All Saints National Academy

All Saints National Academy is demonstrating significant improvement since its last inspection, moving from requires improvement to a good overall rating. The school benefits from strong leadership and a dedicated staff who are committed to enhancing the educational experience for their pupils. Relationships with families and the local community are prioritized, and the curriculum has been made more relevant to students' lives, fostering an environment where pupils are engaged and eager to learn. The school has made notable strides in its approach to reading, implementing a new phonics scheme that has proven effective in helping pupils become confident readers. Additionally, the early years provision is strong, ensuring children are well-prepared for their transition to Year 1. However, there are still areas that require attention, particularly in certain subjects where checks on pupils' knowledge gaps and assessment practices need to be further developed to ensure consistency across the curriculum.

Strengths

• Dedicated leadership and experienced staff committed to pupil outcomes
• Strong emphasis on building positive relationships with families and the community
• Successful implementation of a new phonics scheme leading to confident readers
• Well-developed early years curriculum preparing children for Year 1
• Pupils show good behaviour and engagement in learning
• Strong support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent checks on curriculum implementation in some subjects
• Limited development of assessment in certain foundation subjects

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 National Academy attended 90.6% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 34.1% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

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, 3.5% of pupils at All Saints National Academy were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). 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 National Academy had 20.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 16.3% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

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 National Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.3% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

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 primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 All Saints National Academy received £8,486 and spent £8,873 for each of its 228 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £32,000 (£141 per pupil).

Across all 19 schools of St Chad'S Academies Trust, income was £6,975 and spending £7,330 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 Saints National Academy is part of St Chad'S Academies Trust, which runs 19 schools. The nearest others:

• Birchills Church of England Community Academy Walsall
• Havergal CofE (C) Primary School Wolverhampton
• Trinity CofE Primary Academy Wolverhampton
• St John's Church of England Primary Academy Wednesbury
• St Peter's Church of England Primary Academy Walsall
• St Jude's Church of England Primary Academy Wolverhampton
• Brewood Middle CofE Academy Stafford
• St James Church of England Primary Academy Rugeley
• Churchfield CofE Primary Academy Rugeley
• St Mary's CofE First Academy Wheaton Aston

What is All Saints National Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for All Saints National Academy is Good, from an inspection in June 2024.

When was All Saints National Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

All Saints National Academy was last inspected in June 2024.

How many pupils does All Saints National Academy have?

All Saints National Academy has 208 pupils on roll.

What age range does All Saints National Academy cover?

All Saints National Academy for pupils aged 5 to 11.

What are All Saints National Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 36% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is All Saints National Academy?

All Saints National Academy is at High Street, Bloxwich, Walsall, West Midlands, WS3 3LP.