All Saints Church of England Academy

All Saints Church of England Academy has made significant improvements since its last inspection and is now rated as good overall. The school demonstrates a commitment to high expectations and a supportive culture where students can thrive both academically and personally. The curriculum is designed to ensure that pupils can learn and apply essential knowledge, and there is a strong focus on reading, with effective support systems in place for those who need it. The school's leadership is proactive and aware of the needs of its largely disadvantaged student population, including those with special educational needs and disabilities. Overall, the school illustrates a determined approach to fostering a positive environment for learning.

Strengths

• Pupils are confident and articulate in their interactions.
• Strong focus on preparing pupils for the world of work.
• Effective pastoral support system to resolve issues quickly.
• Well-structured support for pupils needing to catch up in reading.
• Leaders are ambitious for all pupils, particularly disadvantaged ones.
• Established careers education with meaningful employer interactions.

Areas for Improvement

• Need for a more systematic approach to phonic knowledge assessment.
• Some pupils still miss too much school due to behaviour issues.
• Lack of systematic extra-curricular opportunities for all pupils.

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 Church of England Academy attended 85.9% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 42.7% 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, 16.5% of pupils at All Saints Church of England Academy were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). 3 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 Church of England Academy had 14.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 9.3% 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, 40.9% of pupils at All Saints Church of England Academy were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 4.2% 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 Church of England Academy received £9,182 and spent £8,982 for each of its 652 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £444,000 (£681 per pupil).

Across all 17 schools of The Ted Wragg Multi Academy Trust, income was £7,641 and spending £7,750 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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All schools in Plymouth · Plymouth local authority: places and applications

All Saints Church of England Academy is part of The Ted Wragg Multi Academy Trust, which runs 18 schools. The nearest others:

• Marine Academy Plymouth Plymouth
• Marine Academy Primary Plymouth
• Lipson Co-operative Academy Plymouth
• Tor Bridge High Plymouth
• Matford Brook Academy Exeter
• West Exe School Exeter
• Queen Elizabeth's Crediton
• Exwick Heights Primary School Exeter
• Isca Academy Exeter
• Exmouth Community College Exmouth

What is All Saints Church of England Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for All Saints Church of England Academy is Good, from an inspection in April 2023.

When was All Saints Church of England Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

All Saints Church of England Academy was last inspected in April 2023.

How many pupils does All Saints Church of England Academy have?

All Saints Church of England Academy has 668 pupils on roll.

What age range does All Saints Church of England Academy cover?

All Saints Church of England Academy for pupils aged 11 to 16.

What are All Saints Church of England Academy's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 36.5, and 29% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is All Saints Church of England Academy?

All Saints Church of England Academy is at Pennycross, Plymouth, Devon, PL5 3NE.