Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School, Southport

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is a good school.

Pupils achieve well, very often from exceptionally low starting points. They make good progress and reach average standards in reading, writing and mathematics by the end of Year 6. The many pupils who join the school with little or no understanding of English achieve well because of the effective individual support provided for them.

Teaching is mostly good and some teaching is outstanding. The Early Years Foundation Stage gives children an excellent start and helps them develop very positive attitudes to school. Pupils behave well and they are proud of their school and their achievements.

They feel very safe, happy and secure,... ready to learn and progress. Parents agree that the school looks after their children extremely well. The headteacher is a strong and clear-sighted leader, supported by effective, well-informed governors and able senior and middle leaders.

Staff morale is high and everyone shares the headteacher's ambitious vision for the pupils and the school. The school is well placed to continue to improve. The school keeps its curriculum under ongoing review to ensure that it is meeting pupils' needs.

Improvements in mathematics teaching, for example, have raised standards in mathematics across the school. Leaders make regular checks on teaching and teachers work together well to share the best practice. Pupils' progress is checked regularly to ensure that everyone is given the levels of support or challenge they need.

It is not yet an outstanding school because : Not all teaching is good. Not enough pupils in Key Stage 1 reach the expected standard for their age in reading and writing.

Information about this school

The school is smaller than most primary schools.

Around half of the pupils in school are White British with English as their home language and around half are from a wide range of other ethnic and cultural backgrounds and traditions. Over 20 different languages are spoken by pupils at home, including Portuguese and a range of Eastern European and Asian languages. The proportion of pupils at an early stage of learning to speak English is well above average.

The proportion of pupils supported through school action is average. The proportion supported at school action plus or with a statement of special educational needs is above average. An above average proportion of pupils are eligible for support through the pupil premium funding.

This additional government funding is provided for those pupils known to be eligible for free school meals and those children who are looked after by the local authority. The proportion of pupils who join or leave the school at times other than the usual transition points has increased and is now above average. The school meets the government's current floor standards, which are the minimum expectations for pupils' achievement in reading, writing and mathematics by the end of Year 6.

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