The Martin High School is a community

Community school

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 secondary school

Secondary school

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 located in the village of Anstey, Leicestershire

Anstey, Leicestershire

Anstey is a large semi-industrialised village in Leicestershire, England, located north west of Leicester in the borough of Charnwood. Its population was about 6,000 at the 2001 census although this is likely to have increased...

, on the outskirts of Leicester

Leicester

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. The school serves about 600 students aged from 11 to 14, accepting students from nearby Beaumont Leys

Beaumont Leys

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, Glenfield

Glenfield

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, Thurcaston

Thurcaston

Thurcaston is a village in Leicestershire, England, in the parish of Thurcaston and Cropston. It is best known as the home to Bishop Hugh Latimer....

 and Cropston

Cropston

Cropston is a village within the civil parish of Thurcaston & Cropston, part of the Charnwood Borough of Leicestershire, England. It is on the edge of Charnwood Forest, and lies close to Bradgate Park. The village itself is small, with the older properties close to the crossroads of Reservoir and...

 as well as some students from New Parks

New Parks

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.

The school has won awards such as The Healthy Schools Award and in its most recent Ofsted

Ofsted

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 inspection the school was graded "outstanding".

History

The Martin High School was founded in 1957 and was named after Sir Robert Martin, Chairman of the Leicester

Leicester

Leicester is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands of England, and the county town of Leicestershire. The city lies on the River Soar and at the edge of the National Forest...

 County Council, in honor of his public service.

Rating

In a recent survey Anstey Martin was ranked as the 10th best school for students aged 11 to 14 in the country, as well as the 3rd best school in Leicestershire.

Famous past students

Previous students include:

• Daniel Greaves
  Daniel Greaves (athlete)
  Daniel Greaves is a British athlete who specialises in the discus throw.-Biography:Greaves was born in Anstey, Leicestershire in 1982....
  
  
• Willie Thorne
  Willie Thorne
  William Joseph "Willie" Thorne , is a former English professional snooker player and now a sports commentator.Thorne became national under-16 champion at both snooker and English billiards in 1970...