The Douay Martyrs Catholic School

The Douay Martyrs Catholic School continues to perform well, maintaining its status as a good school. The environment is one where pupils feel safe and happy, with a strong emphasis on mental health and well-being. The school has high aspirations for its pupils and provides a broad curriculum that facilitates effective learning and prepares pupils well for their futures. Sixth form students are particularly noted for their commitment to their studies and their role as positive role models for younger pupils. Overall, the inspection found a nurturing atmosphere where pupils thrive academically and personally.

Strengths

• Strong emphasis on mental health and well-being of pupils.
• Ambitious and well-sequenced curriculum supports effective learning.
• High standards of attainment for pupils, particularly at Year 11.
• Pupils, including those with SEND, attain highly and can access the curriculum.
• Dedicated sixth form students create positive role models and run activities for younger students.
• Well-planned personal development and a variety of extracurricular activities.

Areas for Improvement

• Some teaching explanations are unclear, causing gaps in pupils' knowledge.
• Work set for pupils does not always support their learning effectively.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at The Douay Martyrs Catholic School attended 93.4% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 15.7% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 3.1% of pupils at The Douay Martyrs Catholic School were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 The Douay Martyrs Catholic School had 15.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 13.0% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 9.7% of pupils at The Douay Martyrs Catholic School were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 1.1% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 The Douay Martyrs Catholic School received £8,472 and spent £8,264 for each of its 1,437 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £1,325,000 (£922 per pupil).

Across all 13 schools of The Diocese of Westminster Academy Trust, income was £7,471 and spending £7,253 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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The Douay Martyrs Catholic School is part of The Diocese of Westminster Academy Trust, which runs 15 schools. The nearest others:

• St Bernadette Catholic Primary School Uxbridge
• St Mark's Catholic School Hounslow
• Saint Claudine's Catholic School for Girls London
• St Catherine of Siena Catholic Primary School Watford
• Saint Michael's Catholic High School Watford
• Nicholas Breakspear Catholic School St Albans
• The Holy Family Catholic Primary School Welwyn Garden City
• St Margaret Clitherow Roman Catholic Primary School Stevenage
• Saint Vincent de Paul Catholic Primary School Stevenage
• The Saint John Henry Newman Catholic School Stevenage

What is The Douay Martyrs Catholic School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for The Douay Martyrs Catholic School is Good, from an inspection in June 2024.

When was The Douay Martyrs Catholic School last inspected by Ofsted?

The Douay Martyrs Catholic School was last inspected in June 2024.

How many pupils does The Douay Martyrs Catholic School have?

The Douay Martyrs Catholic School has 1,398 pupils on roll.

What age range does The Douay Martyrs Catholic School cover?

The Douay Martyrs Catholic School for pupils aged 11 to 18.

What are The Douay Martyrs Catholic School's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 55.0, and 57% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is The Douay Martyrs Catholic School?

The Douay Martyrs Catholic School is at Edinburgh Drive, Ickenham, Uxbridge, Middlesex, UB10 8QY.