Academy · Derbyshire
English Martyrs' Catholic Voluntary Academy
- Primary
- Ages 4–11
- Roman Catholic
Term dates
Academies can set their own term dates. Many follow Derbyshire council's dates, shown below as a guide, but check with the school, especially for INSET days.
2026/27
2027/28
Admissions
Places for Reception and junior school are applied for through your home council, not the school.
Apply for a primary school place on GOV.UK
How places are given: as a Roman Catholic school, it may give priority to children of that faith, then usually by distance. Check its admissions policy.
How many families applied: Reception
For September 2026, 19 families put this school as their first choice, and 20 places were offered. 19 of the families who put it first got a place (100%).
| Entry | Places offered | Put it first | Got their first choice |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 20 | 19 | 100% |
| September 2025 | 16 | 16 | 100% |
| September 2024 | 26 | 26 | 100% |
Offers made on national offer day, from the Department for Education. Waiting lists and appeals can change things later. The hardest schools to get into.
Before and after school
This club is registered with Ofsted at the school's postcode, so usually run on the school site:
- School Friend Clubs @ English Martyrs'. Ofsted report
Ask the club or the school about times, prices and places. More clubs nearby.
Ofsted inspection
Report card, 25 November 2025. Ofsted now grades each area separately, from exceptional to urgent improvement, with no single overall grade.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Strong standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Early years
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Strong standard
Safeguarding standards: met.
Previous inspection, 14 November 2023. Overall: Requires improvement
From Ofsted's published inspection data (Open Government Licence). Report cards and older grades use different scales, so they can't be compared directly.
About and location
- Type
- Academy
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Pupils
- 229 (capacity 270)
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Diocese
- Diocese of Nottingham
- Academy trust
- ST RALPH SHERWIN CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Phone
- 01159733209
- Address
- Bracken Road, Long Eaton, Nottingham, NG10 4DA
School details from the Department for Education's register of schools (Open Government Licence). Report a correction.