Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School

About Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School

Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School is a state-funded, mixed primary in the North Yorkshire local authority, serving 224 pupils aged three to eleven. It sits 177th out of 292 same-type schools in the area, placing it in the bottom half of the local league table. The top-performing peers nearby include Eppleby Forcett Church of England Primary School and Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, both scoring a perfect 100 on the ranking metric, along with Middleton Tyas Church of England Primary School at 95. The nearest school rated Outstanding by Ofsted is St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy, just 0.1 kilometres away. Holy Trinity itself has a Church of England religious character and is led by headteacher Sue Sanderson. The school operates at just under capacity, with 224 pupils against a maximum of 243, and 19.6 per cent of its pupils are eligible for free school meals, which is slightly above the national average for primary schools.

In its most recent Ofsted inspection in 2023, Holy Trinity received an overall rating of Requires Improvement, a downgrade from its previous Good rating in 2014. The inspection found that the quality of education and leadership and management both require improvement, while behaviour and attitudes, and personal development, were judged to be Good. At Key Stage 2, the school’s combined reading, writing and maths expected standard was 49 per cent, compared with the North Yorkshire local authority average of 60 per cent. Just seven per cent of pupils reached the higher standard in all three subjects. In individual subjects, 64 per cent met the expected standard in reading, 71 per cent in writing, and 58 per cent in maths. Average scaled scores were 103 in reading and 101 in maths. Nationally, the school ranks in the bottom 20 per cent of all primary schools on the KS2 expected standard metric.

The school offers a range of facilities including a sports hall, playing fields, a sensory room, an ICT suite, and a chapel. Sports provision covers football, cricket, tennis, gymnastics, dance, cross country, and swimming, while extracurricular clubs include coding, chess, and gardening. Holy Trinity has a broad SEND offer, with provisions for specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia, moderate learning difficulty, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication needs, physical disability, and autistic spectrum disorder. This makes it a practical choice for families whose children require additional support in a mainstream setting. The school does not have a nursery or sixth form. Given its Requires Improvement rating and below-average KS2 outcomes, it may suit parents who prioritise proximity and SEND support over top-tier academic results, or who are willing to work with the school as it addresses the areas identified by Ofsted.

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