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The Martin High School Anstey
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Link Road, Anstey, Leicester LE7 7EB · martinhigh.org.uk · 0116 236 3291
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Apr 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 44.6
- average Attainment 8 score. Leicestershire 46.2, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 781
- 87% of 900 places
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 17.2%
- First language not English
- 3.6%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 157 families put the school first and 175 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 175 | 157 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 129 | 108 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 169 | 134 | 0.8 | 99% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 176 | 161 | 0.9 | 99% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 178 | 138 | 0.8 | 91% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 44.6, and 43.9% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Leicestershire it was 46.2, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●44.6 | 46.0 | ||
| ●43.9% | 45.4% | ||
| ●64.9% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲59.1% | 40.5% | ||
| ●4.11 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 7.1 | −3.8 |
| Sixth form college | 20.2 | +8.6 |
| Further education | 58.3 | +7.1 |
| Apprenticeship | 4.8 | −6.1 |
| Employment | 1.8 | −1.3 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 4.8 | −3.7 |
| Activity not captured | 3 | −0.9 |
Ofsted
The Martin High School Anstey was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 16 April 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 16 Apr 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Feb 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Feb 2019Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective Nov 2016Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Nov 2014Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
60% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (167 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 60%
- Replies
- 167
- 19% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 87% who raised concerns
based on the 48% who had a child bullied
based on 50 parents (30%) with SEND