Saint Martin's Catholic Voluntary Academy
Stoke Road, Nuneaton, CV13 6BF
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- ST THOMAS AQUINAS CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Principal
- Clive Wright
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Diocese
- Diocese of Nottingham
- Constituency
- Hinckley and Bosworth
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 750
- Pupils on roll
- 731
- URN
- 138290
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01455212386
About this school
Saint Martin's Catholic Voluntary Academy is a Roman Catholic secondary academy in Nuneaton. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 731 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
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 11 June 2025, where inspectors found the school has improved significantly. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 137 | 163 | 155 |
| Attainment 8 score | 55.1 | 55.9 | 54.3 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.54 +0.30 to +0.77 | +0.66 +0.44 to +0.88 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 56% | 61.3% | 62.6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 85% | 83.4% | 79.4% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 45% | 41.1% | 61.9% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.8 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
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 Saint Martin's Catholic Voluntary Academy 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 | 55.1 | 37.5 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 55.9 | 37.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 54.3 | 36.9 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 775 |
| 2023/24 | 775 |
| 2024/25 | 749 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Saint Martin's Catholic Voluntary Academy compares
Saint Martin's Catholic Voluntary Academy ranked 5th of 43 secondary schools in Leicestershire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 86% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 30% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 54.3 | 6.5% | 11.4% | 731 | — |
| Redmoor Academy | 47.9 | 7.6% | 22.4% | 990 | 1.5 miles |
| The Hinckley School | 43.8 | 9.9% | 22.7% | 1,080 | 2.7 miles |
| Heath Lane Academy | 40 | 10.5% | 32.1% | 644 | 2.8 miles |
| Higham Lane North Academy | — | — | — | 154 | 2.9 miles |
| Hastings High School | 48.5 | 7.2% | 14.2% | 890 | 3.1 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)
- 11.35%
- English as an additional language
- 7.2%
- Overall absence
- 6.51%
- Persistent absence
- 14.64%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Redmoor Academy1.5 miles
Secondary · Hinckley
-
The Hinckley School2.7 miles
Secondary · Hinckley
-
Heath Lane Academy2.8 miles
Secondary · Leicester
-
Higham Lane North Academy2.9 miles
Secondary · Nuneaton
-
Hastings High School3.1 miles
Secondary · Hinckley
Other schools in Nuneaton
Saint Martin's Catholic Voluntary Academy ranks 2nd of the 8 ranked secondary schools in Nuneaton.
- Etone College Secondary
- George Eliot Academy Secondary
- Hartshill Academy Secondary
- Higham Lane North Academy Secondary
- Higham Lane School Secondary
- Nuneaton Academy Secondary
- St Thomas More Catholic Academy and Sixth Form College Secondary
- The Market Bosworth School Secondary
- Stockingford Maintained Nursery School Nursery
- Abbey CofE Infant School Primary
- All Saints CofE Primary School and Nursery, Nuneaton Primary
- Barlestone Church of England Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Saint Martin's Catholic Voluntary Academy teach?
- Saint Martin's Catholic Voluntary Academy teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Nuneaton.
- Who is the principal of Saint Martin's Catholic Voluntary Academy?
- The principal of Saint Martin's Catholic Voluntary Academy is Clive Wright, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Saint Martin's Catholic Voluntary Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Saint Martin's Catholic Voluntary Academy, 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 Saint Martin's Catholic Voluntary Academy?
- Saint Martin's Catholic Voluntary Academy has 731 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Saint Martin's Catholic Voluntary Academy full?
- Saint Martin's Catholic Voluntary Academy has capacity for 750 pupils and 731 on roll (97%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Saint Martin's Catholic Voluntary Academy a faith school?
- Yes. Saint Martin's Catholic Voluntary Academy is designated Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of Nottingham.
- Is Saint Martin's Catholic Voluntary Academy a selective school?
- No. Saint Martin's Catholic Voluntary Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Saint Martin's Catholic Voluntary Academy?
- Saint Martin's Catholic Voluntary Academy is part of ST THOMAS AQUINAS CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Saint Martin's Catholic Voluntary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 55.1 in 2022/23 and 54.3 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Saint Martin's Catholic Voluntary Academy rank locally?
- Saint Martin's Catholic Voluntary Academy ranked 5th of 43 secondary schools in Leicestershire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 86% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 30% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Saint Martin's Catholic Voluntary Academy's absence rate?
- Saint Martin's Catholic Voluntary Academy's overall absence rate is 6.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Saint Martin's Catholic Voluntary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Saint Martin's Catholic Voluntary Academy'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.