Holy Trinity Church of England Primary Academy and Nursery

Academy converter·Primary school Oswestry, Shropshire·SY11 2LF
Composite score
51.1
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#6,893
National rank
#703
In West Midlands
#40
In Shropshire
Top 47%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
66%
% achieving higher RWM
7%
Reading average scaled score
104.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
104.0
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
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Early years provision
Good

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
30 first choices, 30 places
First choices per place
1.00
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
55
any preference, for 30 places
First preferences per place, last five years▶ 0.00
00.511.5
1 per place
0.8220221.0020230.9520241.0020251.002026

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

Every child who put Holy Trinity Church of England Primary Academy and 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
1–11
Pupils on roll
255
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
40.3%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
31.0%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
13.7%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
4.3%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
7.3%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
23.5%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
21.2
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£8,070
Typical primary: £6,960

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

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Location

School overview

Holy Trinity Church of England Primary Academy and Nursery is a primary school serving Oswestry, Shropshire, classified by the DfE as a converter academy with a Church of England religious character. It has 255 pupils aged 1 to 11 on roll. At its most recent graded inspection, Ofsted rated Holy Trinity Church of England Primary Academy and Nursery 'Good'. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 66% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — above the national average of 61%. That marks an improvement of 12.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous 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 104 in reading and 104 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 7% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Holy Trinity Church of England Primary Academy and Nursery was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 30 families who put it first were offered a place. Overall pupil absence was 7.3%. There are about 21.2 pupils per teacher. The school serves a community with above-average levels of disadvantage: about 40% of pupils have been eligible for free school meals in the last six years, compared with roughly 24% nationally — useful context when reading the results above. 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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