All Saints Church of England Primary School
All Saints, Axminster, EX13 7LX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- ST CHRISTOPHER'S C OF E (PRIMARY) MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Phillip Sidaway-Lee
- Diocese
- Diocese of Exeter
- Constituency
- Honiton and Sidmouth
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 140
- Pupils on roll
- 84
- URN
- 143186
- Local authority
- Devon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 0129732761
About this school
All Saints Church of England Primary School is a Church of England primary academy in Axminster. 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 | 16 | 14 | 10 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 75% | 43% | 60% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 13% | 7% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 88% | 71% | 90% |
| Expected standard in maths | 81% | 43% | 70% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 81% | 57% | 80% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 104.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 100.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.90 | - | - |
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 Church of England 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 | 75% | 55% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 43% | 54.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 60% | 57.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 109 |
| 2023/24 | 98 |
| 2024/25 | 84 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How All Saints Church of England Primary School compares
All Saints Church of England Primary School ranked 145th of 269 primary schools in Devon for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 76% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 60% | 4.3% | 16.7% | 84 | — |
| Axminster Community Primary Academy | 52% | 6.4% | 37.1% | 297 | 1.6 miles |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Axminster | 21% | 5.5% | 14% | 136 | 1.8 miles |
| St Andrew's CofE Primary Academy | 50% | 4.3% | 7.5% | 120 | 2.0 miles |
| Membury Primary Academy | — | 5% | 20% | 8 | 2.1 miles |
| Hawkchurch Church of England School | — | 8.8% | 35.5% | 43 | 2.7 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)
- 16.67%
- English as an additional language
- 1.2%
- Overall absence
- 4.34%
- Persistent absence
- 8.75%
Location
Nearby schools
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Axminster Community Primary Academy1.6 miles
Primary · Axminster
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St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Axminster1.8 miles
Primary · Axminster
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St Andrew's CofE Primary Academy2.0 miles
Primary · Axminster
-
Membury Primary Academy2.1 miles
Primary · Axminster
-
Hawkchurch Church of England School2.7 miles
Primary · Axminster
Other schools in Axminster
All Saints Church of England Primary School ranks 2nd of the 6 ranked primary schools in Axminster.
- Axminster Community Primary Academy Primary
- Hawkchurch Church of England School Primary
- Kilmington Primary School Primary
- Membury Primary Academy Primary
- Musbury Primary School Primary
- Shute Community Primary School Primary
- St Andrew's CofE Primary Academy Primary
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Axminster Primary
- Axe Valley Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does All Saints Church of England Primary School teach?
- All Saints Church of England Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Axminster.
- Who is the headteacher of All Saints Church of England Primary School?
- The headteacher of All Saints Church of England Primary School is Mr Phillip Sidaway-Lee, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was All Saints Church of England Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected All Saints Church of England 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 All Saints Church of England Primary School?
- All Saints Church of England Primary School has 84 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is All Saints Church of England Primary School full?
- All Saints Church of England Primary School has capacity for 140 pupils and 84 on roll (60%), 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 Church of England Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. All Saints Church of England Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Exeter.
- Does All Saints Church of England Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records All Saints Church of England Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs All Saints Church of England Primary School?
- All Saints Church of England Primary School is part of ST CHRISTOPHER'S C OF E (PRIMARY) MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have All Saints Church of England Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 75% in 2022/23 and 60% 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 Church of England Primary School rank locally?
- All Saints Church of England Primary School ranked 145th of 269 primary schools in Devon for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 76% 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 Church of England Primary School's absence rate?
- All Saints Church of England 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 All Saints Church of England Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, All Saints Church of England 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 2 July 2026.