Bickerton Holy Trinity CofE Primary School

Bickerton Holy Trinity CofE Primary School demonstrates a strong overall performance, maintaining a 'Good' rating across all inspection categories. The school fosters a supportive and nurturing environment, where pupils feel safe and are motivated to learn. With a clear focus on reading and a broad curriculum that accommodates all learners, including those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), the school aims high and generally achieves its educational goals. The positive behavior of pupils and their active engagement in school life further illustrate the thriving community atmosphere.

Strengths

• Pupils feel safe and are well cared for.
• Strong emphasis on reading from early years.
• Ambitious and broad curriculum considering community needs.
• Effective support for pupils with SEND.
• Positive pupil behavior contributes to a calm learning environment.
• Engaged pupils who contribute positively to school life.
• Wide range of clubs enhancing student experience.

Areas for Improvement

• In some subjects, curriculum implementation is not consistent.
• Assessment strategies in a few subjects are underdeveloped.

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 Bickerton Holy Trinity CofE Primary School attended 96.5% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 3.4% 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, 1.6% of pupils at Bickerton Holy Trinity CofE 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 Bickerton Holy Trinity CofE Primary School had 16.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 16.7% 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, 15.8% of pupils at Bickerton Holy Trinity CofE Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.0% 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 Bickerton Holy Trinity CofE Primary School received £8,267 and spent £8,923 for each of its 101 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £150,000 (£1,483 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 Bickerton Holy Trinity CofE Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Bickerton Holy Trinity CofE Primary School is Good, from an inspection in June 2024.

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

Bickerton Holy Trinity CofE Primary School was last inspected in June 2024.

How many pupils does Bickerton Holy Trinity CofE Primary School have?

Bickerton Holy Trinity CofE Primary School has 101 pupils on roll.

What age range does Bickerton Holy Trinity CofE Primary School cover?

Bickerton Holy Trinity CofE Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

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

In 2025, 44% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Bickerton Holy Trinity CofE Primary School?

Bickerton Holy Trinity CofE Primary School is at Long Lane, Bickerton, Malpas, Cheshire, SY14 8AP.