All Saints CofE Academy Denstone

All Saints CofE Academy Denstone is a small Church of England school within Staffordshire University Academy Trust and the Saints Federation. Following its June 2026 full inspection, safeguarding standards were met. The school is performing at the expected standard across most areas, with attendance and behaviour and personal development and wellbeing judged as strong. Pupils are extremely well behaved, attendance is above the national average, bullying is rare, and the school's values of love, kindness and respect are evident in daily life. The curriculum is well thought out for mixed-age classes, early years gives children a positive start, inclusion systems support pupils with SEND and disadvantaged pupils effectively, and leadership and governance are effective with positive staff and parent views. Pupils achieve well overall from their starting points, including in phonics and mathematics, although achievement, curriculum and teaching, early years, inclusion and leadership are all at the expected standard rather than strong. Leaders' next steps focus on improving consistency in written work and assessment. Pupils do not always apply handwriting and spelling knowledge in longer pieces, and not all staff use assessment consistently in lessons to address misconceptions, extend learning, or close gaps quickly. These are clear improvement priorities rather than urgent concerns.

Strengths

• Attendance is above the national average, with very few pupils missing too much school.
• Pupils behave extremely well, showing high levels of self-discipline, respect and consideration.
• The school's values of love, kindness and respect are visible in pupils' conduct and relationships.
• Bullying is extremely rare, and pupils are confident that it is always stopped.
• Personal development and wellbeing provision is strong and helps pupils flourish personally and socially.
• A rich enrichment programme, including clubs and '50 Things to Do Before You're 9', broadens pupils' horizons.
• Pupils develop a strong sense of social and moral responsibility through fundraising and charitable work.
• Pupils achieve well from their starting points across a broad range of subjects, including those with SEND.
• Phonics and mathematics are taught well, with pupils gaining secure foundational knowledge and fluency.
• Leaders have constructed a well-thought-out curriculum adapted for mixed-age classes.
• Early years provision gives children a positive start and prepares them well for Year 1.
• Inclusion systems identify barriers to learning and support pupils with SEND and disadvantaged pupils effectively.
• Leadership and governance are effective, with strong trust support and positive staff and parent views.
• Safeguarding standards are met.

Areas for Improvement

• Pupils do not consistently apply handwriting and spelling knowledge in longer written pieces.
• Not all staff are proficient in checking pupils' learning in lessons to address misconceptions or extend learning.
• Assessment is not used consistently and effectively in lessons to extend learning and address gaps quickly.

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 Academy Denstone attended 96.4% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 4.3% 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 Academy Denstone 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 Academy Denstone had 17.3 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, 4.5% of pupils at All Saints CofE Academy Denstone were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.5% 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 Academy Denstone received £9,079 and spent £9,220 for each of its 62 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £91,000 (£1,475 per pupil).

Across all 21 schools of Staffordshire University Academies Trust, income was £7,351 and spending £7,265 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 Uttoxeter · Staffordshire local authority: places and applications

All Saints CofE Academy Denstone is part of Staffordshire University Academies Trust, which runs 21 schools. The nearest others:

• Dove CofE Academy Uttoxeter
• St Peter's CofE Academy Alton Stoke-On-Trent
• Tynsel Parkes CofE Primary Academy Uttoxeter
• St Augustine's CofE Academy Ashbourne
• St Edward's CofE Academy Cheddleton Leek
• St Luke's CofE Academy Endon Stoke-On-Trent
• Horton St Michael's CofE First School Leek
• John Wheeldon Primary Academy Stafford
• Westlands Primary School Newcastle-Under-Lyme
• All Saints CofE Primary School, Bednall Stafford

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

The latest Ofsted rating for All Saints CofE Academy Denstone is Expected standard, from an inspection in September 2026.

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

All Saints CofE Academy Denstone was last inspected in September 2026.

How many pupils does All Saints CofE Academy Denstone have?

All Saints CofE Academy Denstone has 67 pupils on roll.

What age range does All Saints CofE Academy Denstone cover?

All Saints CofE Academy Denstone for pupils aged 5 to 9.

Where is All Saints CofE Academy Denstone?

All Saints CofE Academy Denstone is at Oak Road, Denstone, Uttoxeter, Staffordshire, ST14 5HT.