Secondary school

All Saints' Academy, Cheltenham

  • Academy Sponsor Led
  • ages 11–19
  • Mixed
  • Church of England
  • Gloucestershire
  • GL51 0WH
  • Sixth form
Ofsted Good · inspected Dec 2018

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 2,787 of 3,280 secondaries in England · top 85%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 85%85%2016/17: top 67%2017/18: top 67%2018/19: top 68%2021/22: top 69%2022/23: top 60%60% · 2022/232023/24: top 83%2024/25: top 85%No exams

A-level results

#188 of 224 South West sixth forms, state and independent, 2024/25

Independent and selective (grammar) schools choose their pupils, so high results partly reflect who gets in, not only teaching. Some independent schools don't publish results.

Against South West

Attainment 838.5 · South West 45.52/10 Well below South West−20.3 pts since 21/22
Grade 5+ English and maths32.4% · South West 44.2%2/10 Well below South West−10.3 pts since 21/22
EBacc point score3.27 · South West 3.982/10 Well below South West−9.3 pts since 21/22
Progress 8 · 2023/24-0.27 · South West −0.023/10 Below−32.2 pts since 18/19
A level points per entry28.07 · South West 33.672/10 Well below South West+15.3 pts since 21/22
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No exams 2019/20–21

Attainment 8
2015/16: 43.9 · 165 pupils · South West 50.22016/17: 43 · 144 pupils · South West 45.62017/18: 42.9 · 149 pupils · South West 45.72018/19: 42.9 · 139 pupils · South West 45.82021/22: 44.6 · 114 pupils · South West 47.52022/23: 44.1 · 138 pupils · South West 45.42023/24: 38.8 · 175 pupils · South West 45.32024/25: 38.5 · 176 pupils · South West 45.4544.638.5No exams
Grade 5+ English and maths
2016/17: 31% · 144 pupils · South West 39%2017/18: 35% · 149 pupils · South West 40%2018/19: 34% · 139 pupils · South West 39%2021/22: 39% · 114 pupils · South West 46%2022/23: 40% · 138 pupils · South West 42%2023/24: 26.9% · 175 pupils · South West 44.1%2024/25: 32.4% · 176 pupils · South West 44.2%40%26.9%No exams
A level points per entry
2015/16: 19.7 · 80 pupils · South West 29.292016/17: 21.9 · 70 pupils · South West 30.032017/18: 21.95 · 64 pupils · South West 30.252018/19: 22.05 · 73 pupils · South West 31.572021/22: 26.82 · 56 pupils · South West 36.992022/23: 23.32 · 76 pupils · South West 33.142023/24: 23.84 · 54 pupils · South West 33.012024/25: 28.07 · 50 pupils · South West 33.6728.0719.7No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
123 of 123 who put it first2014 · 95.5%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st123123
2nd3712
3rd245

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2006–2024

  1. 2006Satisfactoryas predecessor
  2. 2007Satisfactoryas predecessor
  3. 2008Goodas predecessor
  4. 2013Requires improvement
  5. 2014Good
  6. 2018Good
  7. 2024Ungraded visit

4 strong areas

  • Outcomes for pupils
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management
  • Personal development, behaviour and welfare
  • Quality of teaching, learning and assessment

1 weak areas

  • 16 to 19 study programmes

5 areas graded

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 20261,100
Free school meals (past 6 years)38.0%
First language not English21.1%
SEN support18.5%
EHC plan3.5%
Absence (sessions missed)9.7%
Persistently absent pupils30.4%

Girls 50.6%Boys 49.4%

95.7% full · 1,150 places · 168 in sixth form

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 1 Sep 2025 · 41 responses (3.7% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school85.4% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school85.4% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved87.8% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 58.5% not applicable47.1% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year78% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 31.7% not applicable78.6% agree
  • Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)?29.3% yes
  • My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed · asked only of the 29.3% who said Yes above66.7% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child90.2% agree
  • My child does well at this school85.4% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing78% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school95.1% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school97.6% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development73.2% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent87.8% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher16.5
Pupils per adult11.7
  • Classroom teachers 57.7
  • Leadership 8.8
  • Teaching assistants 19.7
  • Other support 21.4

Teachers 66.5 FTE · Whole workforce 107.5 · 120 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£8,381
Spend per pupil£8,542
Staff spend per pupil£5,951
Reserve per pupil£914
  • +£1,007,000revenue reserve
  • −£177,000in-year balance

Grants £8,146 · self-generated £454 · premises £626 per pupil

Single-academy trust: ALL SAINTS' ACADEMY, CHELTENHAM

Destinations · 2023/24 leavers

After Year 11

175 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained88%
  • Education82.3%
  • Apprenticeship2.9%
  • Employment2.9%
  • Not sustained7.4%
  • Unknown4.6%

After sixth form (16–18)

78 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained74.4%
  • Education25.6%
  • Higher education24.4%
  • Apprenticeship6.4%
  • Employment42.3%
  • Not sustained21.8%
  • Unknown3.8%