Gymnastics champions of the West Midlands!

27th January 2026Lisa Day

Sunday marked an outstanding achievement for St Edmund’s gymnastics as seven of our talented students travelled to Stoke-on-Trent to compete in the West Midlands Gymnastics Competition. They returned not only with an impressive collection of medals, but proudly crowned as Overall Regional Champions.

Throughout the competition, our gymnasts demonstrated exceptional composure and skill. Every routine showcased precision and confidence, with polished performances across both floor and vault disciplines. Their success is the result of dedication, perseverance, and countless hours of training—often staying late after school to refine routines, perfect transitions, and support one another as a team.

We are delighted to congratulate the following students on their achievements:

  • Daisy Winwood – U19 Overall West Midlands Individual Floor & Vault Champion

  • Megan Grove – U19 Overall West Midlands Individual Silver Medallist (Floor & Vault)

  • CD, Sophie Grove, Mahdi Asaney, Emmanuel Ejeagwu and Morgan Hamilton – U16 Mixed West Midlands Floor & Vault** – U16 Mixed Milano Team Champions

Congratulations to our magnificent seven—you have made the entire St Edmund’s community incredibly proud.

We would also like to extend our sincere thanks to Mrs Grove for accompanying the team and supporting them throughout the competition.

The Floor & Vault team and the Milano team will now go on to represent the West Midlands at the National School Championships later this year. We wish them every success.

Matt Sen Inspires Year 9: Turning Struggle into Success

19th November 2025Rachael Stokes

On Tuesday 11th November, St Edmund’s was privileged to welcome Matt Sen,a former professional boxer turned motivational speaker, who delivered an inspiring talk to our Year 9 students about the power of resilience and determination in overcoming life’s challenges.

Drawing on his own experiences from the boxing ring and beyond, Matt spoke passionately about how success often grows from struggle. His message — titled “The Struggle in Succeed” — encouraged students to reflect on how setbacks and challenges can be powerful opportunities for growth.

Students listened intently as Matt shared powerful insights and practical wisdom, including:

“You have two ears and one mouth — that’s why you should listen twice as much as you talk.”

and

“You can’t change the start of your book, but you can control the ending.”

These words resonated deeply with the audience, sparking thoughtful questions and lively discussion. Many students commented afterwards on how Matt’s story motivated them to stay focused, work hard, and take ownership of their futures.

Matt’s visit reminded us all that success isn’t about avoiding failure — it’s about learning, adapting, and never giving up. His honesty and energy made a lasting impression on everyone present, and we’re grateful to have hosted such an inspiring guest at St Edmund’s.

Year 11 Sporting Success

7th November 2024Rowan Ridley

 

Congratulations to Year 11 student Megan Grove for her impressive performance at the English Schools Race Walking Competition!

Megan took on the challenging 3KM course, completing it in an impressive 20 minutes and 23 seconds. She placed 4th overall, a fantastic achievement against top students from across the country.

We’re incredibly proud of her hard work and dedication. Well done, Megan!

U15’s Indoor Cricket Success

18th April 2023Mrs D Curtis

The U15’s girls indoor cricket team represented St Edmund’s in the Staffordshire Cricket Tournament recently at Aldersley Leisure Village.

The girls progressed really well and their last league game against OLSC was tense! Some great batting at the very end gave us a win 95 runs to 94. This placed the team into joint 3rd place in the pool so narrowly missing out on the semi finals.

Well done to all players Autumn, Ellie, Megan, Karyce, Victory, Remaiya, Emily, Gabriella and Sharnell. You really improved your skills and understanding.

Basketball Success

14th January 2022Mrs D Curtis
On Friday 7th January the Year 8 Basketball Team and the Senior Basketball Team played their league games versus the Kings School.
Both teams won their games convincingly and represented the academy with great talent and enthusiasm. The Year 8 Team, Elliott Igbinoba, Tino Makombe, David Ojeli, Filip Paczsowski, Kobi Chinedu, Eric Okeke and Moses Peter, won 27 – 16.
The Senior Team, Lukas Lopetaitis, Kurt Aco, Kurt Capuno, Adriel Sarmiento and Victor Ojeli won the match 42 – 26.
The next game for both teams is on Thursday 20th January against WGS (away).
Mr Selvey, Head of year 9 and Teacher of PE, was very impressed with the performance of both teams.

Year 8 Eating Out in French Style

4th November 2019Miss A Kane

   

On Friday 11th October twenty Year 8 students went to Olive Grove Pub in Hednesford and had a French restaurant experience ran by JLH Languages. Students spoke only in French for the duration of the three course meal and had to order all of their food and drink in French. Students also had puzzles to solve and games to play whilst there.

Everyone ordered and ate a three course meal, set at a traditional dining table. Some of the food included soup as starter, roast chicken or vegetable lasagne for the main course and a warm french crepe or creme caramel as dessert.

All students had a wonderful time and enjoyed practising their French in a real life situation. Marcel Tombura said “I enjoyed the trip, it was a very exciting opportunity. Overall it was fun, educational and tasty.”

 

Clerical Assistant Vacancy

10th July 2018Mrs D Curtis

We are seeking to appoint a Clerical Assistant to provide a clerking service and support for the Clerk to the Board of Directors and Local Academy Committees.

You will support to ensure meetings are properly arranged, efficiently functioned and appropriately minuted.  Support will also be provided to secure the continuity of business.

We are looking for a person who:

  • Has experience of shorthand, or equivalent speed taking accurate minutes and keyboard skills (RSA/OCR Level 2 minimum). Proficient user of Microsoft Office/Email.
  • Has the ability to remain impartial and to be self-motivated.
  • Has good interpersonal and communication skills, including tact and diplomacy; a high degree of confidentiality and discretion; a good command of English, spelling, and grammar and attention to detail.

For more information please see our vacancies page:

http://www.stedmundscloud.co.uk/jobs/clerical-assistant-clerk-support-2/

 

Bishop Cleary Catholic Multi Academy Company

Your place of work will be at: The registered office, c/o St. Edmund’s Catholic Academy

Required – September 2018

Clerical Assistant – Clerk Support

 MAC BAND C -£16,491-17,772 (pro rata)

 Ref -MAC001

15 hours per week – flexible, Term Time only

(Additional hours as necessary, including evenings when minute taking).

We are seeking to appoint a Clerical Assistant to provide a clerking service and support for the Clerk to the Board of Directors and Local Academy Committees.

You will support to ensure meetings are properly arranged, efficiently functioned and appropriately minuted.  Support will also be provided to secure the continuity of business.

We are looking for a person who:

  • Has experience of shorthand, or equivalent speed taking accurate minutes and keyboard skills (RSA/OCR Level 2 minimum). Proficient user of Microsoft Office/Email.
  • Has the ability to remain impartial and to be self-motivated.
  • Has good interpersonal and communication skills, including tact and diplomacy; a high degree of confidentiality and discretion; a good command of English, spelling, and grammar and attention to detail.

Duties will include:

  • Attending a minimum of three evening meetings per half term.
  • Transcribing notes into accurate draft minutes, typing documents, general correspondence and distribution.
  • Photocopying and scanning documents, filing/maintaining filing systems and chasing up information via telephone and email.
  • Checking and entering data, updating and maintaining databases.

This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. A full Driving Licence and access to a vehicle is essential.

Project Officer Vacancy

10th July 2018Mrs D Curtis

This is an exciting time for Catholic educational professionals in Wolverhampton.  A project is now underway to bring together Wolverhampton’s two Catholic Multi Academy Companies and a primary school with the aim of improving school outcomes, increasing collaboration, and gaining efficiencies.

Please see our vacancies page for more information:

http://www.stedmundscloud.co.uk/jobs/project-officer/

 

Closing Date 13/07/2018 12:00
Interview Date 18/07/2018
Project Officer

£21,268-£23,398 

Ref: MAC001

Required September 2018

(Fixed Term for 12 months to August 2019)

This is an exciting time for Catholic educational professionals in Wolverhampton.  A project is now underway to bring together Wolverhampton’s two Catholic Multi Academy Companies and a primary school with the aim of improving school outcomes, increasing collaboration, and gaining efficiencies.

We have an opportunity for a Project Officer. You will provide support to ensure timely completion of our due diligence project and support for all parties in the creation of a new Multi Academy Company.   The culmination of this project will result in a detailed dossier of findings being ready to submit to board for consideration.

Working under the guidance and supervision of the Business Directors, you will play a crucial role sourcing and collating documentation: financial, statutory, regulatory, employment information etc. ensuring the programme runs to time.

Previous experience of working in an environment during a business merger/growth, or a large-scale project would be an advantage, together with excellent interpersonal skills to liaise with colleagues at all levels in the company. We are seeking a self-motivated, organised, enthusiastic and dedicated individual who has an eye for detail, high standards of professionalism and plenty of common sense to join our team.  You must have the ability to travel for multi-site working.

City Schools Gymnastics Championships 2018

23rd March 2018Mrs D Curtis

On Monday 19 March twenty-five students competed in the City Schools Gymnastics held here at St. Edmund’s. There were a great number of gymnasts, both boys and girls, from eleven schools across the City and the standard of the performance were impressive.

St. Edmund’s gymnasts performed very well indeed, all their commitment and hard work training after school certainly paid off. We received numerous medals throughout the different sections of the competition and came a very respectable 3rd position overall, only 0.9 off first place! This has enabled us to represent Wolverhampton in the Black Country Gymnastics Championships in June.

Medal winners were:-

Beginners section

Martha Cooke – 3rd place on vault and 4th overall

Ben Wilkinson – 2nd on vault and 2nd overall

Ben Jones – 1st on vault, 1st on floor and overall CITY CHAMPION

Aaron Dodd-Matthews – 5th overall

Novice Section

Lysia Bayley – 2nd on vault, 2nd on floor and overall CITY CHAMPION

Amelia Beet – 1st on floor, and second overall

Natalie Bott – 3rd on vault

Maja Ura – 3rd floor

3rd position team – Lysia Bayley, Amelia Beet, Josh Dodd-Matthews, Maja Ura & Natalie Bott