Holy Trinity Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Halstead

Type Primary / Voluntary controlled school
Age Range 4-11
Religion Church of England
Address Beridge Road
Halstead
Essex
CO9 1JH
Phone 01787472096
Reference Number 115066

Holy Trinity Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School continues to perform well as a good school. Pupils thrive in a supportive environment where they feel safe and are engaged in their learning, demonstrating resilience and a strong sense of community. The school has a well-structured curriculum that effectively prepares students for their next stages. While many areas of teaching are strong, some inconsistencies exist across subjects regarding how lessons are reviewed and prior knowledge is reinforced, impacting pupils' understanding.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 209
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 44.5%
Girls: 55.5%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 21.7%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 2.9%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 29.6
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 30
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 29.3

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 17 15 32
2 9 20 29
3 13 15 28
4 15 15 30
5 17 13 30
6 13 17 30

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 88.5%
White, Other 1.9%
White & Black (Caribbean) 1.9%
Unclassified 1.9%
White & Asian 1.4%
Mixed, Other 1.4%
White & Black (African) 1%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Report Date 13 Mar 2023
Date Report
13 Mar 2023 School inspection
03 Oct 2017 Full inspection:
03 Jul 2013 Full inspection:
11 Jul 2011 Full inspection:
26 Feb 2008 Full inspection:
07 Dec 2005 Full inspection:
29 Jun 2005 Inspection
09 Dec 2002 Full inspection

Strengths

  • Pupils are happy and safe, thriving in a supportive community.
  • Teachers present information clearly and have strong subject knowledge.
  • There is a strong culture of reading, with diverse and high-quality texts available.
  • Pupils show high levels of respect and support for one another.
  • Special educational needs pupils receive careful and precise adaptations to the curriculum.
  • Leaders thoughtfully enhance the curriculum with a wide range of exciting opportunities.

Areas for Improvement

  • Inconsistencies in how effectively teachers check pupils' understanding across some subjects.

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 60%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 3%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 105
Maths 107

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading -0.8
Writing -0.2
Maths -0.6

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Average Scaled Score

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Progress Scores

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 26 0
Third Preference 27 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

Previous Years

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Name Distance
Richard de Clare Community Academy
Parsonage Street, Halstead, Essex, CO9 2JT
0.43 miles
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Gosfield Community Primary School
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