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Holy Trinity CofE (C) Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Nicola Oliphant

location_onBurton-upon-Trent, DE14 1SN

language Visit Website phone 1283247550

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2015

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Students

185

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Expected Standard

53%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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Holy Trinity CofE (C) Primary School is a Voluntary controlled school primary school in Burton-upon-Trent, serving ages 2-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 76% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Holy Trinity CofE (C) Primary School is a voluntary controlled school in Burton-upon-Trent, Staffordshire, admitting pupils aged 2-11. The school has approximately 195 pupils on roll, of whom 28% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 53% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 3% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #161 of 216 primaries in Staffordshire and #9,748 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2015. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 23.3:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.5 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

53%

LA 62%

Reading59% LA 75%

Writing59% LA 72%

Maths56% LA 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

52%

LA 62%England 61%

Reading81% LA 75% · Eng 74%

Writing70% LA 73% · Eng 72%

Maths70% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

52%

LA 60%England 60%

Reading60% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing64% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths76% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

-3.6

Read

LA -0.1

-6.1 to -1.0

-3.7

Write

LA -0.1

-6.1 to -1.2

-2.6

Maths

LA -0.2

-5.0 to -0.2

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

62%

LA 64%England 65%

Reading71% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing81% LA 77% · Eng 78%

Maths76% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.0

Read

LA -0.5

-4.7 to 0.7

-0.1

Write

LA -0.5

-2.6 to 2.4

-2.4

Maths

LA -0.8

-4.7 to 0.0

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

58%

LA 64%

Reading68% LA 75%

Writing74% LA 78%

Maths84% LA 75%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2

Read

LA -0.4

-4.9 to 0.9

0.9

Write

LA -0.3

-1.9 to 3.7

-2.1

Maths

LA -0.6

-4.8 to 0.6

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

21 January 2025

Inspection Report

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06 November 2019

Inspection Report

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14 October 2015

Inspection Report

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10 December 2013

Inspection Report

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25 September 2013

Inspection Report

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17 November 2011

Inspection Report

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08 December 2008

Inspection Report

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28 September 2005

Inspection Report

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29 November 1999

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2015-10-14

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2013-09-25

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

1.0%per term

warning Above Average

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.5%(1 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 195 pupils. During this period, there were 2 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 1.0%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	195	2	1.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	197	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	206	1	0.5%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	206	2	1.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	202	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	194	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	185	1	0.5%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	175	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	168	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	168	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	168	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	157	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	151	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	147	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	143	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	143	1	0.7%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	150	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	156	2	1.3%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	159	1	0.6%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	158	2	1.3%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	150	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	146	1	0.7%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	144	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	164	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	160	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	158	0	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 19 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 17 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 8 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 7 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils