Academy converter · Leicestershire

The Martin High School Anstey

11–16Ages
781Pupils
SecondaryPhase
137828URN

Link Road, Anstey, Leicester, LE7 7EB · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Apr 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.8per place

0.5 below Leicestershire median (2.3)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Leicestershire

313 applications for 175 places · 38th of 43 in Leicestershire

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

47.3of 90

Leicestershire 46.7 England 46.0

20th of 43 in Leicestershire

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 16 April 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.8applications per place, Year 7

0.5 below Leicestershire median (2.3) 0.4 below England median (2.2)

313 applications · 175 places offered · 157 named it first

2026 1.8; Leicestershire median median 2.3
2025 2.1; Leicestershire median median 2.3
2024 1.7; Leicestershire median median 2.2
2023 1.7; Leicestershire median median 2.1
2022 1.6; Leicestershire median median 1.8
2021 1.6; Leicestershire median median 1.7
2020 1.7; Leicestershire median median 1.8
2019 1.3; Leicestershire median median 1.6
2018 1.4; Leicestershire median median 1.6
2017 1.5; Leicestershire median median 1.6
2016 1.6; Leicestershire median median 1.6
2015 1.5; Leicestershire median median 1.5
2014 1.4; Leicestershire median median 1.4

This school
Leicestershire median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	175	313	1.8	157	0.90
Sep 2025	129	266	2.1	108	0.84
Sep 2024	169	283	1.7	134	0.79
Sep 2023	176	294	1.7	161	0.91
Sep 2022	178	281	1.6	138	0.78
Sep 2021	177	286	1.6	161	0.91
Sep 2020	174	295	1.7	164	0.94
Sep 2019	172	231	1.3	145	0.84
Sep 2018	144	202	1.4	127	0.88
Sep 2017	131	197	1.5	97	0.74
Sep 2016	146	227	1.6	135	0.92
Sep 2015	151	226	1.5	145	0.96
Sep 2014	160	230	1.4	176	1.10

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

169 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)47.320th of 43 in Leicestershire

Leicestershire 46.7 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths46%23rd of 43 in Leicestershire

Leicestershire 46% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths58%

Leicestershire 66% England 66%

This school
Leicestershire median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.62

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	169	47.3	46%	58%	–
2024/25	171	44.6	44%	65%	–
2023/24	168	43.9	46%	66%	−0.62
2022/23	158	43.3	41%	62%	−0.50

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

The Martin High School AnsteyThis school
This school

Good2024

1.8applications per place 47.3Attainment 8
Babington Academy
2.9 km · Leicester

Good2023

1.3applications per place 36.1Attainment 8
Beaumont Leys School
3.3 km · Leicester

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.8applications per place 50.3Attainment 8
English Martyrs' Catholic School, A Voluntary Academy
3.8 km · Leicester

Remains Good2023

2.4applications per place 55.4Attainment 8
Brookvale Groby Learning Campus
3.9 km · Leicestershire

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.0applications per place 48.9Attainment 8
The Herewoode Academy
4.1 km · Leicester

Remains Good2023

1.3applications per place 38.0Attainment 8
Brook Mead Academy
4.5 km · Leicester

Outstanding2024

2.8applications per place 46.6Attainment 8
The Cedars Academy
4.7 km · Leicestershire

Remains Good2023

2.3applications per place 45.4Attainment 8
Castle Mead Academy
5.6 km · Leicester

Outstanding2023

2.6applications per place 46.3Attainment 8

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 137828 · 855/4032
Trust: Lionheart Educational Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 900 pupils · 781 on roll
Free school meals: 17.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 February 2012
Replaced: The Martin High School Anstey (URN 120255)
Address: Link Road, Anstey, Leicester, LE7 7EB
Local authority: Leicestershire · Charnwood

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources