Saint Martin's Catholic Voluntary AcademyHeath Lane Academy
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Saint Martin's Catholic Voluntary Academy and Heath Lane Academy are secondary schools.
Saint Martin's Catholic Voluntary Academy scores 72 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Heath Lane Academy scores 49 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Saint Martin's Catholic Voluntary Academy is ahead on our composite score.
Saint Martin's Catholic Voluntary Academy was judged Good and Heath Lane Academy was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 56.8 for Saint Martin's Catholic Voluntary Academy and 41.2 for Heath Lane Academy.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Saint Martin's Catholic Voluntary Academy (56.8 in 2021-22, 56.8 in 2025-26) and has risen at Heath Lane Academy (37.8 in 2021-22, 41.2 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | NuneatonSaint Martin's Catholic Voluntary Academy | LeicesterHeath Lane Academy | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | B72/100Stronger figure | D49/100 | |
| Local ranking | 3rd of 44 in Leicestershire Stronger figure | 35th of 44 in Leicestershire | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 731 | 644 | |
| Capacity | 750 | 800 | |
| Location | Nuneaton, CV13 6BF | Leicester, LE9 7PD | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 56.8 Stronger figure | 41.2 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 66.7% Stronger figure | 38.5% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 85.3% Stronger figure | 58.1% | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 150 | 117 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 749 | 674 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 11.3% | 32.0% | |
| English as an additional language | 7.2% | 5.3% | |
| SEN support | 14.3% | 13.2% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 2.8% | 3.7% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 6.5% Stronger figure | 10.5% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 14.6% Stronger figure | 28.7% | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Saint Martin's Catholic Voluntary Academy
Heath Lane Academy
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