Ofsted: Good trending_up Places Available emoji_events #29 in South Tyneside public Top 56% UK

Holy Trinity Church of England Academy (South Shields)

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

personMs Tina Murphy

corporate_fareHOLY TRINITY CHURCH OF ENGLAND ACADEMY (SOUTH SHIELDS) TRUST

location_onSouth Shields, NE34 0TS

phone 1914562413

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2017

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Students

239

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Expected Standard

62%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Holy Trinity Church of England Academy (South Shields) is a Academy converter primary school in South Shields, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 56% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Holy Trinity Church of England Academy (South Shields) is an academy converter in South Shields, South Tyneside, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of HOLY TRINITY CHURCH OF ENGLAND ACADEMY (SOUTH SHIELDS) TRUST. The school has approximately 235 pupils on roll, of whom 70% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 62% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 7% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #29 of 38 primaries in South Tyneside and #9,856 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2017. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 25.4:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.9 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

62%

LA 60%

Reading66% LA 71%

Writing72% LA 71%

Maths79% LA 71%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

76%

LA 59%England 61%

Reading86% LA 72% · Eng 74%

Writing78% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths86% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

85%

LA 61%England 60%

Reading85% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing85% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths89% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.4

Read

LA -0.5

-1.0 to 3.7

0.1

Write

LA -0.3

-2.2 to 2.4

0.7

Maths

LA -0.9

-1.6 to 2.9

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

50%

LA 62%England 65%

Reading60% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Writing83% LA 76% · Eng 78%

Maths70% LA 75% · Eng 79%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.5

Read

LA -0.1

-3.7 to 0.7

1.9

Write

LA 0.4

-0.2 to 3.9

-0.9

Maths

LA -0.2

-2.9 to 1.0

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

80%

LA 63%

Reading87% LA 75%

Writing83% LA 76%

Maths93% LA 74%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

3.4

Read

LA -0.2

1.3 to 5.5

1.6

Write

LA 0.4

-0.5 to 3.7

Maths

LA 0.0

3.1 to 6.9

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

28 June 2022

Inspection Report

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09 May 2017

Inspection Report

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01 August 2014

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2017-05-09

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2010-11-03

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

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

0.9%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.9%(2 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 235 pupils. During this period, there were 2 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.9%, 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)	235	2	0.9%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	231	2	0.9%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	244	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	243	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	234	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	244	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	239	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	234	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	243	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	243	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	236	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	259	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	259	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	248	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	244	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	244	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	239	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	260	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	255	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	241	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	258	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	248	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	241	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	246	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	241	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	241	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.

Speech, Language & Communication 25 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 13 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 8 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 6 pupils

Physical Disability 3 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils