Academy News
A community that cares, volunteering scheme a success!
Since the start of the new school year, All Saints’ Academy has been running their first ‘volunteering scheme’ designed to get students out into the community and spending time with people in different settings. The first phase of the scheme was the re-introduction of the Academy’s visits to Sandfields Care Home on St George’s road….
Local businesses donate to enhance Academy learning
All Saints’ Academy’s Design Technology Department is benefitting from the strong relationships it has forged with local industry companies. Generous businesses throughout Gloucestershire will provide materials and resources along with their industry skills and knowledge to aid in the Academy’s student learning experience. Roderick of Ball’s Grinding, Paul Bence and his team at Bence Building…
All Saints’ celebrates another record breaking set of GCSE results
In the year when all students across the country take the toughest GCSE examinations ever, All Saints’ Academy students pushed on to achieve their best ever GCSE English and Maths results heralding another record-breaking year! An outstanding 10% improvement at grades 9-4 (A*-C) included a significant number of excellent grades at the higher-level grades of…
A Level Results Day 2018
All Saints’ Academy celebrates another set of record breaking A Level examination results with a 99% of students gaining an A* to E pass, which is well above the national average of 97.6% and bucks the declining trend across the country. Principal Dermot McNiffe said, “Again, we have had some fantastic results this year and…
Student selected to perform at Cheltenham Music Festival
Year 11 All Saints' Academy student Hope-Louise will be performing at the Cheltenham Music Festival this year. Having a keen interest in performing arts Hope-Louise has been involved in many Academy productions including the musicals Loserville and Beauty and the Beast. Hope-Louise is a strong vocalist and is a long serving member of the Academy choir….
All Saints’ forms partnership with Cheltenham College
All Saints’ Academy and Cheltenham College have entered into an Enhanced Partnership. The partnership means that the Senior Leadership Teams of both schools will be collaborating closely and sharing best practice in order to promote educational excellence. The partnership will enhance the professional development of staff and further enrich the extra-curricular provision for pupils at both centres….
Cheltenham MP visits the Brilliant Club
Local MP Alex Chalk visited Year 9 & 10 students at All Saints' Academy this week to hear about their progress as part of The Scholars Programme – a prestigious national scheme which gives students an opportunity to experience university style learning. The programme recruits, trains and places PhD researchers in non-selective state schools to…
Gymnastics and Dance Show
On Monday 17th May students at All Saints’ Academy took to the stage for the annual Gymnastics and Dance Show. The show was a spectacle with students showing their talents in the arts. Students from Year 7 – Year 13 performed to a packed auditorium at the Academy. Gymnasts showed their skill and determination as they…
ASA Alumnus Nick camera operates for Insomnia 62
All Saints’ Academy alumnus Nick Davis recently had the fantastic opportunity to be a camera operator for the UK’s biggest gaming festival, Insomnia 62. The budding filmmaker had the chance to work on the live stages, operate production equipment and help the stage shows run smoothly at the NEC in Birmingham. Nick worked with the director, producer…
All Saints’ CCF Biennial inspection
On Monday 19th March All Saints’ Academy CCF had our first ever Biennial inspection. This inspection occurs once every two years where a leading officer visits and checks that we are providing adequate provision via our CCF programme. This year our officer was Wing Commander Martin Larwood-Hughes. We were also joined by Mr McNiffe, Sue Padfield (Chair of Governors),…
