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All Saints Church of England Academy, Stockton-on-Tees

Outstanding
Secondary
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Mixed
Church of England
Ages 11–16

All Saints Church of England Academy is a secondary school for pupils aged 11 to 16 in Stockton-on-Tees, part of Dales Academies Trust. It has a Church of England religious character. It was rated Outstanding at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in February 2015. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in December 2024 did not change this grade. Its 2026 GCSE results were the highest of the 11 schools in Stockton-on-Tees with published results, and 507th of 3,298 across England. It was 99% full in 2025.

GCSE results
Above England average
Ofsted
Outstanding (2015)
Demand
Oversubscribed
Attendance
Better than England average
Progress (2024)
Above average
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Year 7 applications for September 2027 close in 5 days

Deadline Saturday 31 October 2026. Apply to Stockton-on-Tees (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

From the headteacher's welcome: "Welcome to All Saints Church of England Academy where we believe 'Every child matters equally to God' . Welcome to All Saints Church of England Academy. I am proud to lead a school rooted in strong Christian values, where every student is known, valued and supported to flourish."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include drama, choir, ukulele, STEM and knitting.

Headteacher's welcome (school website)Clubs (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 54.8, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 46.7 in Stockton-on-Tees and 47 across England.

68% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 52% in Stockton-on-Tees and 47% in England.

That is in line with 2025, when the score was 54.6.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.32: pupils made above 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 43.9, against 55.8 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 11.9 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 24 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Religious Studies, Combined Science and Business Studies.

Getting a place at All Saints Church of England Academy

For September 2026 entry, 162 families put All Saints Church of England Academy as their first choice and 455 named it as one of their preferences, for 175 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 4 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

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 Ingleby Manor Free School (0.9 miles, Good, Attainment 8 54.1); Egglescliffe School (1.6 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 51.6); Conyers School (1.9 miles, Good, Attainment 8 49.9); and Thornaby Academy (2.1 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 42.4).

All Saints Church of England Academy's 2026 results were higher than all 4 of them.

Ingleby Manor Free SchoolEgglescliffe SchoolConyers SchoolThornaby Academy

The trust

All Saints Church of England Academy is one of 15 schools run by Dales Academies Trust, an academy trust.

All 15 schools in Dales Academies Trust

What parents say

231 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about All Saints Church of England Academy (as of September 2025): 85% would recommend the school, 85% say their child is happy there and 67% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that the school has high expectations for their child (92%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (67%).

Where pupils go next

Of the 178 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 90% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 55% to a further education college, 2% to an apprenticeship and 2% into work.

Who goes there

9.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (76%) and Asian (9%).

In 2026, 108 pupils (12.4%) received SEN support and 12 (1.4%) 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 a moderate learning difficulty.

Getting there

The nearest railway station is Eaglescliffe Rail Station, about 1.4 miles away in a straight line.

7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is All Saints Academy (b), 100 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% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 106 crimes within a mile of the school, most often shoplifting, violence and sexual offences and anti-social behaviour. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Stockton-on-Tees (204).

Suspensions and exclusions

In 2024/25, All Saints Church of England Academy issued 133 suspensions, 14.9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

Primary schools nearby

The primary schools closest to All Saints Church of England Academy are Myton Park Primary School (under 0.1 miles); Barley Fields Primary (0.2 miles); St Therese of Lisieux Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Catholic Academy (0.3 miles); and St Francis of Assisi Church of England Primary School (0.6 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.

Myton Park Primary SchoolBarley Fields PrimarySt Therese of Lisieux Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Catholic AcademySt Francis of Assisi Church of England 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; Ofsted Parent View; DfE destination measures; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; 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:Mrs Ashleigh Lees
Pupils:873
LA:Stockton-on-Tees
Phone:01642754650
Address:Blair Avenue, Ingleby Barwick, Stockton-on-Tees, TS17 5BL
Trust:DALES ACADEMIES TRUST (15 schools)
Admissions:Non-selective
Status:open
Opened:1 May 2013

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 2 years ago

This judgement is from February 2015, 11 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.

-

Overall

Good

Quality of Education

Outstanding

Behaviour & Attitudes

Outstanding

Personal Development

Outstanding

Leadership & Management

Inspected 3 December 2024View full report
URN:139606
UKPRN:10041280
Diocese:Diocese of York
Constituency:Stockton West
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

From Ofsted's December 2024 inspection report.

What This School Does Well

All Saints is an exceptionally caring school where pupils feel valued and supported to reach their potential. Teachers have very high expectations which pupils meet, resulting in excellent academic results. The school offers outstanding enrichment opportunities that develop leadership, cultural understanding and real-world skills that prepare pupils brilliantly for their future.

Key Strengths

  • Exemplary pupil behaviour and attitudes to learning, with pupils working incredibly hard and achieving very well in external examinations - consistently well above local and national averages
  • Outstanding personal development programme through 'Involve' that develops cultural understanding, leadership skills and preparation for adult life including Duke of Edinburgh's Award and mock criminal trials
  • Highly inclusive provision for pupils with SEND who benefit from the same curriculum and achieve well through detailed support
  • Strong focus on reading with dedicated lessons, library support and catch-up provision that helps pupils develop fluency and accuracy
  • Comprehensive careers programme providing detailed information on employment, apprenticeships and education

Areas for Improvement

  • Some inconsistencies in how teachers systematically check pupils' understanding and learning across subjects, meaning some misconceptions and knowledge gaps are not identified and addressed

Safeguarding

Safeguarding arrangements are effective, with leaders creating a culture that puts pupils' interests first.

Extracurricular Activities

Duke of Edinburgh's Award scheme, mock criminal trials, sports, performing arts, peer mentoring, library leadership roles, cultural ambassador roles, prefect roles, debate visits to museums and theatres, charity fundraising events

All Saints Church of England Academy is a secondary school with a strong Christian ethos where every child is valued equally. The school maintains high standards across academics, behaviour, and personal development, with pupils achieving well above average results in external examinations.

At a Glance

9.7%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

What Parents Think

231 responses
Would recommend85%
Child is happy85%
Child does well87%
High expectations92%
Feels safe89%
Well behaved90%
Bullying dealt with (of parents with a view)67%
Kept informed88%
Handles concerns (of parents who raised one)78%
Wider development80%

Source: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree

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 remained stable at around 0.32 (2023 to 2024). Attainment 8 has declined from 56.5 to 54.8 (2023 to 2026). GCSE English & Maths 5+ has declined from 72% to 68% (2023 to 2026).

Performance by Group

GroupProgress 8Attainment 8Eng+Maths 5+
All pupils-54.867.9%
Disadvantaged(14)-43.928.6%
Not known to be disadvantaged(154)-55.871.4%
Boys(83)-52.963.9%
Girls(85)-56.771.8%
Show more breakdowns (2)
Known or believed to be other than English(11)-54.954.5%
Non mobile(166)-54.868.1%

2025/26 academic year - DfE performance tables data

GCSE Subjects Offered

Mathematics334
English Language334
English Literature332
Religious Studies320
Combined Science224
Business Studies184
Spanish160
Geography148
History144
Chemistry108
Physics108
Biology108
Multimedia102
Health Studies76
Food Preparation and Nutrition66
Engineering Studies62
Sports Studies56
Drama38
Information and Communication Technology36
Music30

+ 4 more subjects

2025/26 academic year - entries by number of pupils

After GCSEs - Leaver Destinations

After GCSEs (Year 11) - 178 students

Continued education90%
Further education55%
Apprenticeships2%
Employment2%
Not in education/employment2%

2023/24 data

Exclusions & Suspensions

0

Permanent exclusions

0.00%

Exclusion rate

133

Suspensions

14.91%

Suspension rate

60 pupils received one or more suspensions out of 892 pupils

2024/25 academic year

How Does This School Compare?

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Getting There

Bus Stops

All Saints Academy (B)
98m · 2 min walk
Tesco (A)
201m · 3 min walk
Snowdon Grove (A)
282m · 5 min walk
Waddon Way (A)
378m · 6 min walk
Aberbran Court (B)
450m · 7 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 Stockton-on-Tees; for families living there:

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Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
19
Fatal
0
Serious
8
Children hurt
6

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 19 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 8 serious and 11 slight.

6 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot, 2 on a bicycle and 1 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 Stockton-on-Tees is 9 (the median across 87 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

99%

Near capacity

887 pupils

900 places

13 spare places in 2025

2025, DfE school capacity data

Area Demand Pressure - Stockton-on-Tees

Low pressure
New homes approved:2,143
Projected new pupils:386

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

Across Stockton-on-Tees council

Low demand council-wide0.86 applications per place

Places available

2,586

Applications

2,216

Got 1st preference

94.8%

Got preferred school

99.5%

All secondary applications across Stockton-on-Tees council (2026/27), not just this school.

This school: Oversubscribed

Inspection History(2)

3 December 2024
Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesOutstanding
Personal DevelopmentOutstanding
Leadership & ManagementOutstanding
25 February 2015
OutstandingReport
Leadership & ManagementOutstanding

SEND & SEN Provision

SEN Overview

108

SEN Support

12

EHC Plans

13.7%

of Total Pupils

2026 academic year

Provision & Specialist Facilities

No specialist provision recorded

Pupils by Need Type

Moderate Learning Difficulty29
Social, Emotional & Mental Health24
Speech, Language & Communication22
Specific Learning Difficulty13
Autistic Spectrum Disorder12
Other8
Hearing Impairment5
Visual Impairment4
Physical Disability2
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
76.2%
Asian
9.0%
Black
3.2%
Mixed
4.0%
Chinese
0.9%
Other
1.4%
Unclassified
2.2%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals9.7%
English as Additional Language9.0%

873

Total Pupils

440

Boys

433

Girls

2026 academic year

Workforce

52

Teachers

16.8:1

Pupil-teacher ratio

£51,312

Mean salary

2026 data

School Funding

£6,793

Per pupil

£6285k

Total funding

£128k

Pupil premium

Deprivation£283,945
EAL funding£33,609
Lump sum£145,100

2025-26 financial year allocations

Pupil Absence
2024/25

5.9%

Overall absence

16.4%

Persistent absence

908

Enrolments

Authorised4.1%
Unauthorised1.8%
Persistent (10%+)16.4%
Severe (50%+)1.8%

Absence trend

3.8%
18/19
3.1%
20/21
7.0%
21/22
6.7%
22/23
7.0%
23/24
5.9%
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 54.8. 68% 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's most recent Ofsted inspection, in December 2024, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in February 2015, it was rated Outstanding.

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

No fixed boundary. When All Saints Church of England Academy is oversubscribed, Stockton-on-Tees 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 close to full in 2025, at 99% of its capacity.

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

Classes at All Saints Church of England Academy average 23.6 pupils (2025/26).

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

All Saints Church of England Academy has around 873 pupils on roll. 10% are eligible for free school meals.

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

5.9% of sessions were missed at All Saints Church of England Academy in 2024/25. 16.4% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).

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

Apply through Stockton-on-Tees'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 19 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 8 serious and 11 slight. 6 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot, 2 on a bicycle and 1 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 Stockton-on-Tees is 9 (the median across 87 schools, same distance and years).

Where is All Saints Church of England Academy?

All Saints Church of England Academy is at Blair Avenue, Ingleby Barwick, Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, TS17 5BL.

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

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