Saint Martin's Catholic Voluntary Academy, Nuneaton

In 2026, pupils at Saint Martin's Catholic Voluntary Academy averaged an Attainment 8 score of 56.8, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 46.8 in Leicestershire and 47 across England.

67% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 47% in Leicestershire and 47% in England.

That is up from 54.3 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.66: pupils made well above average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 36.5, against 58.7 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 22.2 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 26 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Religious Studies, Combined Science and Geography.

For September 2026 entry, 171 families put Saint Martin's Catholic Voluntary Academy as their first choice and 352 named it as one of their preferences, for 164 places offered. That is slightly more first choices than places. 13 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Saint Martin's Catholic Voluntary Academy are Redmoor Academy (1.5 miles, Good, Attainment 8 47.6); The Hinckley School (2.7 miles, Good, Attainment 8 42.2); Heath Lane Academy (2.8 miles, Good, Attainment 8 41.2); and Higham Lane North Academy (2.9 miles).

Saint Martin's Catholic Voluntary Academy's 2026 results were higher than all 3 of them.

Saint Martin's Catholic Voluntary Academy is one of 23 schools run by St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Multi Academy Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 54.5 in 2024/25.

121 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Saint Martin's Catholic Voluntary Academy (as of September 2025): 80% would recommend the school, 79% say their child is happy there and 49% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (88%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (49%).

Of the 163 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 89% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 25% to a further education college, 3% to an apprenticeship and 2% into work.

11.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 9.6% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (81%) and Mixed (5%).

The nearest tram or metro stop is Shenton Rail Station (Battlefield Line), about 2 miles away in a straight line.

3 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is St Martins School (outside), 150 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Saint Martin's Catholic Voluntary Academy stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 4 crimes within a mile of the school, most often anti-social behaviour and violence and sexual offences. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Leicestershire (58).

In 2024/25, Saint Martin's Catholic Voluntary Academy issued 63 suspensions, 8.4 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.

The primary schools closest to Saint Martin's Catholic Voluntary Academy are St Margaret's Church of England Primary School, Stoke Golding (0.5 miles); Hollycroft Primary School (1.5 miles); Richmond Primary School (1.6 miles); and Battling Brook Primary School (1.7 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.