English Martyrs' Catholic Voluntary Academy
Bracken Road, Nottingham, NG10 4DA
229 pupils · 85% of 270 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- ST RALPH SHERWIN CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Free school meals
- 19.2%
Ofsted
Strong standard (2025) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Strong standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
| Early years | Strong standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 25 November 2025, published 15 January 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 81% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 19% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 0.95 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 20 | 19 | 34 | 20 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 16 | 16 | 27 | 16 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 26 | 26 | 56 | 26 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 39 | 39 | 64 | 39 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 30 | 30 | 54 | 30 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 36 | 35 | 56 | 36 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 40 | 43 | 64 | 40 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 40 | 51 | 90 | 40 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Harrington Junior School 0.3 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Parklands Infant and Nursery School 0.4 km · Good (2020) · previous system
- Longmoor Primary School 1 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Dovedale Primary School 1.6 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Firfield Primary School 1.7 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Brooklands Primary School 1.9 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.