Saint Martin's Catholic Voluntary Academy

Saint Martin’s Catholic Voluntary Academy shows evidence of significant improvement since its previous inspection. The school operates with high expectations for all pupils, fostering a supportive environment where students thrive academically and socially. With an exceptional curriculum that prioritizes both education and personal development, pupils benefit from a wide range of opportunities, preparing them well for future endeavors. The school is part of a broader multi-academy trust, enhancing its resources and leadership capabilities. Parents express high satisfaction with the school's commitment to their children’s growth and well-being.

Strengths

• High expectations for all pupils
• Supportive and nurturing learning environment
• Excellent standards in education
• Ambitious and well-designed curriculum
• Strong support for pupils with SEND
• Effective reading strategies and early interventions
• Broad personal development curriculum
• Exceptional range of extracurricular activities
• Exemplary pupil behavior and motivation
• Collaborative leadership and high-quality staff training

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 Saint Martin's Catholic Voluntary Academy attended 93.5% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 14.6% 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, 5.1% of pupils at Saint Martin's Catholic Voluntary Academy were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). One pupil was 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 Saint Martin's Catholic Voluntary Academy had 18.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 6.1% 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, 15.9% of pupils at Saint Martin's Catholic Voluntary Academy were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 3.1% 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 Saint Martin's Catholic Voluntary Academy received £7,793 and spent £8,304 for each of its 752 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £880,000 (-£1,170 per pupil).

Across all 23 schools of St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Multi Academy Trust, income was £7,145 and spending £7,245 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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All schools in Nuneaton · Leicestershire local authority: places and applications

Saint Martin's Catholic Voluntary Academy is part of St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Multi Academy Trust, which runs 23 schools. The nearest others:

• Saint Peter's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Hinckley
• Saint Peters Catholic Voluntary Academy
• St Charles Catholic Primary Voluntary Academy Swadlincote
• Saint Clare's Primary School A Catholic Voluntary Academy, Coalville, Leicestershire Coalville
• Christ the King Catholic Voluntary Academy Leicester
• Holy Cross Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy Leicester
• English Martyrs' Catholic School, A Voluntary Academy Leicester
• Holy Cross School A Catholic Voluntary Academy Coalville
• St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy Leicester
• Saint John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy, Wigston, Leicestershire Wigston

What is Saint Martin's Catholic Voluntary Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Saint Martin's Catholic Voluntary Academy is Good, from an inspection in September 2025.

When was Saint Martin's Catholic Voluntary Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Saint Martin's Catholic Voluntary Academy was last inspected in September 2025.

How many pupils does Saint Martin's Catholic Voluntary Academy have?

Saint Martin's Catholic Voluntary Academy has 731 pupils on roll.

What age range does Saint Martin's Catholic Voluntary Academy cover?

Saint Martin's Catholic Voluntary Academy for pupils aged 11 to 16.

What are Saint Martin's Catholic Voluntary Academy's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 56.8, and 67% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is Saint Martin's Catholic Voluntary Academy?

Saint Martin's Catholic Voluntary Academy is at Stoke Road, Nuneaton, CV13 6BF.