Trinity Anglican-Methodist Primary School

About Trinity Anglican-Methodist Primary School

Trinity Anglican-Methodist Primary School is a state primary for children aged 3 to 11, and it’s a popular choice among local families. With 417 pupils on roll against a capacity of 420, the school is essentially full. The demand is clear: for the 2025/26 academic year, there were 101 applications for 53 places, giving an oversubscription ratio of 1.91. All 53 first-preference applicants were offered a place, but the numbers suggest competition for remaining spots. The school serves a relatively affluent intake — just 8.9% of pupils qualify for free school meals, well below the national average. It has a Church of England/Methodist religious character, and headteacher Claire Howell leads the school. Its most recent Ofsted inspection, an ungraded visit in December 2024, confirmed that standards are being maintained, and the school retains its overall Good rating, a grade it has held consistently since at least its previous graded inspection in 2013.

Academically, Trinity sits around the middle of the pack. In the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 assessments, 63% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined. That’s just above the local authority average of 61% for North Somerset, but the school ranks 31st out of 57 primary schools in the area, placing it in the bottom half. Nationally, it sits at the 50th percentile. Looking at individual subjects, reading and writing scores are solid: 72% and 75% of pupils met the expected standard respectively, while maths lagged slightly at 69%. The proportion reaching the higher standard in all three subjects was 13%, with reading the strongest at 27%. Progress scores aren’t available in the data, so it’s hard to say how much value the school adds, but the raw attainment figures suggest a broadly average performance compared with other primaries in the South West.

The school offers a decent range of facilities, including an ICT suite, sports hall, playing fields and a chapel, reflecting its church foundation. Sports on offer include football, cricket, cross country and dance, while clubs cover coding, book club and film club. For SEND, the school lists support for specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, moderate learning difficulties, speech and language needs, social and emotional mental health, physical disability and autistic spectrum disorder. Parent feedback is very positive: 97% of respondents would recommend the school, and 97% strongly agreed or agreed that their child is happy there. However, the SEND support question drew a more mixed response, with 17% disagreeing that needs are met. The school is oversubscribed, so families applying from outside the immediate area should be aware that first-preference applications filled all places last time. It’s a good fit for families who want a church-affiliated primary with strong community feel and solid, if not standout, results.

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