Holy Trinity CofE Primary School, Eight Ash Green and Aldham

Academy converter·Primary school Colchester, Essex·CO3 9UE
Composite score
60.2
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#3,874
National rank
#399
In East of England
#114
In Essex
Top 26%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
71%
% achieving higher RWM
12%
Reading average scaled score
108.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
106.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
7 first choices, 7 places
First choices per place
1.00
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
21
any preference, for 7 places
First preferences per place, last five years▶ 0.00
00.511.5
1 per place
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Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put Holy Trinity CofE Primary School, Eight Ash Green and Aldham 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
5–11
Pupils on roll
105
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Admissions
Non-Selective

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
24.8%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
11.4%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
21.9%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
2.9%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
5.0%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
8.6%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
20.5
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£7,257
Typical primary: £6,960

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

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About Holy Trinity CofE Primary School, Eight Ash Green and Aldham

Holy Trinity CofE Primary School, Eight Ash Green and Aldham is a primary school in Colchester, Essex, classified by the DfE as a converter academy with a Church of England religious character. Around 105 pupils aged 5 to 11 attend the school. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 71% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — above the national average of 61%. That marks an improvement of 21.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year, though small year groups can make these figures swing sharply from year to year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 26% of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 108 in reading and 106 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 12% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Holy Trinity CofE Primary School, Eight Ash Green and Aldham was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 7 families who put it first were offered a place. Overall pupil absence was 5.0%. There are about 20.5 pupils per teacher. Holy Trinity CofE Primary School, Eight Ash Green and Aldham does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. 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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