English Martyrs' Catholic School, A Voluntary Academy

State-Funded School

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East MidlandsRegion

LeicesterLocal Authority

Leicester WestConstituency

LE4 0FJPostcode

8.2

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

English Martyrs' Catholic School, A Voluntary Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–19, located in Leicester, East Midlands.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,143 pupils. English Martyrs' Catholic School, A Voluntary Academy is part of ST THOMAS AQUINAS CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 54
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 57.1%
EBacc average point score: 4.84

Ethnicity

White

36%

Asian

27%

Black

24%

Mixed

10%

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

1,143

Total Pupils

50%Boys

50%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

17%

England average

27%

First language not English

58%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 19
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 1,143
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: ST THOMAS AQUINAS CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 5 May 2023. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
9 Jun 2014	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.