English Martyrs' Catholic School, A Voluntary Academy
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–19 · Leicester
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Not published
From Leicester City Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2023–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
English Martyrs' Catholic School, A Voluntary Academy is a secondary school in Leicester for ages 11–19 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 5 May 2023. Leicester has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2023 to 2026 entry.
English Martyrs' Catholic School, A Voluntary Academy catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | Not published |
| Year 7 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Year 7 in 2026 had 244 first-choice applications for 185 offers; 179 offers went to first-choice families and 65 first-choice families (27%) were not offered a place.
- 53 of the 449 Year 7 applications in 2026 (12%) came from families living outside Leicester, and 23 offers went to them.
- In 2024/25, 57% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), and the Attainment 8 score was 54 (England 46).
- That GCSE English and maths figure for 2024/25 was the highest of 7 schools: this one and the 6 of the 8 nearest secondary schools in Leicester that have results.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Leicester schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Anstey Lane, Leicester, LE4 0FJ
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–19
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Leicester
- Pupils on roll
- 1,143 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 16.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 5 May 2023
Strengths
- “This is a school where leaders and staff want the best for their pupils.”
- “It is a genuine community, with a caring ethos.”
- “The values of the school are woven through every aspect of the life of the school.”
To improve
- “Sometimes, aspects of the curriculum are not as demanding as they could be for the most able.”
- “However, in some lessons, there are insufficient checks on the quality of pupils’ written work.”
- “In those subjects, pupils’ spelling errors are prevalent, including important subject-based words.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 30 June 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 57% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 54 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | C | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 244 first-preference applications, 185 offers in total, 179 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Leicester.
- Beaumont Leys School 0.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Brook Mead Academy 0.5 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Babington Academy 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- The Herewoode Academy 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Castle Mead Academy 1.1 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Fullhurst Community College 1.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Moat Community College 2.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Rushey Mead Academy 2.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published