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School in Hartlepool, County Durham, England From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The English Martyrs Catholic School and Sixth Form College is a secondary school and sixth form college located in Hartlepool with academy status. English Martyrs (referred to locally as "EMS" and "Martyrs") is the only Catholic secondary school in Hartlepool. The school and college are both located on the same site on Catcote Road, however, a newly built specialist sixth form block provides the majority of A-Level classes, as well as some 11–16 school lessons.
The English Martyrs Catholic School and Sixth Form College | |
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Address | |
Catcote Road , , TS25 4HA | |
Coordinates | 54°40′32″N 1°14′11″W |
Information | |
Type | Academy with faith designation[1] |
Motto | Per Unitatem Virtus (Latin for Strength through unity ) |
Religious affiliation(s) | Catholic |
Established | 1973 |
Local authority | Hartlepool Borough Council |
Department for Education URN | 140867 Tables |
Chair of Governors | Claire Harrison |
Headteacher | Sara Crawshaw |
Gender | Coeducational |
Age | 11 to 18 |
Enrolment | 1480 |
Houses | 5 houses |
Colour(s) | Red, black, gold & white |
Specialist School | Arts College Young Enterprise centre of excellence 2011 British Council International School Award 2012-2015 Investor in People Fair trade School Healthy School |
Telephone Number | 01429 273790 |
Website | https://ems.bhcet.org.uk/ |
St Joseph's Convent School was founded in 1885, and became a direct grant grammar school following the Education Act of 1944. St Francis RC Grammar School was opened in 1956,[2] and two new secondary schools, St Bede's for boys and St Anne's for girls, were opened in 1963.
St Peter's secondary modern school opened in King Oswy Drive in 1960 replacing St Bega's school. The school had approximately 200 students and the headmasters were Timothy McCarthy, followed by Robert Garraghan.[3]
In 1973, the national policy of Comprehensive education led to all the Catholic secondary schools in the town being merged as the English Martyrs' Comprehensive School. These were St Anne's, St Bede's, St Francis', St Joseph's and St Peter's schools, each of which is represented by a star on the school badge. The new site was the buildings of St Bede's and St Anne's[4] and the St Francis site which was closed down in 1985.[3]
Previous headmasters include:[5]
The following statistics are summarised from the following Evening Gazette,[9][10][11][12] Northern Echo[13] and BBC News articles.[14]
National averages are given in (italics) after the school's score.
Year | Number of children on the school roll | % eligible for free school meals | Value added score | Ratio of pupils to teachers | Total school spend per pupil / £ | Budget spent on supply staff | % Gaining 5 A*-C GCSEs incl. English and Maths | % of pupils persistent / missing 15%+ of sessions | % of pupils staying on in any education | A/AS-Level performance (points) |
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2014-15[12] | 1,520 | 11.7% (13.9%) | 1011.9 (1000) | 14.1 (15) | - (5,944) | - | - | 4.2% (5.4%) | 96.2% (90.2%) | - |
2013-14 | 1,559 | 13.3% (15.7%) | 993.7 (1000) | 14 (15) | 5,577 (5,856) | 1% | 62% (56.6%) | 5% (5.3%) | - | - |
2012-13 | 1,638 | 13.2% (16.3%) | 1000.3 (1000) | 14.9 (15.5) | 5,677 (5,848) | 1% | 83% (59.2%) | 5.53% (6.4%) | 88.9% (88.3%) | - |
2011-12 | 1,665 | 12.4% (16%) | 995.5 (1000) | 15 (15.6) | 5,438 (6,058) | 1% | 68% (59.4%) | 9.4% (6.8%) | 90.6% (86%) | - |
2010-11 | 1,700 | - | 997 (1000) | 14.5 (16.3) | 5,338 (5,051) | 1% | 72% (59%) | 9.3% (9.5%) | 91% (86%) | - |
2009-10 | - | - | - | - | 4,945 (5,492) | 1% | 51% (53.5%) | 3.7% (4.2%) | 90.7% (84.7%) | - |
2008-9 | - | - | 990.1 (1000)[14] | - | - | - | 66% (49.8%)[14] | 2.6% (5.9%)[14] | - | 793.2 (739.1)[14] |
2007-8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 51% (47.6%)[14] | - | - | 820.3 (740)[14] |
2006-7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 54% (46.3%)[14] | - | - | 789.7 (731.2)[14] |
2005-6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 51% (45.6%)[14] | - | - | 773.7 (721.5)[14] |
Date | School part | Overall effectiveness | Outcomes, Achievement/ and standards | Behaviour and safety | Personal development and well being | Quality of provision/teaching | Leadership and management |
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17 May 2017[15] | School Overall | Requires Improvement | Requires Improvement | Good | Requires Improvement | Requires Improvement | |
Sixth Form | Good | - | - | - | - | - | |
25 January 2012[16] | School Overall | Good | Good | Good | - | Good | Good |
18 March 2009[17] | School Overall | Good | Good | - | Outstanding | Good | Good |
Sixth Form | Outstanding | Outstanding | - | Outstanding | Outstanding | Outstanding | |
5 October 2000[18] | School Overall | Good | Good | - | Outstanding | Good | Good |
Sixth Form | Good | Satisfactory | - | Outstanding | Good | Good |
The majority of secondary school students come from 6 feeder primary schools:[19]
A tradition of the school since 1981 where awards are given to students of both the school and sixth form college. Recognition is given to achievement at GCSE, 'A' level and GNVQ levels."[21]
This once-a-year lecture is usually given around March in the school's St Anne's hall. The lecture is in honour of Canon John Bell, the last headmaster of St Francis and the first headmaster of the new English Martyrs school.
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