Saint Martin's Catholic Voluntary Academy

About Saint Martin's Catholic Voluntary Academy

Saint Martin's Catholic Voluntary Academy sits within Leicestershire local authority, a secondary school for pupils aged 11 to 16 in the borough of Hinckley and Bosworth. It ranks second among eight schools of its type in the borough, placing it in the top 25 per cent locally. Its closest academic peers, based on Progress 8 scores, are The Market Bosworth School and Manor High School, both of which also serve the same area. The school is Roman Catholic in character and is led by headteacher Clive Wright. It is heavily oversubscribed: for the 2025/26 intake, there were 335 applications for 136 places, with 126 offers going to first-preference families. That works out at roughly 2.5 applicants per place, a clear sign of its popularity among local families. The school is almost at full capacity with 749 pupils on roll against a stated capacity of 750.

Academically, Saint Martin's performs well above the national average. Its Progress 8 score of 0.66 is rated 'well above average', meaning pupils here make significantly more progress than pupils with similar starting points nationally. That score is also well ahead of the Leicestershire local authority average of -0.1. In the East Midlands region, it ranks 15th out of 273 schools, and nationally it sits in the top 10 per cent. Attainment 8 stands at 55.9, and 83.4 per cent of pupils achieved a grade 4 or above in English and maths. The EBacc average point score is 4.96, with 41.1 per cent of pupils entering the EBacc combination of subjects. In its most recent Ofsted inspection, carried out in June 2025, the school retained its Good rating, with leadership and management also judged Good. The ungraded inspection noted that the school had improved significantly since its previous graded inspection in 2019.

The school offers a solid range of facilities including science labs, a sports hall, tennis courts, music rooms, a chapel, and a sixth form centre, though it does not have its own sixth form. Clubs include the Duke of Edinburgh's Award, coding, drama, choir, and gardening, while sports on offer range from rugby and hockey to rowing and martial arts. SEND provision covers a wide spectrum, including support for autistic spectrum disorder, speech and language needs, and social, emotional and mental health difficulties. Parent View responses from 121 families between September 2024 and September 2025 show strong satisfaction: 80 per cent would recommend the school, and 78 per cent of respondents strongly agreed or agreed that their child is happy. The school suits families who value strong academic progress within a Catholic framework and who are comfortable with a highly oversubscribed admissions process.

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