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Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School

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

personMrs Lisa Eadie

corporate_fareTHE ACADEMIES FOR CHARACTER AND EXCELLENCE

location_onTaunton, TA1 3AF

language Visit Website phone 1823284128

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2023

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Students

442

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Expected Standard

52%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School is a Academy sponsor led primary school in Taunton, serving ages 2-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 78% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School is an academy sponsor led in Taunton, Somerset, admitting pupils aged 2-11. It is part of THE ACADEMIES FOR CHARACTER AND EXCELLENCE. The school has approximately 398 pupils on roll, of whom 30% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 52% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 3% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #109 of 148 primaries in Somerset and #11,183 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2023. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

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

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 27.2:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 4.2 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

52%

LA 57%

Reading65% LA 72%

Writing73% LA 69%

Maths65% LA 69%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

37%

LA 55%England 61%

Reading61% LA 72% · Eng 74%

Writing70% LA 68% · Eng 72%

Maths58% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

33%

LA 54%England 60%

Reading63% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing58% LA 68% · Eng 71%

Maths48% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.1

Read

LA -0.5

-1.8 to 1.5

-0.2

Write

LA -0.4

-1.8 to 1.4

-3.0

Maths

LA -1.4

-4.6 to -1.5

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

54%

LA 60%England 65%

Reading61% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Writing72% LA 75% · Eng 78%

Maths61% LA 73% · Eng 79%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.7

Read

LA -0.8

-3.4 to 0.0

0.5

Write

LA -0.4

-1.0 to 2.1

-4.4

Maths

LA -1.4

-5.8 to -2.9

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

49%

LA 63%

Reading74% LA 77%

Writing77% LA 78%

Maths56% LA 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.4

Read

LA -0.2

-4.3 to -0.5

-0.3

Write

LA -0.3

-2.1 to 1.5

-3.7

Maths

LA -1.0

-5.5 to -1.9

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

19 September 2023

Inspection Report

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19 November 2019

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2023-09-19

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2019-11-19

Academy First Section 5 EIF

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Requires improvement

Development

Good

Leadership

Requires improvement

2016-11-22

Maintained Academy and School Short inspection EIF

Inadequate

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Inadequate

2011-12-01

None Legacy

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

Good

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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

2.5%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

2.3%(9 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 398 pupils. During this period, there were 10 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 2.5%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	398	10	2.5%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	395	23	5.8%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	430	22	5.1%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	415	20	4.8%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	410	5	1.2%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	450	14	3.1%	0.7%	1
2022/23 (Spring term)	442	5	1.1%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	427	12	2.8%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	464	8	1.7%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	460	12	2.6%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	444	6	1.4%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	463	3	0.6%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	451	3	0.7%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	439	4	0.9%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	457	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	457	5	1.1%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	440	7	1.6%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	447	2	0.4%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	439	4	0.9%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	438	7	1.6%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	420	5	1.2%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	425	1	0.2%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	368	1	0.3%	0.5%	0

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 28 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 25 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 14 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 3 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils