English Martyrs' Catholic Voluntary Academy
Willow Crescent, Oakham, LE15 6EH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- ST THOMAS AQUINAS CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Head of School
- Mrs Joanna Rutledge
- Diocese
- Diocese of Nottingham
- Constituency
- Rutland and Stamford
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 150
- Pupils on roll
- 152
- URN
- 139611
- Local authority
- Rutland
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01572722400
About this school
English Martyrs' Catholic Voluntary Academy is a Roman Catholic primary academy in Oakham. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 152 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 no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 20 | 25 | 22 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 80% | 72% | 77% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 8% | 9% |
| Expected standard in reading | 95% | 84% | 82% |
| Expected standard in maths | 90% | 92% | 95% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 90% | 92% | 82% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 109.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 109.0 | 110.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | 0.00 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How English Martyrs' 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 | Rutland average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 80% | 65.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 72% | 70.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 77% | 62.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 151 |
| 2023/24 | 163 |
| 2024/25 | 151 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How English Martyrs' Catholic Voluntary Academy compares
English Martyrs' Catholic Voluntary Academy ranked 3rd of 17 primary schools in Rutland for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 82% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 91% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 77% | 3.7% | 8.6% | 152 | — |
| Oakham CofE Primary School | 60% | 5.2% | 17.3% | 233 | 0.1 miles |
| Catmose Primary | 50% | 2.9% | 8.7% | 207 | 0.9 miles |
| Brooke Hill Academy | 77% | 3.4% | 12.8% | 275 | 1.0 miles |
| Langham CofE (Controlled) Primary School | 60% | 4% | 10.1% | 178 | 1.7 miles |
| St Nicholas Church of England Primary School | 71% | 2.9% | 9.7% | 119 | 3.7 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 8.61%
- English as an additional language
- 22.5%
- Overall absence
- 3.66%
- Persistent absence
- 6.04%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Oakham CofE Primary School0.1 miles
Primary · Oakham
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Catmose Primary0.9 miles
Primary · Oakham
-
Brooke Hill Academy1.0 miles
Primary · Oakham
-
Langham CofE (Controlled) Primary School1.7 miles
Primary · Oakham
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St Nicholas Church of England Primary School3.7 miles
Primary · Oakham
Other schools in Oakham
English Martyrs' Catholic Voluntary Academy ranks 3rd of the 13 ranked primary schools in Oakham.
- Brooke Hill Academy Primary
- Catmose Primary Primary
- Cottesmore Academy Primary
- Edith Weston Academy Primary
- Empingham Church of England Primary School Primary
- Exton and Greetham CofE Primary School Primary
- Langham CofE (Controlled) Primary School Primary
- Leighfield Primary School Primary
- Oakham CofE Primary School Primary
- St Nicholas Church of England Primary School Primary
- Uppingham Church of England Primary School Primary
- Whissendine Church of England Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does English Martyrs' Catholic Voluntary Academy teach?
- English Martyrs' Catholic Voluntary Academy teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Oakham.
- Who is the head of school of English Martyrs' Catholic Voluntary Academy?
- The head of school of English Martyrs' Catholic Voluntary Academy is Mrs Joanna Rutledge, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was English Martyrs' Catholic Voluntary Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected English Martyrs' 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 English Martyrs' Catholic Voluntary Academy?
- English Martyrs' Catholic Voluntary Academy has 152 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is English Martyrs' Catholic Voluntary Academy full?
- English Martyrs' Catholic Voluntary Academy has capacity for 150 pupils and 152 on roll (101%), so it is at or above 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 English Martyrs' Catholic Voluntary Academy a faith school?
- Yes. English Martyrs' Catholic Voluntary Academy is designated Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of Nottingham.
- Does English Martyrs' Catholic Voluntary Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records English Martyrs' Catholic Voluntary Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs English Martyrs' Catholic Voluntary Academy?
- English Martyrs' 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 English Martyrs' Catholic Voluntary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 80% in 2022/23 and 77% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does English Martyrs' Catholic Voluntary Academy rank locally?
- English Martyrs' Catholic Voluntary Academy ranked 3rd of 17 primary schools in Rutland for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 82% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 91% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is English Martyrs' Catholic Voluntary Academy's absence rate?
- English Martyrs' Catholic Voluntary Academy's overall absence rate is 3.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are English Martyrs' Catholic Voluntary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, English Martyrs' 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.