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The English Martyrs Catholic School and Sixth Form College
Address
Map
Catcote Road

Hartlepool
,
County Durham
,
TS25 4HA

England
Coordinates54°40′32″N 1°14′11″W / 54.67551°N 1.23646°W / 54.67551; -1.23646
Information
TypeAcademy with faith designation[1]
MottoPer Unitatem Virtus
(Latin for Strength through unity )
Religious affiliation(s)Catholic
Established1973
Local authorityHartlepool Borough Council
Department for Education URN140867 Tables
Chair of GovernorsClaire Harrison
HeadteacherSara Crawshaw
GenderCoeducational
Age11 to 18
Enrolment1480
Houses5 houses
Colour(s)Red, black, gold & white
       
Specialist SchoolArts College
Young Enterprise centre of excellence 2011
British Council International School Award 2012-2015
Investor in People
Fair trade School
Healthy School
Telephone Number01429 273790
Websitehttps://ems.bhcet.org.uk/

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.

History

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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]

List of previous headmasters

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Previous headmasters include:[5]

  1. Canon John "Dickie" Bell (1973-1980)
    Bell was the first headmaster of English Martyrs, having previously been headmaster of the subsumed St Francis Grammar School. Prior to that, Father Bell had been Latin teacher at St Francis. After his retirement as headmaster, Canon Bell became parish priest of St Joseph's RC parish church, Hartlepool, until his death, aged 74, in 1991.[6]
  2. David Relton (1980-1995)
  3. Joseph Hughes (1995-2010)
    Hughes joined English Martyrs as headteacher in 1995 after working in schools in Oldham, Stoke-on-Trent, Norwich and Gateshead. During his time at the helm the school went through a string of highs with rising results, strong Ofsted reports and successes in art, sport and theatre. In September 2010 he left English Martyrs to start a new role with the Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle, overseeing more than 160 Catholic schools.[7]
  4. Michael Lee BA (Hons) (2010–2015)
    Lee began his career at English Martyrs teaching history in 1977. His first classroom was on the Normanhurst site, a building which is now the White House Pub. Before being appointed head in September 2010, he had been head of sixth form and deputy headteacher.[8]
  5. Stephen Hammond (2015–2021)
  6. Sara Crawshaw (2021–present)

Statistics

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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)
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]

Gazette ratings

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Date Overall
score		 Overall
rating		 Rank / out of
x state schools		 Local rank Attainment Teaching Behaviour Attendance Outcomes
July 2016[12] 61.10 637 / 3,109 1 -
July 2015[11] 48.18 1,569 / 3,123 12 -
July 2014[10] 58.72 809 2 -
September 2013[9] 55.37 1,194 / 3,079 1 -

Ofsted ratings

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Date School part Overall
effectiveness		 Outcomes, Achievement/
and standards		 Behaviour and
safety		 Personal development
and well being		 Quality of
provision/teaching		 Leadership and
management
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

Aims of the school

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The school exists to educate students in the Catholic faith in the widest sense and is committed to represent Christian family values. Its primary aim recognises that it is a faith community, believing that each individual in it is on a pilgrimage of growth. As a Christian community the school tries to embody Gospel values of love, justice, forgiveness and reconciliation. Decisions concerning the curriculum and relationships will be based on these values. The Governors will expect applicants to contribute to the development and maintenance of this ethos.

The basic aim of the school is to serve the children of the community educationally, pastorally and spiritually, and to develop in each individual student a full range of academic, sporting and cultural talents; to develop within the school a true sense of community spirit which will form a foundation for the students' future lives in the wider community, and to do these things in a Christian environment, enriched by our Catholic tradition.

English Martrys School and Sixth Form College's official website[19]

Intake

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Main school

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Admissions Criteria 2013

The majority of secondary school students come from 6 feeder primary schools:

  • Sacred Heart School
  • St. Bega's School
  • St. Cuthbert's school
  • St. John Vianney's School
  • St. Joseph's School
  • St. Teresa's School

Sixth form

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6th Form College Prospectus 2013-2014[permanent dead link]

  • Pupils who obtain 5 grade Cs or better at GCSE can choose any Level 3 course i.e. an A Level or an Applied A Level course
  • Pupils who obtain 4 grade Cs or above at GCSE are advised to follow a double award Applied A Level course, plus additional AS subject/s
  • Pupils who obtain fewer than 4 grade Cs at GCSE are advised to follow a Level 2 course – either the BTEC First Diploma in Business or in Health and Social Care

Houses

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There are five houses within the school: St John Boste, St Margaret Clitherow, Blessed John Ingram, St Anne Line and St Thomas More. In the same way as the earlier St Francis RC Grammar School had named its houses after the English Martyrs, in 2009 the houses of the English Martyrs School were introduced and named after the following. Prior to this introduction, Saints John Boste, Margaret Clitherow, Anne Line and Thomas More all existed as houses in the school's PE department for use during sports days and athletics tournaments, however they were unconnected to the pastoral or academic care of pupils.

St John Boste

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St Margaret Clitherow

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  • Saint Margaret Clitherow who was crushed to death by rocks in York in 1586 for harbouring priests.
  • House colour: BLUE

Blessed John Ingram

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St Anne Line

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  • Saint Anne Line who was hanged at Tyburn in 1601 for harbouring a priest.
  • House colour: RED

St Thomas More

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Annual school events

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Annual awards evening principal guests 1981-2012

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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."[19] There are prizes donated by local individuals and groups as well as Huntsman Tioxide, Teesside University and The Daily Telegraph. Each year attracts over 1000 guests and a Principal Guest of Honour "who themselves represent achievement in a range of fields". The evening also features music by the school orchestra and individual student musicians with refreshments to end the night.

Annual school show

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Another tradition of the school is an annual school musical, usually held around the end of November. This features pupils from all years, although older students and sixth formers generally get the leading roles. The music department, orchestra and drama department work together on its production. Tickets are made available to parents throughout the school to buy.

Annual John Bell Lecture

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This now traditional 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, and lasts around 40 minutes followed by audience questions. Complimentary tickets to attend are made available free of charge.

Principal guests, school shows and John Bell Lecturers

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Academic
Year Start		 Awards Evening Principal Guest[19] School Show John Bell Lecturer Headteacher
2017 TBA Annie[20] TBA Stephen Hammond
2016 Craig Hignett[21] Little Shop of Horrors Tony Green, former Royal Marine and Police Officer[22]
2015 Gary Pallister The Sound of Music Michael Lee, former-headmaster of the school (2010–2015)
2014 Jeff Stelling The Wizard of Oz Daniel Robinson, Alumnus and only non-American to have flown the F-22 Raptor fighter jet. Michael Lee
2013 Graham Onions Jesus Christ Superstar David Eagle, Alumnus and member of the sea shanty band the Young Uns[6][23]
2012 Stuart Whincup, BBC Look North, with special guest Savannah Marshall. Beauty and the Beast Chris Joseph, Alumnus and autobiographer[24]
2011 Tony Mowbray We Will Rock You Jez Lowe, Alumnus and folk musician[25]
2010 Séamus Cunningham, Bishop of Hexham and Newcastle Les Misérables[26] Anne, Tony and Declan Stokle[27]
2009 Philippa Gregory Oliver! Father Phil Marsh[28] Joe Hughes
2008 Wendy Gibson, BBC Look North Grease Joy Yates, Editor of the Hartlepool Mail[29]
2007 Peter Beardsley MBE Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
2006 Jonny Wilkinson OBE Bugsy Malone Chris Gorman OBE, Alumnus and entrepreneur[30]
2005 Kevin Dunn, Bishop of Hexham and Newcastle The Wiz[31]
2004 Lord Puttnam CBE FRSA Little Shop of Horrors
2003 Lord Alton of Liverpool
2002 Lady Tanni Grey-Thompson DBE
2001 Niall Quinn
2000 Simon Weston OBE
1999 Philip Madoc
1998 Kevin Whately Ann Widdecombe DSG PC, Shadow Home Secretary[32]
1997 Tessa Sanderson CBE
1996 Ronnie Corbett CBE
1995 Bob Holness Journey to the Center of the Earth[33]
1994 Sir Ron Norman OBE DL and Lady Norman David Relton
1993 Susan Cunliffe-Lister, Countess of Swinton DSG DL Baroness Masham of Ilton
1992 Ambrose Griffiths, Bishop of Hexham and Newcastle Peter Mandelson PC, MP for Hartlepool[32]
1991 Jeremy Beadle MBE
1990 Frank Carson KSG The Boy Friend[33]
1989 Sir John Hall Oklahoma![33]
1988 Sir Cyril Smith MBE
1987 Peter Egan
1986 Cardinal Basil Hume
1985 Major Sir Denis Thatcher MBE TD My Fair Lady
1984 David Bellamy OBE Calamity Jane
1983 Brian Clough OBE
1982 Lord Longford KG PC
1981 Miles Fitzalan-Howard, 17th Duke of Norfolk
1980 New creation.
1979 John Bell
1978
1977
1976
1975
1974
1973
School founded.

Notable alumni

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For a complete list, see Category:People educated at English Martyrs School and Sixth Form College.

References

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  1. ^ Academy Conversion Archived 14 May 2014 at the Wayback Machine, ems.hartlepool.sch.uk, 12 May 2014
  2. ^ Saints and sinners Archived 6 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine, G. Hall, 2005.
  3. ^ a b Details about English Martyrs Rc Comprehensive School And 6Th Form College, Hartlepool History Then and Now.org,
  4. ^ Hartlepool, Northeast England, 1885–1985 Archived 16 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine, Sr Bernadette Cassidy FCJ.
  5. ^ A celebration of school’s 40 years Archived 6 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine, 2 July 2013.
  6. ^ a b Former student to give school talk Archived 6 October 2016 at the Wayback Machine, Hartlepool Mail, 18 February 2014.
  7. ^ Say it ain't so, Joe Archived 14 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine, Sunderland Echo, 17 May 2010.
  8. ^ Hartlepool headteacher to retire after serving English Martyrs for four decades Archived 22 August 2015 at the Wayback Machine, Hartlepool Mail, 10 July 2015.
  9. ^ a b Teesside school ratings: The English Martyrs School and Sixth Form College, Hartlepool, Lee Madison, Gazette Live, 30 September 2013.
  10. ^ a b The English Martyrs School and Sixth Form College, Gazette Live, 23 July 2014
  11. ^ a b The English Martyrs School and Sixth Form College, Hartlepool, Gazette Live, 31 July 2015.
  12. ^ a b c The English Martyrs School and Sixth Form College, Gazette Live, 1 July 2016
  13. ^ The English Martyrs School and Sixth Form College Archived 17 February 2015 at the Wayback Machine, The Northern Echo, 2014
  14. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k The English Martyrs School and Sixth Form College, BBC News, 13 January 2010
  15. ^ The English Martyrs School and Sixth Form College School Report[permanent dead link], Ofsted, 17–18 May 2017
  16. ^ The English Martyrs School and Sixth Form College Inspection report[permanent dead link], Ofsted, 25 January 2012
  17. ^ The English Martyrs School and Sixth Form College Inspection report[permanent dead link], Ofsted, 18–19 March 2009
  18. ^ The English Martyrs School and Sixth Form College Inspection report[permanent dead link], Ofsted, 5 October 2000
  19. ^ a b c "General Information". Archived from the original on 26 August 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
  20. ^ Annie Auditions
  21. ^ JAN AWARDS EVENING 2016 (LIVE BLOG)[permanent dead link]
  22. ^ JOHN BELL LECTURE 2017[permanent dead link]
  23. ^ Parents Bulletin February 2014 Archived 22 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine, English Martyrs School, February 2014
  24. ^ The John Bell Lecture
  25. ^ Folk singer a smash hit Archived 2 January 2015 at the Wayback Machine, hartlepoolmail.co.uk, 9 May 2012
  26. ^ Show goes on for students Archived 3 January 2015 at the Wayback Machine, 23 November 2010.
  27. ^ Talk by Burma campaign family Archived 2 January 2015 at the Wayback Machine, peterleestar.co.uk, 10 March 2011
  28. ^ "Students inspired by global leader" Archived 2 January 2015 at the Wayback Machine, hartlepoolmail.co.uk, 12 March 2010
  29. ^ Mail editor to be guest speaker at school Archived 2 January 2015 at the Wayback Machine, hartlepoolmail.co.uk, 2 March 2009
  30. ^ Back to school for millionaire., highbeam.com, 9 March 2007
  31. ^ Waiting for sentence Archived 2 January 2015 at the Wayback Machine, hartlepoolmail.co.uk, 16 November 2005
  32. ^ a b John Bell Lecture 2013.jpg Archived 26 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine
  33. ^ a b c SLIDESHOW: Rolling back the years for English Martyrs School’s birthday treat Archived 14 July 2013 at the Wayback Machine, 11 July 2013, hartlepoolmail.co.uk
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