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.