Celebrating 75 years of Catholic Education
We celebrated out 75th anniversary at the end of June. It was a really special day where we opened up our school for the whole community, especially for those past pupils and teachers from Saint Martin’s. It was a real pleasure to meet former students who had been at Saint Martin's as far back as … Continue reading Celebrating 75 years of Catholic Education
SVP
A huge thank you to Julz and Amy from SVP (St Vincent de Paul Society) for spending an afternoon with us. During Year 8 & 9 assembly, our students had a chance to discuss what they would like to address around the school and the local community, a few of these topics popped up… Poverty … Continue reading SVP
Macmillan Cancer Support Cake Morning
On Thursday 26th September, we hosted a cake sale to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support.
Fundraising for our colleague from Hastings High School
Last week we sold popcorn at break and lunch to support our colleague from Hastings High School who has been diagnosed with glioblastoma and is raising funds for treatment. Thank you to our students for being so generous. We raised £140.
Red Wednesday
Recently some of our Year 8 students from Divinity were filmed by Chris Noonan as part of a national campaign for Aid to the Church in need for Red Wednesday. We are super proud of all their hard work and commitment for doing this.
Year 7 Walk to Bosworth Battlefield
As part of our Bootcamp week, Year 7 have been learning more about our remarkable local history with a walk to the Battle of Bosworth Battlefield site. Thanks to Mr and Mrs Murphy who returned to lead our pupils on this trip.
GCSE Results 2024
There was a buzz of celebration this morning at Saint Martin’s, with the excited students and their families celebrating some really impressive GCSE results. We are projected to have a record Progress 8 score this year (The main measure that schools have to show how much academic progress pupils have made since starting in Year … Continue reading GCSE Results 2024
New Science Lab Open
We are delighted to have officially opened our new science lab! After a huge project that involved installing a mammoth iron girder to hold up the first floor, the room is now full of young scientists experimenting and learning.
Ski 2024
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Hinckley & Bosworth Toy Appeal
Saint Martin's would like to thank all of our families that have kindly donated toys for this year's Hinckley & Bosworth Toy Appeal. We were overwhelmed by our community's generosity and this will hopefully make Christmas a little happier for some children this year. Thank you, Saint Martin's Pastoral Team
Netball Finalists
Year 9 girls played South Charnwood High School in the Hinckley and Bosworth finals. The girls dominated the match winning 36-7. Kate B was player of the match. This now means that Year 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11 are all Hinckley and Bosworth Champions with 2 of our teams already representing Leicestershire in February … Continue reading Netball Finalists
Certificate of Recognition
December - Music Mark 2023-2024 In recognition of a commitment to providing a high quality music education for all children and young people.
Leicestershire Music Hub Big Sing
We had a great time at Leicestershire music hubs ‘Big Sing’ event.
First week of Advent – Hope
December - It's the first week of Advent and our theme of the week is Hope! Hope is not just about wishing - it's about waiting-trusting- enduring. We pray you find hope today! Well done to year 8 for leading this week’s celebration of the word. @stthomasaquinascmat #travellingcrib #cribinourcrib
Competition Winner – Old Rep Theatre, Birmingham
December - One of our Year 7 students has been very busy outside of school working on his passion for writing, reading and all things drama! Jacob entered a short play competition at the Old Rep Theatre in Birmingham and he was one of the winners! Jacob also wrote a panto which was performed locally … Continue reading Competition Winner – Old Rep Theatre, Birmingham
Menphys Concert
December - A massive well done to all of the Menphys singers. They sang brilliantly on Friday night!
Football win…
November 2023 - Our Y7 boys football team travelled to Nicholas Chamberlaine in Bedworth, for the Warwickshire Cup first round. The game was end to end, losing 1-0 to begin, then leveling through a Max M penalty 1-1, then losing again 2–1 and right at the end last kick of the game Olly F equalises. … Continue reading Football win…
Netballers through to Regionals…
November 2023 - Our U16 netball team went to Leicester Grammar to play the next round of the county championships. In the semi’s they played Loughborough girls. They started very strong, the match going goal for goal, however the final score was 9-5 to us after a strong last 2 minutes of the game. This … Continue reading Netballers through to Regionals…
Public Speaking Competition
November 2023 - We had a wonderful quarter finals showcasing fabulous students along with the other three secondary schools across our CMAT. My thanks to English Martyrs’ for hosting and providing lunch, to Mr King for preparing the students and to the judges for their hard work in trying to judge such great speeches!
The Feast of Saint Martin de Porres – 3rd November
Today we celebrated our Feast day. Saint Martin was a remarkable person who dedicated his life to serve God and others. We celebrated his life and example with Mass for the school. There was some beautiful singing, thank you to all those who helped prepare the mass. To find more about his life follow the … Continue reading The Feast of Saint Martin de Porres – 3rd November
Best ever GCSE results…
Saint Martin's, Stoke Golding had our best ever GCSE progress results (Published this term). The Progress 8 measure is the main measure for outcomes at GCSE and we achieved our best ever result last summer. Our school was +0.54 putting us amongst the highest achieving schools in the country. Well done to all the pupils … Continue reading Best ever GCSE results…
Guillem Balague, Spanish football journalist visits Saint Martin’s
September - We were really delighted to have Guillem Balague visiting us on Monday to give a brilliant talk to Saint Martin's students. For those not in the know...... Guillem is a famous Spanish football journalist, author, and TV football pundit appearing on Sky Sport, the BBC and more. He also wrote Messi's biography!
Calling all Makers & Bakers – Christmas Craft Market
Calling all Makers and Bakers!!! This year to support our Christmas Fundraising we are hosing our first ever Christmas Craft Market on Saturday 2nd December. Please contact the school for more details about hiring a stall for this event.
Year 11 Netball take the win…
September - Great start for the Year 11 girls tonight! The girs played 2 matches against Redmoor and Hastings, winning both 31-3 and 27-12. Erin S was player of the match for both matches. Well done girls!
GCSE Results 2023
We have had a lovely morning full of excitement and celebrations with so many pupils performing above expectations. We are incredibly proud of our pupils who have, like all pupils, had a hugely disrupted education but never-the-less, have overcome these challenges and performed exceptionally well. Over 88% of pupils achieved a grade 4 or above … Continue reading GCSE Results 2023