The Martin High School Anstey
Link Road, Anstey, Leicester, LE7 7EB
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- LIONHEART EDUCATIONAL TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Laura Sanchez
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Lionheart Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Mid Leicestershire
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 900
- Pupils on roll
- 781
- URN
- 137828
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01162363291
About this school
The Martin High School Anstey is a secondary academy in Leicester. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 781 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 158 | 168 | 171 |
| Attainment 8 score | 43.3 | 43.9 | 44.6 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.50 -0.72 to -0.27 | -0.62 -0.84 to -0.40 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 41% | 45.8% | 43.9% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 62% | 65.5% | 64.9% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 57% | 67.3% | 59.1% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.1 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How The Martin High School Anstey has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Leicestershire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 43.3 | 37.5 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 43.9 | 37.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 44.6 | 36.9 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 867 |
| 2023/24 | 858 |
| 2024/25 | 843 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Martin High School Anstey compares
The Martin High School Anstey ranked 29th of 43 secondary schools in Leicestershire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 56% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 15% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 44.6 | 8.2% | 16.6% | 781 | — |
| Babington Academy | 38 | 11.2% | 47.9% | 1,339 | 1.8 miles |
| Beaumont Leys School | 45.2 | 8.6% | 32.7% | 1,062 | 2.1 miles |
| English Martyrs' Catholic School, A Voluntary Academy | 54 | 4.3% | 16% | 1,143 | 2.3 miles |
| Brookvale Groby Learning Campus | 49.5 | 7.9% | 13.7% | 1,476 | 2.4 miles |
| The Herewoode Academy | — | — | — | 979 | 2.6 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 16.61%
- English as an additional language
- 4.4%
- Overall absence
- 8.2%
- Persistent absence
- 20.41%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Babington Academy1.8 miles
Secondary · Leicester
-
Beaumont Leys School2.1 miles
Secondary · Leicester
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English Martyrs' Catholic School, A Voluntary Academy2.3 miles
Secondary · Leicester
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Brookvale Groby Learning Campus2.4 miles
Secondary · Leicester
-
The Herewoode Academy2.6 miles
Secondary · Leicester
Other schools in Leicester
The Martin High School Anstey ranks 24th of the 33 ranked secondary schools in Leicester.
- Babington Academy Secondary
- Beauchamp College Secondary
- Beaumont Leys School Secondary
- Bosworth Academy Secondary
- Brockington College Secondary
- Brook Mead Academy Secondary
- Brookvale Groby Learning Campus Secondary
- Castle Mead Academy Secondary
- Crown Hills Community College Secondary
- English Martyrs' Catholic School, A Voluntary Academy Secondary
- Fullhurst Community College Secondary
- Gartree High School Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does The Martin High School Anstey teach?
- The Martin High School Anstey teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Leicester.
- Who is the headteacher of The Martin High School Anstey?
- The headteacher of The Martin High School Anstey is Mrs Laura Sanchez, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was The Martin High School Anstey last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Martin High School Anstey, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is The Martin High School Anstey?
- The Martin High School Anstey has 781 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is The Martin High School Anstey full?
- The Martin High School Anstey has capacity for 900 pupils and 781 on roll (87%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is The Martin High School Anstey a faith school?
- No. The Martin High School Anstey has no designated religious character.
- Is The Martin High School Anstey a selective school?
- No. The Martin High School Anstey is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs The Martin High School Anstey?
- The Martin High School Anstey is part of LIONHEART EDUCATIONAL TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have The Martin High School Anstey's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 43.3 in 2022/23 and 44.6 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does The Martin High School Anstey rank locally?
- The Martin High School Anstey ranked 29th of 43 secondary schools in Leicestershire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 56% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 15% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is The Martin High School Anstey's absence rate?
- The Martin High School Anstey's overall absence rate is 8.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Martin High School Anstey's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Martin High School Anstey's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.