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English Martyrs Catholic Primary School

Primary · Rugby · CV21 4EE

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SchoolFacts estimate: Ofsted awarded no overall grade at this inspection

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Quality of education: GoodBehaviour & attitudes: GoodPersonal development: GoodLeadership & management: GoodSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 3 June 2025

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At a glance

176 pupils · 84% of 210 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy converter
Age range
4–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Free school meals
15.9% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
35.3% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
14.7% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
3.2% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
www.emc.magnificat.org.uk
URN
149303

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 13 families named it first for 18 Reception places, 0.72 first choices per place. We hold 5 Reception admissions rounds for it, 2021 to 2026; none was decided by a published distance. At its inspection on 3 June 2025 Ofsted awarded no overall grade; the lowest of the four areas it judged was Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 3.9% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

0.72 first-choice applications per place

18 places offered · 13 first-choice applications · usually has places

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

23/24
24/25
25/26
26/27

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

Catchment area

Catchment area: not named in the council's figures. Every applicant was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance was not needed to decide places.

Admissions cutoff distance: Reception

Every applicant was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance was not needed to decide places.

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Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

33 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
67%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
9%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
107
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
106
England 105

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2024/2025

This school67%
Median of its 12 closest peers67.5%
Warwickshire average62.3%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is in line with the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedResult
Oratory Roman Catholic Primary SchoolLondon · 75 miles awayOutstanding83%
Castilion Primary SchoolLondon · 82 miles awayNeeds attention53%
St John's CofE Primary and Nursery SchoolLondon · 67 miles awayGood87%
The Priory Catholic Voluntary AcademyNottingham · 45 miles awayGood50%
Gillespie Primary SchoolLondon · 73 miles awayOutstanding89%
Saint Mary's Catholic Primary School, LoughboroughLoughborough · 29 miles awayGood58%
Holy Trinity Church of England Primary SchoolWaltham Cross · 68 miles awayGood69%
St Bernadette's Catholic Primary SchoolBrighton · 114 miles awayExpected standard66%
St Ambrose Catholic PrimaryKidderminster · 43 miles awayGood61%
South Harringay Junior SchoolLondon · 72 miles awayOutstanding78%
Alma PrimaryLondon · 67 miles awayGood78%
Countess Anne Church of England SchoolHatfield · 59 miles awayOutstanding64%

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 39% (Warwickshire 68%, England 60%) · Asian Indian 18% (Warwickshire 7%, England 4%) · Black African 14% (Warwickshire 2%, England 5%) · Any other Mixed background 7% (Warwickshire 3%, England 3%) · Not recorded 6% (Warwickshire 1%, England 1%) · Any other White background 4% (Warwickshire 8%, England 7%) · Any other Asian background 3% (Warwickshire 3%, England 2%) · Any other Black background 2% (Warwickshire 1%, England 1%) · Asian Chinese 2% (Warwickshire 1%, England 1%) · White Gypsy/Roma 2% (Warwickshire 0%, England 0%) · Any other ethnic group 1% (Warwickshire 1%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 1% (Warwickshire 1%, England 2%) · White Irish 1% (Warwickshire 0%, England 0%)

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
3.9%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
5.8%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

8.42 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Warwickshire: 3.32 suspensions and 0.07 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
23.2
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, primary academies: 0.3% vacant, 0.32% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

42.9% of teachers took sickness absence, 6.5 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £47,042; 25% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2024-25)

This school£5,916
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 76% (77%) · premises 6% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 9% (8%) · supplies and services 9% (9%) · educational supplies 4% (4%) · bought-in professional services 3% (2%) · catering 6% (5%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £0; in-year balance +£186,000

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: academy finance return, 2024-25, DfE · how spending is compared

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
4/10more deprived than most of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
3/10more deprived than most of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher23%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications24.2%18.1%
In managerial or professional work24.8%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways25.2%18.1%
Residents in very good health39.9%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier52.4%62.3%
Social housing38.5%17.1%
Privately rented8.8%20.5%
Detached houses17.5%22.9%
Flats30.4%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms14.5%21.1%
Households with no car or van29.4%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01031163 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£276,000277 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£224,000–£355,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (77)£385,000
Semi-detached (120)£273,500
Terraced (60)£221,000
Flat (20)£145,500

Homes around this school are cheaper than most school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
1an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
2an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
12an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
3an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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