Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School

Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School is a warm, inclusive school where pupils achieve well and behave well. Inspectors found strong provision across the board, with personal development and early years standing out as exceptional. Children in Reception get off to a flying start, reading is a priority from the start, and pupils with SEND are identified and supported effectively so they access the curriculum and achieve well. Pupils benefit from a rich wider offer, including music, choirs, brass lessons and leadership roles such as buddies and well-being ambassadors. Staff feel supported, governance is effective, attendance is good, and parents are overwhelmingly positive. Safeguarding arrangements are effective. The school has maintained high standards through a period of leadership transition; the current headteacher took up post in January 2025. The main area for improvement is that teaching does not always check that pupils understand key concepts before moving on to more complex work, so some pupils struggle to connect new knowledge with prior learning and deepen their understanding. This was the school's first routine inspection since the pandemic and its first section 5 inspection since 2015; under the current framework it does not receive an overall effectiveness grade.

Strengths

• Strong early years provision gives children a flying start
• Reading is prioritised from Reception, with well-matched books and effective support
• Pupils with SEND are identified appropriately and supported to access the curriculum
• Personal development is excellent, with rich experiences, trips and visitors
• Music and singing are highly valued, including choirs and brass tuition
• Pupils take on leadership roles such as mentors, buddies and well-being ambassadors
• Pupils behave well in lessons and bullying is rare
• Attendance and punctuality are monitored well, and pupils attend well
• Staff feel supported and appreciate workload and well-being adjustments
• Governance is effective and has helped maintain standards during leadership transition
• Parents are overwhelmingly positive about academic and pastoral support
• Safeguarding arrangements are effective

Areas for Improvement

• Teaching does not consistently check that pupils understand key concepts before attempting more complex tasks
• Some pupils struggle to connect new knowledge to previous learning and deepen their understanding
• Some pupils feel behaviour issues persist for a small group, though leaders are working to address this

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School attended 96.3% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 4.8% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.6% of pupils at Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School had 16.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 6.3% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 10.7% of pupils at Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.6% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School received £9,015 and spent £9,035 for each of its 306 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £279,000 (£912 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School is Good, from an inspection in May 2025.

When was Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School was last inspected in May 2025.

How many pupils does Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School have?

Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School has 309 pupils on roll.

What age range does Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School cover?

Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 71% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School?

Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School is at Carrington Road, Richmond, Surrey, TW10 5AA.