Holy Trinity CofE (C) Primary School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 21 January 2025

Holy Trinity is a multicultural school where everyone is welcomed with open arms. The school's values of love, honesty, forgiveness, dedication and courage capture the school's aspirations for all pupils. Staff are kind and caring. Staff set high expectations for how pupils should behave. They make sure that pupils meet these expectations during lessons. Pupils are polite and respectful. They know whom to talk to if they have a worry. Pupils feel happy and safe. The curriculum is enriched by visits to a space centre as part of a science topic and to a national war memorial as part of a history topic. Staff have devised opportunities for pupils to take part in by the time they reach Year 6. These include camping, canoeing and visiting a beach. Pupils in Year 5 and Year 6 take part in a biannual outdoor learning residential trip. Inclusive extra-curricular activities include cooking, football and dance. Pupils especially value a culture club, where they share their home customs, language and national dress with others. Pupils are taught how to be active citizens in their local community by donating food to a local charity. They fundraise for national charities to increase awareness of homelessness.

What the school should improve

• The school's approach to supporting pupils at the early stages of writing is not being delivered consistently well. This means that some pupils are not being supported to form letters, spell and write sentences as well as they should. The school should make sure that the expected approach to teaching writing is applied by all staff.
• Despite the school identifying that more opportunities to develop reasoning and problem-solving are needed, more work is required. A lack of practice is preventing some pupils from increasing their understanding of mathematical concepts. The school should provide regular opportunities for pupils to develop their reasoning and problem- solving skills in mathematics.
• The school's approaches to providing effective support for pupils with SEND are not applied consistently. This means that some pupils with SEND are not supported well enough to enable them to learn the curriculum effectively. The school should ensure that all staff use individualised adaptations consistently to support pupils with SEND to achieve well.

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