All Saints Marsh CofE Academy, Newton Abbot
All Saints Marsh CofE Academy is a primary school for pupils aged 2 to 11 in Newton Abbot, part of Learning Academy Partnership (south West). It has a Church of England religious character. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in March 2018. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in July 2025 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 6th-highest of the 27 schools in Newton Abbot with published results, and 2,040th of 14,452 across England. It was 73% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Above England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2018)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Devon (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
All Saints Marsh CofE Academy in detail
All Saints Marsh CofE Academy in its own words
The school runs a breakfast club from 8:00am and after-school care until 4:50pm.
Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 85% of Year 6 pupils at All Saints Marsh CofE Academy reached the expected standard in reading and 92% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 73% in Devon and 77% and 75% across England.
Results rose from 75% in reading and 63% in maths in 2024.
With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.
Getting a place at All Saints Marsh CofE Academy
For September 2026 entry, 5 families put All Saints Marsh CofE Academy as their first choice and 9 named it as one of their preferences, for 5 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at All Saints Marsh CofE Academy
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to All Saints Marsh CofE Academy are Bearnes Voluntary Primary School (0.2 miles, Good, 62% reading, 31% maths); Wolborough Church of England Nursery and Primary School (0.3 miles, 74% reading, 67% maths); Highweek Community Primary and Nursery School (0.7 miles, Good, 74% reading, 58% maths); and Haytor View Community Primary School (0.7 miles).
All Saints Marsh CofE Academy's 2025 results were higher than all 3 of them.
Bearnes Voluntary Primary SchoolWolborough Church of England Nursery and Primary SchoolHighweek Community Primary and Nursery SchoolHaytor View Community Primary School
The trust
All Saints Marsh CofE Academy is one of 22 schools run by Learning Academy Partnership (south West), an academy trust.
What parents say
24 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about All Saints Marsh CofE Academy (as of September 2025): 100% would recommend the school, 100% say their child is happy there and 83% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that the school supports their child's wider development (100%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (83%).
Who goes there
In 2026, 22 pupils (26.2%) received SEN support and 6 (7.1%) 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 speech, language and communication needs.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Newton Abbot Rail Station, about 320 metres away (roughly a 4-minute walk).
9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is The Avenue (ne-bound), 120 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 244 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, shoplifting and anti-social behaviour. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Devon (16), as is usual near a town centre.
Suspensions and exclusions
All Saints Marsh CofE Academy recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to All Saints Marsh CofE Academy are South Devon UTC (0.2 miles), Newton Abbot College (0.5 miles), Coombeshead Academy (0.8 miles) and Teign School (1.5 miles).
South Devon UTCNewton Abbot CollegeCoombeshead AcademyTeign School
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; Ofsted Parent View; 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
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 1 year agoThis judgement is from March 2018, 8 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's July 2025 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
All Saints Marsh is a happy, calm place where children love to come to school. The school excels at teaching reading from Reception onwards, and pupils develop strong confidence through a broad curriculum that includes art, religions and beliefs, and literature. Teachers care about building children's independence and wellbeing, with special support for those who need it, helping all pupils to thrive alongside their peers.
Key Strengths
- Effective early reading programme with pupils becoming confident and fluent readers by Year 6
- Ambitious, well-ordered curriculum that builds pupils' knowledge and skills over time
- Strong support for pupils with SEND, enabling them to achieve well alongside their peers
- Excellent personal development opportunities including outdoor activities, community involvement, and career exploration
- Calm, positive school environment where pupils are respectful and learning is rarely disturbed
Areas for Improvement
- Teaching does not always build precisely enough on what pupils already know, limiting depth of understanding in some curriculum areas
- Need to ensure knowledge delivered builds more consistently on pupils' existing knowledge and skills
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective, with the school creating an open and positive culture that puts pupils' interests first.
Extracurricular Activities
Beach and city trips, orienteering, canoeing, reading clubs, board game clubs, lantern parade, visitor speakers (nurse, game developer)
All Saints Marsh CofE Academy is a primary school where pupils are happy, eager to learn, and benefit from positive relationships with staff. The school has been rated Good across all key areas including quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision.
At a Glance
27.4%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
24 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 75% to 85% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 63% to 92% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 88% to 92% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
28.0
Avg class size
25.0
Infant (KS1)
29.5
KS2
3
Total classes
1 class with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Latest from All Saints Marsh CofE Academy
Children Enjoy an Unforgettable Last Day of Term Packed with Learning, Laughter and New Experiences
24 Jul 2026
A Play in a Day!
23 Jul 2026
Creativity made a splash at All Saints Marsh C of E Academy this week
18 Jun 2026
New nursery opening in September 2026
1 Jun 2026
Courtenay Class absolutely smashed it at Reach Outdoors!
11 May 2026
We’re TES Awards finalists!
11 May 2026
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Before and after school care
All Saints Marsh CofE Academy is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school. Source: Free breakfast clubs: schools on the programme, Department for Education Free breakfast clubs in Devon
Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to All Saints Marsh CofE Academy from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. All Saints Marsh CofE Academy is in Devon; for families living there:
- Devon's school travel policy: Free school transport
- How to apply: Apply for free school transport
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 23
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 6
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 23 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 6 serious and 17 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot.
5 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 Devon is 3 (the median across 426 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
73%
Available places
83 pupils
114 places
31 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Newton Abbot
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Newton Abbot
Across Devon council
Places available
9,014
Applications
6,494
Got 1st preference
96.5%
Got preferred school
99.1%
All primary applications across Devon council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Inspection History(3)
Ungraded inspection: The school remains Good, but Ofsted raised concerns; its next inspection will be a full graded one.
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
22
SEN Support
6
EHC Plans
33.3%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
84
Total Pupils
46
Boys
38
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
4
Teachers
21.0:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£53,003
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£6,494
Per pupil
£599k
Total funding
£27k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
4.6%
Overall absence
5.0%
Persistent absence
80
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
All Saints Marsh CofE Academy
Questions parents ask about All Saints Marsh CofE Academy
What are SATs results like at All Saints Marsh CofE Academy?
Of the pupils at All Saints Marsh CofE Academy who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 85% reached the expected standard in reading and 92% did so in maths.
What is All Saints Marsh CofE Academy's Ofsted rating?
All Saints Marsh CofE Academy's most recent Ofsted inspection, in July 2025, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in March 2018, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for All Saints Marsh CofE Academy?
No fixed boundary. When All Saints Marsh CofE Academy is oversubscribed, Devon allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at All Saints Marsh CofE Academy?
All Saints Marsh CofE Academy was not full in 2025: it ran at 73% of its 114 places.
How big are the classes at All Saints Marsh CofE Academy?
Classes at All Saints Marsh CofE Academy average 28 pupils (2025/26). 1 class has more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.
How many pupils go to All Saints Marsh CofE Academy?
All Saints Marsh CofE Academy has around 84 pupils on roll. 27% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at All Saints Marsh CofE Academy?
4.6% of sessions were missed at All Saints Marsh CofE Academy in 2024/25. 5% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to All Saints Marsh CofE Academy?
Apply through Devon's coordinated admissions process, naming All Saints Marsh CofE Academy on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
Does All Saints Marsh CofE Academy have a breakfast club or after-school club?
All Saints Marsh CofE Academy is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school.
How many road collisions happen near All Saints Marsh CofE Academy?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 23 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 6 serious and 17 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot. 5 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 Devon is 3 (the median across 426 schools, same distance and years).
Where is All Saints Marsh CofE Academy?
All Saints Marsh CofE Academy is at Osborne Street, Newton Abbot, Devon, TQ12 2DJ.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)