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All Saints Church of England Academy, Plymouth

Good
Secondary
Academy sponsor led
Mixed
Church of England
Ages 11–16

All Saints Church of England Academy is a secondary school for pupils aged 11 to 16 in Plymouth, part of The Ted Wragg Multi Academy Trust. It has a Church of England religious character. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in February 2023. Its 2026 GCSE results were the 18th-highest of the 19 schools in Plymouth with published results, and 3,021st of 3,298 across England. It was 56% full in 2025.

GCSE results
Below England average
Ofsted
Good (2023)
Demand
Every first choice offered
Attendance
Below England average
Progress (2024)
Average
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Year 7 applications for September 2027 close in 5 days

Deadline Saturday 31 October 2026. Apply to Plymouth (the council where you live). Offers on 1 March.

Data last updated 26 Oct 2026

All Saints Church of England Academy in detail

All Saints Church of England Academy in its own words

In its own words: "At All Saints we are a school committed to securing your child's excellent academic and professional outcomes. We have the highest expectations of our students and ensure they go on to achieve their best. We do not accept excuses for not committing to the All Saints' values and that is what helps students succeed."

Coming up: an open evening on Monday 16 November 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

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Vision and values (school website)Open days on the school's site (school website)

Source: The school's own website

Results

In 2026, pupils at All Saints Church of England Academy averaged an Attainment 8 score of 36.5, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 47.3 in Plymouth and 47 across England.

29% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 49% in Plymouth and 47% in England.

That is down from 41.4 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.03: pupils made about average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 34.2, against 39.6 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 5.4 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 15 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, History and Engineering Studies.

Getting a place at All Saints Church of England Academy

For September 2026 entry, 123 families put All Saints Church of England Academy as their first choice and 245 named it as one of their preferences, for 130 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

Admissions history and your chances at All Saints Church of England Academy

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state secondary schools to All Saints Church of England Academy are Devonport High School for Girls (0.7 miles, Good, selective, Attainment 8 74.9); Marine Academy Plymouth (0.9 miles, Good, Attainment 8 45.6); St Boniface's RC College (1 mile, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 37.8); and Sir John Hunt Community Sports College (1.3 miles, Good, Attainment 8 43.1).

Each of them had higher 2026 results than All Saints Church of England Academy.

Devonport High School for GirlsMarine Academy PlymouthSt Boniface's RC CollegeSir John Hunt Community Sports College

The trust

All Saints Church of England Academy is one of 18 schools run by The Ted Wragg Multi Academy Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 45.6 in 2024/25.

All 18 schools in The Ted Wragg Multi Academy Trust

Where pupils go next

Of the 90 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 67% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 60% to a further education college, 6% to an apprenticeship and 6% into work.

Who goes there

50.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 4.8% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 273 pupils (40.9%) received SEN support and 28 (4.2%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.

Staffing

All Saints Church of England Academy had 49 teachers in 2026, one for every 13 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical secondary school, at about one for every 17.

Getting there

The nearest railway station is St Budeaux Ferry Road Rail Station, about 1.3 miles away in a straight line.

11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is John Kitto Comm Coll Grounds (w-bound), 90 metres away.

The area around the school

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood All Saints Church of England Academy stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

Suspensions and exclusions

In 2024/25, All Saints Church of England Academy issued 436 suspensions, 67.3 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 3 permanent exclusions.

Primary schools nearby

The primary schools closest to All Saints Church of England Academy are Pennycross Primary School (0.4 miles), Shakespeare Primary School (0.5 miles), Mayflower Academy (0.6 miles) and Montpelier Primary School (0.7 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.

Pennycross Primary SchoolShakespeare Primary SchoolMayflower AcademyMontpelier Primary School

Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; DfE destination measures; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; DfE school workforce census; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics

Location

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mr Scott Simpson-Horne
Pupils:668
LA:Plymouth
Phone:01752705131
Website:asap.org.uk
Address:Pennycross, Plymouth, PL5 3NE
Trust:THE TED WRAGG MULTI ACADEMY TRUST (18 schools)
Admissions:Non-selective
Status:open
Opened:1 September 2010

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 4 years ago
Good

Overall

Good

Quality of Education

Good

Behaviour & Attitudes

Good

Personal Development

Good

Leadership & Management

Inspected 28 February 2023View full report
URN:136142
UKPRN:10030495
Diocese:Diocese of Exeter
Constituency:Plymouth Moor View
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

Ofsted rated this school Good at its February 2023 inspection.

Rated Good for

Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management.

At a Glance

50.9%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

Secondary Performance (GCSE)

Academic year 2025/26

GCSE Results

2023
2024
2025
2026
Attainment 8 GCSE Eng+Maths

2025/26 academic year

Progress 8 has improved from -0.31 to -0.03 (2023 to 2024). Attainment 8 has declined from 36.8 to 36.5 (2023 to 2026). GCSE English & Maths 5+ has improved from 26% to 29% (2023 to 2026).

Performance by Group

GroupProgress 8Attainment 8Eng+Maths 5+
All pupils-36.529%
Disadvantaged(61)-34.221.3%
Not known to be disadvantaged(46)-39.639.1%
Boys(54)-37.027.8%
Girls(53)-36.030.2%
Show more breakdowns (1)
Non mobile(102)-37.330.4%

2025/26 academic year - DfE performance tables data

GCSE Subjects Offered

Mathematics214
English Language214
English Literature210
Combined Science210
History138
Engineering Studies66
Art and Design46
Food Preparation and Nutrition46
Health Studies46
Geography40
Statistics40
Sports Studies36
Multimedia32
Childcare Skills30
French26

2025/26 academic year - entries by number of pupils

After GCSEs - Leaver Destinations

After GCSEs (Year 11) - 90 students

Continued education67%
Further education60%
Apprenticeships6%
Employment6%
Not in education/employment17%

2023/24 data

Exclusions & Suspensions

3

Permanent exclusions

0.46%

Exclusion rate

436

Suspensions

67.28%

Suspension rate

107 pupils received one or more suspensions out of 648 pupils

2024/25 academic year

How Does This School Compare?

Ranked against 5 nearby secondary schools

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Getting There

Bus Stops

John Kitto Comm Coll Grounds (W-bound)
90m · 1 min walk
All Saints C of E Academy (NW-bound)
143m · 2 min walk
All Saints Academy (SE-bound)
156m · 3 min walk
Kitto Centre (SE-bound)
266m · 4 min walk
Fountains Crescent West (E-bound)
296m · 5 min walk

Free school transport

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You apply to the council where you live. All Saints Church of England Academy is in Plymouth; for families living there:

Apply to Plymouth for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.

Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
18
Fatal
1
Serious
2
Children hurt
6

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 18 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 2 serious and 15 slight.

6 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot, 2 on a bicycle and 2 in a vehicle or otherwise.

6 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.

The typical figure for schools in Plymouth is 22 (the median across 107 schools, same distance and years).

Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

56%

Available places

642 pupils

1,152 places

510 spare places in 2025

2025, DfE school capacity data

Area Demand Pressure - Plymouth

Low pressure
New homes approved:1,906
Projected new pupils:343

Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Plymouth

Across Plymouth council

Low demand council-wide0.87 applications per place

Places available

3,165

Applications

2,761

Got 1st preference

91.7%

Got preferred school

98.9%

All secondary applications across Plymouth council (2026/27), not just this school.

This school: Every first choice offered

Inspection History(12)

28 February 2023
Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementGood
1 October 2019
Requires ImprovementReport
Quality of EducationRequires Improvement
Behaviour & AttitudesRequires Improvement
Personal DevelopmentRequires Improvement
Leadership & ManagementRequires Improvement
2 April 2019

SEND & SEN Provision

SEN Overview

273

SEN Support

28

EHC Plans

45.1%

of Total Pupils

2026 academic year

Provision & Specialist Facilities

No specialist provision recorded

Pupils by Need Type

Social, Emotional & Mental Health90
Moderate Learning Difficulty89
Speech, Language & Communication63
Autistic Spectrum Disorder33
Specific Learning Difficulty18
Physical Disability3
Visual Impairment2
Profound & Multiple LD1
Hearing Impairment1
Other1
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
92.1%
Asian
0.6%
Black
1.3%
Mixed
0.9%
Other
0.9%
Unclassified
0.7%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals50.9%
English as Additional Language4.8%

668

Total Pupils

333

Boys

335

Girls

2026 academic year

Workforce

49

Teachers

13.6:1

Pupil-teacher ratio

£46,581

Mean salary

2026 data

School Funding

£7,940

Per pupil

£5736k

Total funding

£347k

Pupil premium

Deprivation£1,026,335
EAL funding£1,602
Lump sum£145,100

2025-26 financial year allocations

Pupil Absence
2024/25

14.1%

Overall absence

42.7%

Persistent absence

700

Enrolments

Authorised7.4%
Unauthorised6.7%
Persistent (10%+)42.7%
Severe (50%+)8.3%

Absence trend

7.5%
18/19
8.1%
20/21
12.6%
21/22
13.3%
22/23
15.0%
23/24
14.1%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

Questions parents ask about All Saints Church of England Academy

What are GCSE results like at All Saints Church of England Academy?

In the 2026 results, pupils at All Saints Church of England Academy achieved an Attainment 8 score of 36.5. 29% passed GCSE English and maths at grade 5 or above.

What is All Saints Church of England Academy's Ofsted rating?

All Saints Church of England Academy was rated Good at its most recent Ofsted inspection in February 2023. At its previous graded inspection in 2019 it was rated Requires Improvement.

What is the catchment area for All Saints Church of England Academy?

No fixed boundary. When All Saints Church of England Academy is oversubscribed, Plymouth allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.

Is it hard to get a place at All Saints Church of England Academy?

All Saints Church of England Academy was not full in 2025: it ran at 56% of its 1152 places.

How big are the classes at All Saints Church of England Academy?

Classes at All Saints Church of England Academy average 23 pupils (2025/26).

How many pupils go to All Saints Church of England Academy?

All Saints Church of England Academy has around 668 pupils on roll. 51% are eligible for free school meals.

What is attendance like at All Saints Church of England Academy?

14.1% of sessions were missed at All Saints Church of England Academy in 2024/25. 42.7% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).

How do I apply to All Saints Church of England Academy?

Apply through Plymouth's coordinated admissions process, naming All Saints Church of England Academy on your application. Applications for Year 7 places starting in September 2027 close on Saturday 31 October 2026, and offers are made on Monday 1 March 2027.

How many road collisions happen near All Saints Church of England Academy?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 18 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 2 serious and 15 slight. 6 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot, 2 on a bicycle and 2 in a vehicle or otherwise. 6 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Plymouth is 22 (the median across 107 schools, same distance and years).

Where is All Saints Church of England Academy?

All Saints Church of England Academy is at Pennycross, Plymouth, Devon, PL5 3NE.

Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)

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