English Martyrs' Catholic School, A Voluntary Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good May 5 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 19 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Leicester
- Unique reference
- 146196
- Address
- Anstey Lane, LE4 0FJ
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1148 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.3%
- Girls
- 51.7%
- First language not English
- 60.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 14.5%
- Persistent absence
- 15.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 10.5%
Other White 21.7%
Indian 18.4%
White British 15.2%
African 15.1%
Mixed 9.3%
Other Black 7.5%
Other Asian 6.7%
Unclassified 2.1%
Other 1.7%
Caribbean 1.2%
Irish 0.4%
Pakistani 0.3%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Chinese 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.02
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.14
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 31%
Local authority average 38%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 37%
Local authority average 42%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 47.7
Local authority average 45.1
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.19
Local authority average 3.96
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
---|---|---|
Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 32 |
Dance: General | Technical Award | 21 |
Multimedia | Technical Award | 26 |
Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 17 |
Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 9 |
Biology | GCSE | 66 |
Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 58 |
Chemistry | GCSE | 66 |
Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 22 |
Design & Technology | GCSE | 17 |
Admissions
English Martyrs' Catholic School, A Voluntary Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 179
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 225
- 2nd preference
- 95
- 3rd preference
- 72
- From another Local Authority
- 39
Offers
- 1st preference
- 173
- 2nd preference
- 4
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 17
Class sizes
Class type | Class size |
---|---|
Average size of one-teacher classes | 20.6 |
Cohort sizes
Class type | Total Boys Girls |
---|---|
Year 7 | 224 121 103 |
Year 8 | 181 86 95 |
Year 9 | 179 95 84 |
Year 10 | 185 90 95 |
Year 11 | 188 89 99 |
Year 12 | 121 46 75 |
Year 13 | 70 27 43 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
---|---|
Staying in education | 95.0% 86.1% 85.6% |
Further education | 26.0% 26.3% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 41.0% 18.6% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 28.0% 40.9% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.3% 0.5% |
Entering employment | 2.0% 3.2% 4.1% |
Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 1.2% 3.2% |
Not in education or employment | 1.0% 8.0% 5.9% |
Destination unknown | 1.0% 1.5% 1.2% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
---|---|
Degrees | 85.0% 68.7% 65.5% |
Top third higher education institutions | 26.0% 14.3% 23.8% |
Other study at level 4 or 5 | 1.0% 2.2% 2.5% |
Higher apprenticeships | 1.0% 1.8% 2.2% |