Holy Trinity CofE Primary School

About Holy Trinity CofE Primary School

Holy Trinity CofE Primary School in Barnet was rated Good overall in its most recent Ofsted inspection in 2024, a step down from the Outstanding it held in its previous inspection in 2015. However, the school’s academic story is more nuanced than the headline suggests. In Key Stage 2 SATs for the 2023/24 academic year, 79% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — comfortably above the Barnet local authority average of 73%. That places Holy Trinity 27th out of 80 primary schools in the borough, putting it in the top 34% locally and the top 25% nationally. The school also performs strongly at the higher standard: 25% of pupils achieved greater depth in all three subjects, while 50% hit the higher bar in reading alone and 39% in maths. These figures suggest a school that, while no longer rated Outstanding by Ofsted, is still delivering well above-average outcomes for its pupils.

Digging deeper into the Ofsted breakdown, inspectors awarded the school an Outstanding rating for behaviour and attitudes, with Good grades for quality of education, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision. The school’s Progress 8 scores are not available, but the average scaled scores tell a clear story: 108 in maths and 109 in reading, both above the national benchmark of 100. The school has 201 pupils on roll against a capacity of 266, and 20.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals — a figure that reflects a genuinely mixed catchment. For context, 14 of Barnet’s 91 primary schools currently hold an Outstanding rating, with the nearest being Chalgrove Primary School 2.6 km away. Holy Trinity’s own journey from Outstanding to Good is not unusual in a borough where inspection standards have tightened, and the data shows academic performance has held up well.

Holy Trinity is a Church of England primary for children aged 2 to 11, with nursery provision on site. The school is oversubscribed: for 2025/26 entry, there were 55 applications for 16 places, with all 16 first-preference applicants offered a spot — a ratio of 3.44 applicants per place. Facilities include a sports hall, music rooms, a sensory room, a forest school area, an ICT suite, a chapel and an outdoor playground. Clubs range from book club and chess to gardening, drama and choir, while sports include netball, football, rounders and cross country. The school’s SEND register covers specific learning difficulties including dyslexia, speech and language needs, visual impairment, autistic spectrum disorder and social, emotional and mental health needs. This is a school that suits families who value strong academic outcomes within a church ethos, who are comfortable with a Good rating that still delivers above-average results, and who need a setting with a broad range of facilities and specialist support.

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