All Saints Marsh CofE Academy

All Saints Marsh CofE Academy is a small Church of England primary school within the Learning Academy Partnership trust. It was previously judged good, and this graded inspection found the school continuing to perform well across the main areas inspected. Pupils are happy, respectful and eager to learn, relationships are positive, and the school is a calm place where learning is rarely disturbed. The school has high expectations and an ambitious, well-ordered curriculum. Early reading is a notable strength, support for pupils with SEND has been strengthened, attendance has improved, and personal development is promoted well through the wider 'all aboard' offer and community activities. Leadership has an accurate view of the school’s strengths and areas for development, staff value the professional development they receive, and safeguarding arrangements are effective. The main area for improvement is that teaching does not always build precisely enough on what pupils already know and can do. As a result, pupils do not deepen their understanding as well as they could in some parts of the curriculum. This is a focused next step rather than a broad weakness across the school.

Strengths

• Pupils are happy, respectful and eager to learn, with positive relationships and calm routines.
• The school has high expectations and an ambitious, well-ordered curriculum.
• Early reading is effective, with children starting phonics in Reception and most pupils becoming confident, fluent readers by Year 6.
• Support for pupils with SEND is strong and helps them learn independently alongside their peers.
• Attendance has improved because the school works with families to address barriers.
• Personal development is promoted well, including well-being, relationships, tolerance and democracy.
• The 'all aboard' wider offer builds resilience and self-awareness through outdoor activities and trips.
• Pupils contribute to the school and local community, including older pupils running lunchtime clubs.
• Leadership is accurate about strengths and areas for development, and staff value effective professional development.
• Safeguarding arrangements are effective.

Areas for Improvement

• Teaching does not always build precisely enough on pupils’ existing knowledge, so pupils do not deepen their understanding as well as they could in some parts of the curriculum.

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 Marsh CofE Academy attended 95.4% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 5.0% 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, 0.0% of pupils at All Saints Marsh CofE 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 Marsh CofE Academy had 31.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% 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, 26.2% of pupils at All Saints Marsh CofE Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 7.1% 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 Marsh CofE Academy received £7,862 and spent £7,500 for each of its 84 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £41,000 (£487 per pupil).

Across all 21 schools of Learning Academy Partnership (South West), income was £7,538 and spending £7,364 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 Newton Abbot · Devon local authority: places and applications

All Saints Marsh CofE Academy is part of Learning Academy Partnership (South West), which runs 22 schools. The nearest others:

• Ellacombe Church of England Academy Torquay
• Bovey Tracey Academy Newton Abbot
• Warberry CofE Academy Torquay
• Ilsham Church of England Academy Torquay
• St Michael's Church of England Academy Paignton
• Dartington Church of England Academy Totnes
• Dunsford Community Academy Exeter
• Charleton Church of England Academy Kingsbridge
• West Alvington Church of England Academy Kingsbridge
• Thurlestone All Saints Church of England Academy Kingsbridge

What is All Saints Marsh CofE Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for All Saints Marsh CofE Academy is Good, from an inspection in September 2025.

When was All Saints Marsh CofE Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

All Saints Marsh CofE Academy was last inspected in September 2025.

How many pupils does All Saints Marsh CofE Academy have?

All Saints Marsh CofE Academy has 84 pupils on roll.

What age range does All Saints Marsh CofE Academy cover?

All Saints Marsh CofE Academy for pupils aged 2 to 11.

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

In 2025, 85% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is All Saints Marsh CofE Academy?

All Saints Marsh CofE Academy is at Osborne Street, Newton Abbot, Devon, TQ12 2DJ.