Sparkwell All Saints Primary School
Sparkwell, Plymouth, PL7 5DD
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- LINK ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Thomas Cole
- Constituency
- South West Devon
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 105
- Pupils on roll
- 95
- URN
- 139795
- Local authority
- Devon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01752878855
About this school
Sparkwell All Saints Primary School is a primary academy in Plymouth. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 95 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 16 | 14 | 15 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 56% | 50% | 73% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 13% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 75% | 79% | 80% |
| Expected standard in maths | 56% | 57% | 80% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 56% | 79% | 80% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 106.0 | 110.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 102.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -4.80 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Sparkwell All Saints Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Devon average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 56% | 55% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 50% | 54.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 73% | 57.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 97 |
| 2023/24 | 92 |
| 2024/25 | 87 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Sparkwell All Saints Primary School compares
Sparkwell All Saints Primary School ranked 64th of 269 primary schools in Devon for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 73% | 4.3% | 8.1% | 95 | — |
| Glen Park Primary School | 92% | 4.5% | 17% | 461 | 1.7 miles |
| Chaddlewood Primary School | 83% | 4% | 15% | 383 | 1.8 miles |
| Yealmpstone Farm Primary School | 67% | 4.8% | 18.8% | 227 | 2.0 miles |
| Cornwood Church of England Primary School | 56% | 5.2% | 26% | 87 | 2.1 miles |
| Plympton St Maurice Primary School | 56% | 4.4% | 18.3% | 179 | 2.5 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 8.05%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 4.26%
- Persistent absence
- 8.54%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Glen Park Primary School1.7 miles
Primary · Plymouth
-
Chaddlewood Primary School1.8 miles
Primary · Plymouth
-
Yealmpstone Farm Primary School2.0 miles
Primary · Plymouth
-
Cornwood Church of England Primary School2.1 miles
Primary · Ivybridge
-
Plympton St Maurice Primary School2.5 miles
Primary · Plymouth
Other schools in Plymouth
Sparkwell All Saints Primary School ranks 25th of the 72 ranked primary schools in Plymouth.
- Austin Farm Academy Primary
- Beechwood Primary Academy Primary
- Bickleigh Down Church of England Primary School Primary
- Boringdon Primary School Primary
- Chaddlewood Primary School Primary
- College Road Primary School Primary
- Compton CofE Primary School Primary
- Drake Primary Academy Primary
- Eggbuckland Vale Primary School Primary
- Elburton Primary School Primary
- Ernesettle Community School Primary
- Ford Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Sparkwell All Saints Primary School teach?
- Sparkwell All Saints Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Plymouth.
- Who is the headteacher of Sparkwell All Saints Primary School?
- The headteacher of Sparkwell All Saints Primary School is Mr Thomas Cole, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Sparkwell All Saints Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Sparkwell All Saints Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Sparkwell All Saints Primary School?
- Sparkwell All Saints Primary School has 95 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Sparkwell All Saints Primary School full?
- Sparkwell All Saints Primary School has capacity for 105 pupils and 95 on roll (90%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Sparkwell All Saints Primary School a faith school?
- No. Sparkwell All Saints Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Sparkwell All Saints Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Sparkwell All Saints Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Sparkwell All Saints Primary School?
- Sparkwell All Saints Primary School is part of LINK ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Sparkwell All Saints Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 56% in 2022/23 and 73% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Sparkwell All Saints Primary School rank locally?
- Sparkwell All Saints Primary School ranked 64th of 269 primary schools in Devon for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Sparkwell All Saints Primary School's absence rate?
- Sparkwell All Saints Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Sparkwell All Saints Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Sparkwell All Saints Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.