All Saints' CofE First School

All Saints' CofE First School is a small Church of England first school, part of Innovate2Educate Partnership Limited, with 33 pupils on roll. A July 2026 full inspection found safeguarding standards met and strong practice across most areas: attendance and behaviour, early years, inclusion, leadership and governance, and personal development and wellbeing. Leaders have created a warm, inclusive culture where pupils feel safe and valued; attendance is consistently above national averages and persistent absence is very low, while behaviour and pastoral care are particular strengths. The school's early years provision is a standout, with language development a particular strength, and inclusion is at the heart of its work, with effective support for pupils with SEND and others facing barriers. Leadership has acted decisively to improve the school, staff feel well supported, and relationships with parents and the community have been rebuilt. Achievement and curriculum and teaching are judged at expected standard: pupils build secure foundations in reading, writing and mathematics, and reading is a strength, but outcomes are broadly in line with national averages with small-cohort variation. The main improvement priority is the wider curriculum. Teachers do not always focus on the most important knowledge pupils need to learn and remember, so pupils do not consistently build secure knowledge across all subjects. Leaders should further strengthen the wider curriculum so that pupils develop secure knowledge and understanding in every subject. Overall, this is a strong and improving school with a clear direction, though the wider curriculum work is not yet complete.

Strengths

• Safeguarding standards are met.
• Attendance is consistently above national averages and persistent absence is very low.
• Pupils behave well and show kindness, respect and consideration.
• Early years provision is strong, with language development a particular strength.
• Inclusion is at the heart of the school, with effective support for SEND and vulnerable pupils.
• Leadership and governance are strong, with decisive improvement and high staff morale.
• Personal development and wellbeing are strong, with highly effective pastoral care.
• Reading and phonics are particular strengths.
• Pupils benefit from a wide range of clubs, enrichment and leadership roles.
• Positive relationships with parents and the community have been rebuilt.
• Staff feel valued, supported and well trained.
• Pupils with SEND achieve well and access the same ambitious curriculum.

Areas for Improvement

• The wider curriculum needs further strengthening so pupils consistently develop secure knowledge in every subject.
• Teachers do not always focus on the most important knowledge in the wider curriculum, so pupils do not consistently remember and build on key knowledge.
• Work to strengthen the wider curriculum is not yet complete.

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' CofE First School attended 96.8% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 0.0% 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' CofE First School 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' CofE First School had 12.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 66.7% 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, 33.3% of pupils at All Saints' CofE First School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 0.0% 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' CofE First School received £14,153 and spent £14,893 for each of its 33 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £78,000 (£2,353 per pupil).

Across all 9 schools of Innovate2Educate Partnership Limited, income was £7,110 and spending £7,298 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' CofE First School is part of Innovate2Educate Partnership Limited, which runs 9 schools. The nearest others:

• Hutchinson Memorial CofE First School Stoke-On-Trent
• Bramshall Meadows First School Uttoxeter
• Oldfields Hall Middle School Uttoxeter
• Windsor Park CE Middle School Uttoxeter
• Picknalls First School Uttoxeter
• Thomas Alleyne's High School Uttoxeter
• Ryecroft CofE Middle School Rocester
• The Richard Clarke First School Rugeley

What is All Saints' CofE First School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for All Saints' CofE First School is Expected standard, from an inspection in September 2026.

When was All Saints' CofE First School last inspected by Ofsted?

All Saints' CofE First School was last inspected in September 2026.

How many pupils does All Saints' CofE First School have?

All Saints' CofE First School has 21 pupils on roll.

What age range does All Saints' CofE First School cover?

All Saints' CofE First School for pupils aged 2 to 9.

Where is All Saints' CofE First School?

All Saints' CofE First School is at School Lane, Church Leigh, Stoke-On-Trent, Staffordshire, ST10 4SR.