Holy Trinity Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Halstead

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.

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.

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 Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Halstead attended 93.5% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 19.2% 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, 0.0% of pupils at Holy Trinity Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Halstead 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 Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Halstead had 21.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% 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, 15.7% of pupils at Holy Trinity Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Halstead were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.3% 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 Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Halstead received £6,960 and spent £6,984 for each of its 210 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £184,000 (£877 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 Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Halstead's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Holy Trinity Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Halstead is Good, from an inspection in May 2023.

When was Holy Trinity Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Halstead last inspected by Ofsted?

Holy Trinity Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Halstead was last inspected in May 2023.

How many pupils does Holy Trinity Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Halstead have?

Holy Trinity Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Halstead has 210 pupils on roll.

What age range does Holy Trinity Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Halstead cover?

Holy Trinity Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Halstead for pupils aged 4 to 11.

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

In 2025, 60% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Holy Trinity Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Halstead?

Holy Trinity Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Halstead is at Beridge Road, Halstead, Essex, CO9 1JH.