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Trinity Academy St Peter's

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

personMr Mathew Brown

corporate_fareTRINITY MULTI ACADEMY TRUST

location_onSowerby Bridge, HX6 1HB

language Visit Website phone 1422831971

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2023

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Students

103

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Expected Standard

71%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Trinity Academy St Peter's is a Academy sponsor led primary school in Sowerby Bridge, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 31% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Trinity Academy St Peter's is an academy sponsor led in Sowerby Bridge, Calderdale, admitting pupils aged 4-11. It is part of TRINITY MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 99 pupils on roll, of whom 45% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 71% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 14% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #11 of 75 primaries in Calderdale and #2,883 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 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 15.2:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there was 1 permanent exclusion. The average suspension rate was 5.0 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

71%

LA 61%

Reading79% LA 74%

Writing79% LA 69%

Maths86% LA 74%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

50%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading67% LA 74% · Eng 74%

Writing67% LA 69% · Eng 72%

Maths67% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

47%

LA 59%England 60%

Reading63% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing68% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths68% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.8

Read

LA 0.7

-2.1 to 3.7

0.9

Write

LA -0.1

-1.8 to 3.6

1.1

Maths

LA 0.3

-1.6 to 3.9

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

20 June 2023

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2023-06-20

Academy First Section 5 EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2019-06-05

S5 Inspection EIF

Inadequate

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Inadequate

2015-05-06

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

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

9.1%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

2.0%(2 pupils)

Spring term 2025

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

Permanent Exclusions

1pupils

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National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 99 pupils. During this period, there were 9 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 9.1%, 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)	99	9	9.1%	0.8%	1
2024/25 (Autumn term)	101	1	1.0%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	100	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	103	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	104	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	109	4	3.7%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	103	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	106	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	113	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	112	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	115	0	0.0%	0.5%	1
2020/21 (Summer term)	141	8	5.7%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	142	4	2.8%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	146	10	6.8%	0.4%	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 16 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 5 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 3 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 3 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils

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Parent View on Pastoral Care

Results from the official Ofsted Parent View survey, reflecting direct parent sentiment regarding the school environment.

My child is happy at this school.

70.0%Positive

My child feels safe at this school.

90.0%Positive

My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively.

20.0%Positive

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The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved.

strongly agree20%

agree80%

The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year.

strongly agree10%

agree50%

disagree20%

strongly disagree20%

When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly

strongly agree20%

agree30%

strongly disagree20%

don't know10%

not applicable20%

Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)?

My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed.

The school has high expectations for my child.

strongly agree20%

agree30%

disagree30%

don't know20%

My child does well at this school.

strongly agree30%

agree40%

disagree30%

The school lets me know how my child is doing.

strongly agree20%

agree20%

disagree50%

strongly disagree10%

There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school.

strongly agree30%

agree40%

don't know30%

My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school.

strongly agree60%

agree40%

The school supports my child's wider personal development.

strongly agree20%

agree50%

disagree30%

I would recommend this school to another parent.

yes60%

no40%

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School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Faith Priority (Church of England)

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Parent View on Pastoral Care

My child is happy at this school.

My child feels safe at this school.

My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively.

The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved.

The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year.

When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly

Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)?

My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed.

The school has high expectations for my child.

My child does well at this school.

The school lets me know how my child is doing.

There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school.

My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school.

The school supports my child's wider personal development.

I would recommend this school to another parent.

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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