All Saints' Academy, Cheltenham

All Saints' Academy is currently undergoing a transitional period as it prepares for its next graded inspection. While the school aims for high achievements and has made recent improvements in raising expectations for behavior, it has been observed that the ambitions for pupil success are not yet fully realized across all curriculum areas. Notably, both pupils and sixth-form students are struggling to achieve their potential. Despite these challenges, the school is recognized for its strong sense of community and inclusivity, with opportunities for personal growth and learning experiences highlighted as positives.

Strengths

• Ambitious for pupils' achievements and future preparations
• Inclusive environment with a strong community feel
• Effective support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)
• Raising importance of reading in early years
• Proactive approach in providing additional employability opportunities

Areas for Improvement

• Curriculum implementation is inconsistent, affecting education quality
• Admissions to study modern foreign languages are low in key stage 4
• Assessment practices do not always effectively inform teaching adjustments

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at All Saints' Academy, Cheltenham attended 90.3% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 30.4% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 16.9% of pupils at All Saints' Academy, Cheltenham were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). 9 pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 All Saints' Academy, Cheltenham had 16.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 11.9% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 17.5% of pupils at All Saints' Academy, Cheltenham were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 4.4% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 All Saints' Academy, Cheltenham received £8,381 and spent £8,542 for each of its 1,102 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £1,007,000 (£914 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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What is All Saints' Academy, Cheltenham's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for All Saints' Academy, Cheltenham is Good, from an inspection in January 2025.

When was All Saints' Academy, Cheltenham last inspected by Ofsted?

All Saints' Academy, Cheltenham was last inspected in January 2025.

How many pupils does All Saints' Academy, Cheltenham have?

All Saints' Academy, Cheltenham has 1,100 pupils on roll.

What age range does All Saints' Academy, Cheltenham cover?

All Saints' Academy, Cheltenham for pupils aged 11 to 19.

What are All Saints' Academy, Cheltenham's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 37.7, and 28% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is All Saints' Academy, Cheltenham?

All Saints' Academy, Cheltenham is at Blaisdon Way, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL51 0WH.