Ofsted: Outstanding trending_up Places Available
Trinity Church of England First School
verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted
personMr James Newbery
corporate_fareDIOCESE OF SALISBURY ACADEMY TRUST
location_onVerwood, BH31 7PG
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Ofsted
Outstanding
Inspected 2025
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Students
135
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Demand Ratio
0.9x
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Trinity Church of England First School is a Academy converter primary school in Verwood, serving ages 4-9. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted — the highest possible grade.
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School Summary
Trinity Church of England First School is an academy converter in Verwood, Dorset, admitting pupils aged 4-9. It is part of DIOCESE OF SALISBURY ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 117 pupils on roll, of whom 13% are eligible for free school meals.
Ofsted last inspected the school in 2025. The school's current overall rating is Outstanding. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Outstanding, and leadership and management Outstanding.
In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.
The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 23.6:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.
In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.
verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted
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3 EvaluationsS5 Inspection EIF
Not Judged
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Why no overall grade?
From autumn 2024, Ofsted stopped issuing a single headline grade (Outstanding / Good / RI / Inadequate). Instead, each inspection area is graded individually. This follows a major review after the death of headteacher Ruth Perry in 2023. The overall effectiveness field is left as "Not judged" in the published data.
Education
Good
Behaviour
Good
Development
Outstanding
Leadership
Outstanding
S8 No Formal Designation Visit EIF
Outstanding
Education
No Judgement
Behaviour
No Judgement
Development
No Judgement
Leadership
Outstanding
None EIF
Good
Education
No Judgement
Behaviour
No Judgement
Development
No Judgement
Leadership
Good
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