English Martyrs' Catholic School, A Voluntary Academy
Anstey Lane, Leicester, LE4 0FJ
1,143 pupils · 107% of 1,066 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- ST THOMAS AQUINAS CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Leicester
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 18%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 5 May 2023, published 29 June 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 54 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 57.1% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 77.2% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 35.4% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Oversubscribed — 1.32 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 185 | 244 | 449 | 185 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 179 | 246 | 437 | 179 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 179 | 225 | 413 | 179 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 222 | 238 | 448 | 222 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 180 | 255 | 433 | 180 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 180 | 308 | 528 | 180 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 180 | 255 | 460 | 180 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 180 | 297 | 517 | 180 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Beaumont Leys School 0.5 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Brook Mead Academy 0.8 km · Outstanding (2024) · previous system
- Babington Academy 1.2 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- The Herewoode Academy 1.6 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Castle Mead Academy 1.8 km · Outstanding (2023) · previous system
- Fullhurst Community College 3.1 km · Good (2023) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.