English Martyrs Catholic School and Sixth Form College
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- School rating
- Requires improvement Jan 7 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Hartlepool
- Unique reference
- 140867
- Address
- Catcote Road, TS25 4HA
- Website
- https://ems.bhcet.org.uk/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1472 (83% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.3%
- Girls
- 50.7%
- First language not English
- 6.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 32.3%
- Persistent absence
- 26.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 12.5%
White British 87%
Other White 2.9%
Other Asian 2.9%
Mixed 2%
African 1.5%
Pakistani 0.8%
Other 0.7%
Bangladeshi 0.5%
Chinese 0.5%
Indian 0.4%
Other Black 0.3%
Irish 0.1%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Unclassified 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 35%
Local authority average 30%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 34%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 41.2
Local authority average 42.4
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.51
Local authority average 3.66
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 16 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 2 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 33 |
| Biology | GCSE | 27 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 81 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 26 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 35 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 69 |
Admissions
English Martyrs Catholic School and Sixth Form College
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 249
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 229
- 2nd preference
- 214
- 3rd preference
- 125
- From another Local Authority
- 4
Offers
- 1st preference
- 225
- 2nd preference
- 21
- 3rd preference
- 3
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 262 134 128 |
| Year 8 | 259 136 123 |
| Year 9 | 267 120 147 |
| Year 10 | 260 132 128 |
| Year 11 | 266 145 121 |
| Year 12 | 87 39 48 |
| Year 13 | 71 19 52 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 88.0% 86.3% 85.5% |
Further education | 60.0% 78.4% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 28.0% 7.4% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | SP 0.4% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.1% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 1.4% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 5.0% 3.3% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 6.0% 6.8% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | SP 2.3% 3.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 72.0% 33.5% 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 22.0% 6.7% 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 1.0% 15.9% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 0.0% 1.5% 2.4% |