Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School

About Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School

Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School in Lambeth received a Requires Improvement rating from Ofsted in its most recent graded inspection in 2023, a downgrade from the Good rating it held in its previous inspection. The most telling academic metric is the Key Stage 2 combined reading, writing and maths expected standard: only 49% of pupils reached it. That is well below the Lambeth local authority average of 66%, placing the school 48th out of 54 primary schools in the borough and in the bottom 50% nationally. Just 2% of pupils achieved the higher standard in all three subjects, compared with 9% hitting the higher bar in maths alone and 13% in reading. The school’s overall ranking score of 49 puts it in the bottom tier locally, though the picture is not uniformly weak across all subjects.

Digging into the Ofsted breakdown, the school retains some strengths. Behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and early years provision were all rated Good in the 2023 inspection. The quality of education and leadership and management, however, were both judged to require improvement, which aligns with the dip in KS2 outcomes. In maths, 72% of pupils met the expected standard and the average scaled score was 102, which is close to the national benchmark of 100. Reading and writing expected rates were 60% and 70% respectively, so while the combined figure is low, individual subjects show a more mixed performance. The school has no Progress 8 data available, so it is hard to say how much value it adds from starting points, but the raw outcomes suggest a significant gap to close compared with local peers like Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School, which tops the LA rankings.

Holy Trinity is a small Church of England primary with 171 pupils against a capacity of 420, so it is significantly under-enrolled. Despite that, it was oversubscribed for reception places, with 32 applications for 18 spots and only five first-preference offers made. The school serves a high-needs community, with 57.3% of pupils eligible for free school meals. Its SEND provisions are broad, covering specific learning difficulties, moderate learning needs, social and emotional mental health, speech and language, and autistic spectrum disorder. Facilities include a forest school, chapel, ICT suite, gymnasium, and outdoor playground, with clubs ranging from eco and gardening to drama. For families who prioritise a supportive, inclusive environment with strong early years and pastoral care, Holy Trinity offers a close-knit setting, though academic outcomes currently lag behind the local average and the nearest Outstanding-rated school, The Orchard School, is just 0.4 km away.

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