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Saint Martin's Catholic Voluntary Academy

Academy converter · Nuneaton · CV13 6BF

Ages 11–16 · 731 pupils · Leicestershire

Ofsted

Improved significantly

Attainment 8

55.9

Overall absence

7.3%

Admissions demand

0.99 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Improved significantly

Inspection date

2025-09-02

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 4 (2023/24)

Progress 8+0.66
−20+2
Attainment 855.9
English & maths grade 5+61%
English & maths grade 4+83%
EBacc entry41%

EBacc APS: 5.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence7.3%
Persistent absence (10%+)18.5%
Unauthorised1.7%
Authorised absence
5.6%
Severe absence (50%+)
2.0%
Enrolments in measure
784

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for secondary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.99 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

134

Places offered

136

1st-preference offers

122

Total preferences (any rank)
326
Preferred offers (top 3)
136
Applications from outside LA
5
Offers to outside-LA applicants
1
Admissions policy (GIAS)
Non-selective

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill97%

731 pupils · 750 places

Pupils on roll
731
Boys / girls
355 / 376
School capacity
750
Capacity fill
731 / 750 (97%)
Free school meals
11.6%
FSM pupils
85
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy converter

Age range

Ages 11–16

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Religious character
Roman Catholic
Diocese
Diocese of Nottingham
Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Academy trust: ST THOMAS AQUINAS CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Academy trust
ST THOMAS AQUINAS CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Headteacher
Clive Wright

Location

Address
Stoke Road
Postcode
CV13 6BF
Town
Nuneaton
Local authority
Leicestershire
District
Hinckley and Bosworth
Constituency
Hinckley and Bosworth
Urban/rural
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed academy converter (secondary), Ages 11–16, in Nuneaton, Leicestershire, 731 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 11.6%. Religious character: Roman Catholic. Diocese: Diocese of Nottingham.

Open schools in Nuneaton
51
Secondary schools in Nuneaton
9
Academies among open schools in Nuneaton
49% (25)
Open schools in CV13
11
Secondary in CV13
2
Open schools in Leicestershire LA
328
Secondary in Leicestershire LA
44

Nearby secondary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

  • Redmoor Academy

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Academy converter · Secondary

    Hinckley · LE10 0EP · Leicestershire

    Ages 11–16

    • Att847.6
    • P80.2
    • EM5+48%
    • Absence8.7%

    1.5 miles away

  • Academy converter · Secondary

    Hinckley · LE10 1LE · Leicestershire

    Ages 11–19

    • Att838.7
    • P8-0.5
    • EM5+34%
    • Absence10.9%

    2.7 miles away

  • Heath Lane Academy

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Academy converter · Secondary

    Leicester · LE9 7PD · Leicestershire

    Ages 11–16

    • Att835.3
    • P8-0.6
    • EM5+30%
    • Absence10.9%

    2.8 miles away

  • Free schools · Secondary

    Nuneaton · CV11 6YN · Warwickshire

    Ages 11–16

    • FSM18.8%

    2.9 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Clive Wright
Telephone
01455212386

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