Holy Trinity Church of England VC Primary School & Community Nursery

Voluntary controlled school·Primary school Weymouth, Dorset·DT4 9QX
Composite score
49.1
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#7,597
National rank
#755
In South West
#39
In Dorset
Top 52%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
72%
% achieving higher RWM
2%
Reading average scaled score
105.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
106.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Early years provision
Good

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
48 first choices, 49 places
First choices per place
0.98
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
93
any preference, for 49 places
First preferences per place, last five years▶ 0.00
00.511.5
1 per place
0.9820220.9620230.8620240.9820250.982026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put Holy Trinity Church of England VC Primary School & Community Nursery first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
2–11
Pupils on roll
474
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
35.9%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
6.1%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
23.8%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
3.8%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
5.6%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
13.7%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
19.1
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£6,890
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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Location

About Holy Trinity Church of England VC Primary School & Community Nursery

Holy Trinity Church of England VC Primary School & Community Nursery is a primary school in Weymouth, Dorset, classified by the DfE as a voluntary controlled school with a Church of England religious character. Around 474 pupils aged 2 to 11 attend the school. The school holds a 'Good' judgement from Ofsted. 72% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, above the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has risen by 3.0 percentage points year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it around the middle of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 105 in reading and 106 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 2% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made Holy Trinity Church of England VC Primary School & Community Nursery their first choice was offered one of its 49 Reception places. Overall pupil absence was 5.6%. There are about 19.1 pupils per teacher. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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