Holy Trinity CofE Primary School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is an outstanding school. The headteacher, senior leaders and governors set the highest expectations, creating an environment for success that allows all pupils to develop into confident, articulate young people. By the end of Year 2 and Year 6, standards in English and mathematics are consistently above the national average.

In 2012 the proportion of pupils in Year 6, making better than expected progress, in both subjects, was double the national average. The quality of teaching across the school is outstanding. Teachers have very high expectations of their pupils and are skilled in using questioning to check and extend pupils' understanding.

All disable...d pupils and those with special educational needs make rapid progress from their starting points because support is carefully planned to match their needs and is delivered by skilled learning support assistants. The governing body holds the school strongly to account for its performance and manages the budget very well. Team work and collaboration are essential elements of the school's approach and this is reflected in pupils' excellent attitudes to learning.

Their support for each other in lessons is impressive and their behaviour in general is outstanding. The range of subjects and opportunities offered to pupils, both in the classroom and after school, has a very positive impact on their spiritual, moral and cultural development. Parents are fully supportive of the school and attendance at parent workshops, parents' meetings and events is extremely high.

The leadership team makes sure that there are sustained improvements in the high quality teaching through carefully designed training opportunities for staff.

Information about this school

This school is larger than the average-sized primary school and is continuing to expand. Less than 5% of pupils are known to be eligible for support through the pupil premium (additional funding made available by the government for pupils known to be eligible for free school meals, those who are looked after by the local authority and those who have a parent in the armed forces).

This is much smaller than the national average. Just under half of the pupils in the school are from an ethnic minority background, which is above the national average. Approximately one half of these pupils speaks English as an additional language.

Very few pupils are at the early stages of learning English, although this proportion is growing, especially in the Nursery and Reception classes. The proportion of disabled pupils and those with special educational needs supported at school action is below average, as is the proportion supported at school action plus or with a statement of educational needs. The school is a strategic partner with a local teaching school and Roehampton University and will be involved in the training of new teachers from September 2013.

The school meets the current government's floor standards, which set the minimum expectations for pupils' attainment and progress. The school runs an after-school provision which was subject to this inspection. A breakfast club, run by a private provider, is subject to a separate inspection.

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