Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is an outstanding school. The headteacher is highly ambitious for every pupil in the school.

Her high expectations for the best possible outcomes for pupils are shared by leaders, managers and staff. The outstanding leadership of the headteacher, governors and middle managers, has secured improvements since the previous inspection. As a result, the quality of teaching, pupils' achievement and behaviour and safety are now outstanding.

Leaders have created a strong culture of inclusion and high expectations for all pupils. The school is highly successful in removing any barriers to pupils' learning, and providing effective support for pupils who are vulnera...ble to underachievement. As a result, all groups of pupils, including disabled pupils and those who have special educational needs, make exceptional progress.

The outstanding curriculum enriches pupils' experiences, promotes their thirst for learning and ensures that they make exceptional individual progress. Pupils' spiritual, moral, social and cultural development is extremely well promoted. Teachers and teaching assistants work very effectively as a team to ensure activities are highly motivating and engaging for pupils.

As a result, pupils make excellent progress with their learning. Achievement is outstanding because pupils make exceptional progress throughout the school and attain above average standards. Progress in writing has improved rapidly this year, and recent school results show that pupils' attainment at Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 in reading, writing and mathematics is much higher than last year.

However, a small attainment gap remains in writing between disadvantaged pupils and their classmates. Early years provision is outstanding. The quality of teaching is outstanding, and children receive high-quality care and support from highly committed staff.

As a result, children make outstanding progress with their learning, and are prepared extremely well for Year 1. Pupils' behaviour is impeccable. Their extremely positive attitudes to their learning have a strong impact on the progress they make.

Pupils from all backgrounds get on extremely well with each other. Pupils feel very safe and know how to keep safe. They enjoy coming to school and this is reflected in their good attendance, which has improved rapidly.

Governors are very skilled and knowledgeable, and know the school extremely well. They are very effective in their roles and highly committed to continuous school improvement.

Information about this school

Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School is larger than the average-sized primary school.

The school has a part-time Nursery and two full-time Reception classes. There is currently one Year 6 class, three Year 3 classes and two classes in Years 1, 2, 4 and 5. Pupils come from a wide range of ethnic groups, with the largest group being from a White British background.

The proportion of pupils who speak English as an additional language is well above average. The proportion of pupils supported by the pupil premium is average. The pupil premium is additional government funding given to schools for disadvantaged pupils who are known to be eligible for free school meals or children who are in local authority care.

The proportion of disabled pupils and those who have special educational needs is average. The school runs a daily breakfast club and a range of after-school clubs. The school meets the government's current floor standards, which set the minimum expectations for pupils' attainment and progress.