All Saints Church of England Academy

All Saints Church of England Academy is a highly inclusive and aspirational secondary school where a strong Christian ethos and the belief that every child matters equally are lived out daily. Inspectors found pupils are happy, safe and exceptionally well behaved, with warm relationships between staff and pupils and a calm, harmonious atmosphere. The school has sustained high standards over time, including attainment and progress well above local and national averages, and staff morale is high. The curriculum is ambitious and broad, and pupils with SEND benefit from the same curriculum as their peers and achieve well. Reading is prioritised, attendance is high, and the personal development programme is impressive, offering pupils extensive opportunities through the ‘Involve’ programme, leadership roles, careers guidance and community contribution. Governance and trust oversight are strong, and safeguarding arrangements are effective. The main area for improvement is that checking of pupils’ learning is not consistently systematic in some subjects, meaning teachers do not always identify misconceptions or gaps in knowledge. The school should ensure teachers check pupils’ knowledge and understanding systematically so that gaps are consistently identified and filled. This was the first routine inspection since the COVID-19 pandemic and the school’s first section 5 inspection since February 2015.

Strengths

• Highly inclusive culture underpinned by a strong Christian ethos
• Pupils’ behaviour is exemplary and disruption to learning is rare
• Pupils are highly motivated, keen to learn and achieve very well
• Ambitious and broad curriculum prepares pupils well for their next steps
• Provision for pupils with SEND is very effective and pupils with SEND achieve well
• Reading is prioritised and pupils receive effective support to catch up
• Attendance is high because the school works relentlessly with families
• Personal development provision is impressive, including the ‘Involve’ programme
• Pupils benefit from a wide range of leadership roles and community contributions
• Comprehensive careers programme provides detailed information on future pathways
• Leaders have sustained high standards over time
• Staff morale is high and leaders support workload and well-being
• Governors and trustees are highly skilled and understand the school accurately
• Safeguarding arrangements are effective

Areas for Improvement

• Some teachers do not check pupils’ knowledge and understanding systematically, so misconceptions and gaps are not always identified and filled

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 94.1% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 16.4% 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, 6.7% of pupils at All Saints Church of England Academy were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). No 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 17.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 5.3% 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, 12.4% of pupils at All Saints Church of England Academy were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 1.4% 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 Church of England Academy received £7,321 and spent £6,976 for each of its 893 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £1,098,000 (£1,229 per pupil).

Across all 15 schools of Dales Academies Trust, income was £7,522 and spending £7,432 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 Stockton-On-Tees · Stockton-on-Tees local authority: places and applications

All Saints Church of England Academy is part of Dales Academies Trust, which runs 15 schools. The nearest others:

• St Francis of Assisi Church of England Primary School Stockton-On-Tees
• Thornaby Church of England Primary School Stockton-On-Tees
• Great Smeaton Academy Primary School Northallerton
• Croft Church of England Primary School Darlington
• East Cowton Church of England Primary School Northallerton
• Oakbridge Church of England Primary School Northallerton
• Barton Church of England Primary School Richmond
• Middleton Tyas Church of England Primary School Richmond
• Ainderby Steeple Church of England Primary School Northallerton
• Eppleby Forcett Church of England Primary School Richmond

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 January 2025.

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

All Saints Church of England Academy was last inspected in January 2025.

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

All Saints Church of England Academy has 873 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 54.8, and 68% 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 Blair Avenue, Ingleby Barwick, Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, TS17 5BL.