Academy converter · Leicester

English Martyrs' Catholic School, A Voluntary Academy

11–19Ages
1,143Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
Sixth formAges 16–18
146196URN

Anstey Lane, Leicester, LE4 0FJ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodMay 2014

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · May 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.4per place

close to Leicester median (2.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Leicester

449 applications for 185 places · 8th of 21 in Leicester

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

55.4of 90

Leicester 49.6 England 46.0

3rd of 21 in Leicester

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodMay 2014

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · May 2023

Inspection history

5 May 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
13 May 2014
Graded inspection: Good · as English Martyrs Catholic School, URN 120306

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

2.4applications per place, Year 7

close to Leicester median (2.2) 0.2 above England median (2.2)

449 applications · 185 places offered · 244 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.4; Leicester median median 2.2
2025 2.4; Leicester median median 2.1
2024 2.3; Leicester median median 2.1
2023 2.0; Leicester median median 2.0
2022 2.4; Leicester median median 1.7
2021 2.9; Leicester median median 1.7
2020 2.6; Leicester median median 1.9
2019 2.9; Leicester median median 1.9
2018 1.9; Leicester median median 1.7; as the previous school
2017 2.4; Leicester median median 1.6; as the previous school
2016 2.5; Leicester median median 2.2; as the previous school
2015 2.5; Leicester median median 2.1; as the previous school
2014 1.9; Leicester median median 1.9; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Leicester median in 8 of 8 years.

This school
Leicester median

Dashed bars: as English Martyrs Catholic School (URN 120306), the previous school.

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	185	449	2.4	244	1.32
Sep 2025	179	437	2.4	246	1.37
Sep 2024	179	413	2.3	225	1.26
Sep 2023	222	448	2.0	238	1.07
Sep 2022	180	433	2.4	255	1.42
Sep 2021	180	528	2.9	308	1.71
Sep 2020	180	460	2.6	255	1.42
Sep 2019	180	517	2.9	297	1.65
Sep 2018 *	240	448	1.9	263	1.10
Sep 2017 *	181	427	2.4	263	1.45
Sep 2016 *	181	457	2.5	251	1.39
Sep 2015 *	190	475	2.5	279	1.47
Sep 2014 *	176	342	1.9	181	1.03

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

175 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)55.43rd of 21 in Leicester

Leicester 49.6 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths65%2nd of 21 in Leicester

Leicester 47% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths88%

Leicester 67% England 66%

This school
Leicester median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.16

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	175	55.4	65%	88%	–
2024/25	189	54.0	57%	77%	–
2023/24	188	49.7	51%	75%	+0.16
2022/23	232	47.7	37%	66%	−0.02

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

English Martyrs' Catholic School, A Voluntary AcademyThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

2.4applications per place 55.4Attainment 8
Beaumont Leys School
0.5 km · Leicester

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.8applications per place 50.3Attainment 8
Brook Mead Academy
0.8 km · Leicester

Outstanding2024

2.8applications per place 46.6Attainment 8
Babington Academy
1.2 km · Leicester

Good2023

1.3applications per place 36.1Attainment 8
The Herewoode Academy
1.6 km · Leicester

Remains Good2023

1.3applications per place 38.0Attainment 8
Castle Mead Academy
1.8 km · Leicester

Outstanding2023

2.6applications per place 46.3Attainment 8
Fullhurst Community College
3.1 km · Leicester

Good2023

1.4applications per place 39.0Attainment 8
Moat Community College
3.3 km · Leicester

Remains Good2023

1.6applications per place 44.9Attainment 8
Rushey Mead Academy
3.5 km · Leicester

2026

2.3applications per place 56.8Attainment 8

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

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School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 146196 · 856/4721
Trust: St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Multi Academy Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 1,066 pupils · 1,143 on roll
Free school meals: 18.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Opened: 1 September 2018
Replaced: English Martyrs Catholic School (URN 120306)
Address: Anstey Lane, Leicester, LE4 0FJ
Local authority: Leicester

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