The Martin High School Anstey

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is a good school Senior leaders, including governors, have established a culture of high expectations.

They continue to seek improved progress and higher attainment for all pupils. Leaders have made marked improvements in the quality of teaching and learning. Pupils are now making good progress in most subjects.

Most teachers prepare lessons that interest pupils and are pitched at the right level. Pupils develop their literacy and numeracy skills across a range of subjects. There is a small amount of weaker teaching which varies in quality.

This does not help pupils to deepen their knowledge and understanding. Trustees and governors are dedicated... and have enhanced the support and challenge they provide to school leaders. Their increasing ability to hold leaders to account is contributing well to the pace of improvement.

Behaviour in most lessons and around the school is good. Pupils have positive attitudes towards their learning. The curriculum and enrichment activities promote pupils' development well.

Provision for pupils' spiritual, moral, social and cultural development is particularly strong. Pupils can participate in a number of clubs, trips and curriculum events. The progress of most pupils who leave Year 11 has improved.

Their attainment is in line with the national average. The support pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) receive has improved. However, teachers do not routinely plan to meet the additional needs of these pupils.

Additional funding to support disadvantaged pupils is having a positive effect. Disadvantaged pupils' rate of progress across a wide range of subjects is in line with that of their peers and other pupils nationally. Nevertheless, leaders are unclear which improvement strategies are the most effective.

The promotion of pupils' personal development and welfare is strong. The school's arrangements for keeping pupils safe are effective. Pupils feel safe and well supported.

Most pupils attend school regularly. This places the school in line with national averages for attendance. Disadvantaged pupils and those with SEND do not attend school as regularly as their peers.

However, actions taken by leaders have reduced the rates of absence of those who previously had the worst attendance records.

Information about this school

This is a smaller than average-sized secondary school. The school joined the Lionheart Academies Trust in September 2018.

The overall responsibility for the school lies with the board of trustees. Each school within the trust is governed by a local governing body. The vast majority of pupils are of White British heritage.

The proportion of pupils with SEND is in line with the national average. The proportion of disadvantaged pupils is below the national average. The school currently uses five alternative providers: Melton Behaviour Partnership, Youth Education Project Ltd, Trans4m, Rugby Works and Pedestrian.