English Martyrs School and Sixth Form College
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| Motto |
Per Unitatem Virtus (Latin for Strength Through Unity) |
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| Established | 1973 |
| Type | Academy with faith designation |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Headteacher | Mr S Hammond BA (Hons) |
| Deputy Headteachers | Mr D Stewart BEd BEd (Hons) |
| Chair of Governors | M Mekins Cert Ed |
| Location |
Catcote Road Hartlepool County Durham TS25 4HA England Coordinates: 54°40′32″N 1°14′11″W / 54.67551°N 1.23646°W |
| Local authority | Hartlepool Borough Council |
| DfE number | 805/4603 |
| DfE URN | 111756 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Students | 1637 |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Houses | 5 houses |
| Colours | 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 |
| Fax Number | 01429 273998 |
| Website | www |
The English Martyrs School and Sixth Form College is a secondary school and sixth form college located in Hartlepool, County Durham 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.
In the summer 2013 examinations the school achieved record results - 83% of students achieved 5 or more GCSE grades at C or higher, including English and Maths.
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, 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 Mr Timothy McCarthy, followed by Mr Robert Garraghan.
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 and the St Francis site which was closed down in 1985.
Previous headmasters include:
The following statistics are summarised from the following Evening Gazette,Northern Echo and BBC News articles.
National averages are given in (italics) after the school's score.
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.
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