Ossett Holy Trinity CofE VA Primary School

Ossett Holy Trinity CofE VA Primary School is a warm and welcoming Church of England primary where pupils are safe, happy and behave well. The school has moved on from its previous inspection judgement of requires improvement, with inspectors finding good provision across the quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years. Leaders have high ambitions for all pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, and these ambitions are generally realised. Early reading and phonics are a particular strength, with strong teaching and quick, effective support for pupils who fall behind. The curriculum has been improved and is well structured in several subjects, including mathematics, history and science, while early years provision is effective and prepares children well for the next stage. Personal development is a clear priority, with a wide range of clubs, leadership roles and activities that build pupils’ confidence and character. Behaviour, attendance, staff development, governance and safeguarding are all positive features. The main area for improvement is assessment in some wider curriculum subjects. Checks on what pupils know and remember are less secure than in mathematics, so leaders cannot always evaluate the curriculum’s impact or identify gaps in knowledge. The school is asked to strengthen assessment processes so that pupils learn the intended knowledge well across all subjects.

Strengths

• Early reading and phonics are taught strongly, with effective support for pupils who fall behind.
• Pupils quickly become confident and fluent readers through books matched to the phonics sounds they know.
• Curriculum planning has been improved and is well structured in mathematics, history and science.
• Pupils with SEND are accurately identified and well supported to access the full curriculum.
• Early years provision is effective, especially in early reading and mathematics.
• Communication and language development is a clear priority and is supported expertly in early years.
• Personal development is strong, with clubs, performances and purposeful leadership roles for pupils.
• Pupils develop a clear understanding of respect, boundaries, British values and online safety.
• Behaviour is positive because pupils are encouraged to take responsibility for their own choices.
• Attendance is promoted effectively through regular checks and work with parents.
• Staff benefit from prioritised professional development and feel their workload and well-being are valued.
• Governance is a strength, with governors holding the school to account well.
• Safeguarding arrangements are effective.

Areas for Improvement

• Assessment systems in some wider curriculum subjects are not fully effective.
• The school cannot always accurately evaluate curriculum impact or identify gaps in pupils’ knowledge in some subjects.
• Assessment processes need strengthening to ensure pupils learn the intended knowledge well across all subjects.

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 Ossett Holy Trinity CofE VA Primary School attended 94.3% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 11.2% 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, 1.4% of pupils at Ossett Holy Trinity CofE VA 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 Ossett Holy Trinity CofE VA Primary School had 22.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 24.7% 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, 8.2% of pupils at Ossett Holy Trinity CofE VA Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.1% 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 Ossett Holy Trinity CofE VA Primary School received £6,235 and spent £6,245 for each of its 330 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £68,000 (£206 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 Ossett Holy Trinity CofE VA Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Ossett Holy Trinity CofE VA Primary School is Good, from an inspection in November 2024.

When was Ossett Holy Trinity CofE VA Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Ossett Holy Trinity CofE VA Primary School was last inspected in November 2024.

How many pupils does Ossett Holy Trinity CofE VA Primary School have?

Ossett Holy Trinity CofE VA Primary School has 341 pupils on roll.

What age range does Ossett Holy Trinity CofE VA Primary School cover?

Ossett Holy Trinity CofE VA Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Ossett Holy Trinity CofE VA Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 53% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Ossett Holy Trinity CofE VA Primary School?

Ossett Holy Trinity CofE VA Primary School is at Church Street, Ossett, West Yorkshire, WF5 9DG.