Holy Trinity Church of England Primary Academy and Nursery

Holy Trinity Church of England Primary Academy and Nursery is performing well, receiving a 'Good' rating across all inspection areas, including the quality of education, behaviour, personal development, and leadership. The school has shown commendable commitment to the well-being and academic success of its pupils, fostering a supportive and engaging learning environment. With a strong curriculum emphasizing reading and personal development, pupils demonstrate high aspirations and a love for learning.

Strengths

• Pupils are happy, confident, and enjoy coming to school.
• The curriculum is ambitious, engaging, and focuses strongly on reading.
• Teachers are attentive to pupils' needs and provide timely support.
• There is effective support for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).
• Leaders prioritize personal development and build strong community connections.

Areas for Improvement

• Some teachers' explanations in key stage 1 are unclear, hindering learning.
• Expectations in the early years are occasionally too low for children's achievements.

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 Academy and Nursery attended 93.6% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 17.2% 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, 0.4% of pupils at Holy Trinity Church of England Primary Academy and Nursery 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 Academy and Nursery had 22.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 9.5% 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, 15.2% of pupils at Holy Trinity Church of England Primary Academy and Nursery were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.7% 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 2024–25 Holy Trinity Church of England Primary Academy and Nursery received £8,101 and spent £8,342 for each of its 244 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £155,000 (£634 per pupil).

Across all 19 schools of St Chad'S Academies Trust, income was £6,975 and spending £7,330 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). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Oswestry · Shropshire local authority: places and applications

Holy Trinity Church of England Primary Academy and Nursery is part of St Chad'S Academies Trust, which runs 19 schools. The nearest others:

• Mereside Church of England Primary Academy Shrewsbury
• St Peter's Bratton Church of England Academy Telford
• Dawley Church of England Primary Academy Telford
• Bishop Lonsdale Church of England Primary Academy Stafford
• St Mary's CofE First Academy Wheaton Aston
• Christ Church CofE Primary Academy Stoke-On-Trent
• Brewood Middle CofE Academy Stafford
• St Matthews Church of England Academy Stoke-On-Trent
• St John's CofE Primary Academy Stafford
• St Jude's Church of England Primary Academy Wolverhampton

What is Holy Trinity Church of England Primary Academy and Nursery's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Holy Trinity Church of England Primary Academy and Nursery is Good, from an inspection in January 2024.

When was Holy Trinity Church of England Primary Academy and Nursery last inspected by Ofsted?

Holy Trinity Church of England Primary Academy and Nursery was last inspected in January 2024.

How many pupils does Holy Trinity Church of England Primary Academy and Nursery have?

Holy Trinity Church of England Primary Academy and Nursery has 316 pupils on roll.

What age range does Holy Trinity Church of England Primary Academy and Nursery cover?

Holy Trinity Church of England Primary Academy and Nursery for pupils aged 1 to 11.

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

In 2025, 66% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Holy Trinity Church of England Primary Academy and Nursery?

Holy Trinity Church of England Primary Academy and Nursery is at Middleton Road, Oswestry, Shropshire, SY11 2LF.