | 74% | 88% | |
| Combined Science | 63 | 24% | 65% | 92% | |
| Geography | 46 | 52% | 78% | 91% | |
| Physical Education | 41 | 29% | 78% | 85% | |
| Biology | 40 | 88% | 100% | 100% | |
| Physics | 40 | 98% | 100% | 100% | |
| Chemistry | 40 | 83% | 100% | 100% | |
| Drama | 27 | 56% | 96% | 100% | |
| Computer Science | 16 | 63% | 94% | 94% | |
| Art and Design | 15 | 47% | 87% | 93% | |
| Design & Technology | 14 | 50% | 100% | 100% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 23 | 22% | 39% | 78% | |
| Business Studies | 18 | 0% | 17% | 56% | |
| Psychology | 14 | 0% | 14% | 50% | |
| Biology | 13 | 0% | 31% | 54% | |
| Geography | 13 | 8% | 38% | 77% | |
| Physics | 12 | 17% | 42% | 50% | |
| Economics | 12 | 17% | 75% | 83% | |
| History | 10 | 10% | 50% | 100% | |
| Chemistry | 10 | 0% | 20% | 60% | |
| Media / Film / TV Studies | 9 | 0% | 11% | 56% | |
| Government and Politics | 7 | 14% | 43% | 71% | |
| Art and Design | 6 | 33% | 67% | 100% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #160 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 11181: St Edmund's College
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | 6 |
| Offers | ≤5 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | ≤5 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.