The Martin High School Anstey
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Leicestershire
Link Road, Leicester, LE7 7EB
63
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 16/04/2024
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
91.8%
20.4% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
781
Capacity used
Has space87%
900 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
108 of 108 families who put it first got an offer
129
Places offered
266
Total applications
2.1
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 108 | 108 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 87 | 13 | ● 15% |
| 3rd preference | 43 | 3 | ● 7% |
| Later preferences (4th–5th) | 28 | 1 | ● 4% |
| Total | 266 | 125 | 47% |
1st preference success by year
Leicestershire lets families list 5 preferences. 61 applications came from outside the council area (29 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Laura Sanchez
- Address
- Link Road, Anstey, Leicester, LE7 7EB
- Phone
- 01162363291
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Ward / constituency
- Anstey · Mid Leicestershire
- Area
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 137828
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 17% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 4% | — | — |
| SEN support | 16% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: LIONHEART EDUCATIONAL TRUST
781 pupils · 900 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
16 April 2024
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 882 pupils
Attendance
91.8%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
8.2%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
20.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
5.0%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.5%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 43.9 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.62 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 46% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 66% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.05 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 44.6 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 43.9% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 64.9% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 59.1% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.11 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 171 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.