All Saints Marsh CofE Academy
Osborne Street, Newton Abbot, TQ12 2DJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- LEARNING ACADEMY PARTNERSHIP (SOUTH WEST)
- Chief Executive Officer/Executive Headteacher
- Mr Liam O'Sullivan
- Diocese
- Diocese of Exeter
- Sponsor
- Learning Academy Partnership
- Constituency
- Newton Abbot
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 119
- Pupils on roll
- 84
- URN
- 142251
- Local authority
- Devon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01626365293
About this school
All Saints Marsh CofE Academy is a Church of England primary academy in Newton Abbot. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 84 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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 | 13 | 8 | 13 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 38% | 50% | 85% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 13% | 8% |
| Expected standard in reading | 38% | 75% | 85% |
| Expected standard in maths | 62% | 63% | 92% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 15% | 50% | 85% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 97.0 | 106.0 | 112.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 98.0 | 102.0 | 109.0 |
| Reading progress | -7.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -4.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -6.40 | - | - |
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 All Saints Marsh CofE Academy 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 | 38% | 55% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 50% | 54.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 85% | 57.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 98 |
| 2023/24 | 77 |
| 2024/25 | 84 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How All Saints Marsh CofE Academy compares
All Saints Marsh CofE Academy ranked 21st of 269 primary schools in Devon for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 94% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 85% | 4.6% | 23.8% | 84 | — |
| Bearnes Voluntary Primary School | 31% | 4.3% | 39.6% | 100 | 0.2 miles |
| Wolborough Church of England Nursery and Primary School | 63% | 6.1% | 41.6% | 189 | 0.3 miles |
| Highweek Community Primary and Nursery School | 50% | 5.8% | 38.8% | 287 | 0.7 miles |
| Haytor View Community Primary School | — | — | — | 184 | 0.7 miles |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School | 71% | 5.8% | 27.6% | 80 | 0.9 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 23.81%
- English as an additional language
- 23.8%
- Overall absence
- 4.57%
- Persistent absence
- 5%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Bearnes Voluntary Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Newton Abbot
-
Wolborough Church of England Nursery and Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Newton Abbot
-
Highweek Community Primary and Nursery School0.7 miles
Primary · Newton Abbot
-
Haytor View Community Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Newton Abbot
-
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Newton Abbot
Other schools in Newton Abbot
All Saints Marsh CofE Academy ranks 4th of the 27 ranked primary schools in Newton Abbot.
- Abbotskerswell Primary School Primary
- Ashburton Primary School Primary
- Bearnes Voluntary Primary School Primary
- Blackpool Church of England Primary School Primary
- Bovey Tracey Academy Primary
- Bradley Barton Primary School and Nursery Unit Primary
- Canada Hill Community Primary School Primary
- Chagford Church of England Primary School Primary
- Chudleigh Church of England Community Primary School Primary
- Chudleigh Knighton Church of England Primary School Primary
- Decoy Primary School Primary
- Denbury Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does All Saints Marsh CofE Academy teach?
- All Saints Marsh CofE Academy teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Newton Abbot.
- Who is the chief executive officer/executive headteacher of All Saints Marsh CofE Academy?
- The chief executive officer/executive headteacher of All Saints Marsh CofE Academy is Mr Liam O'Sullivan, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was All Saints Marsh CofE Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected All Saints Marsh CofE Academy, 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 All Saints Marsh CofE Academy?
- All Saints Marsh CofE Academy has 84 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is All Saints Marsh CofE Academy full?
- All Saints Marsh CofE Academy has capacity for 119 pupils and 84 on roll (71%), 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 All Saints Marsh CofE Academy a faith school?
- Yes. All Saints Marsh CofE Academy is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Exeter.
- Does All Saints Marsh CofE Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records All Saints Marsh CofE Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs All Saints Marsh CofE Academy?
- All Saints Marsh CofE Academy is part of LEARNING ACADEMY PARTNERSHIP (SOUTH WEST). Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have All Saints Marsh CofE Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 38% in 2022/23 and 85% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does All Saints Marsh CofE Academy rank locally?
- All Saints Marsh CofE Academy ranked 21st of 269 primary schools in Devon for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 94% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is All Saints Marsh CofE Academy's absence rate?
- All Saints Marsh CofE Academy's overall absence rate is 4.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are All Saints Marsh CofE Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, All Saints Marsh CofE Academy'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 2 July 2026.