English Martyrs' Catholic Voluntary Academy

English Martyrs' Catholic Voluntary Academy at a glance

Located in Nottingham, Derbyshire, English Martyrs' Catholic Voluntary Academy is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a converter academy with a Roman Catholic religious character. The school educates roughly 246 pupils aged 4 to 11. Ofsted judged the school to be 'Requires improvement' when it was last inspected in November 2025. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 81% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — well above the national average of 61%. That marks an improvement of 20.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it among the top 8% of primary schools in England.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 109 in reading and 107 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 19% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). English Martyrs' Catholic Voluntary Academy was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 19 families who put it first were offered a place. Overall pupil absence was 4.2%. There are about 18.4 pupils per teacher. If you are considering English Martyrs' Catholic Voluntary Academy, it may be worth asking how leaders have responded to Ofsted's findings and what has changed since the inspection. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.