School Chooser

Holy Trinity Church of England (Aided) School

Primary · ages 7-11MixedChurch of England351 pupilsMarlowBuckinghamshire
School Chooser Score
92
Well above
similar schools
Likely range 87 to 96
Out of 100. Better than 84% of the 50 schools most like it. Much the same over the last five years.
OfstedOutstandingLast Ofsted inspection, June 2024
Reached the expected level at 1171%England 63%
Attendance96.4%England 94.8%
Pupils from low-income families8%Far fewer than most schools
Places9 spare351 pupils, 360 places
Pupils per teacher24.4School workforce census

Holy Trinity Church of England (Aided) School is a Church of England school (voluntary aided) in Marlow for boys and girls aged 7 to 11. It has 351 pupils and room for 360. About 8 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far fewer than at most schools in England. We give it 93 out of 100. That puts it well above schools like it, ahead of 84% of the 50 schools most like it. Ofsted's last grade was outstanding, back in 2024.

Wethered Road, Marlow, SL7 3AG01628 482831holytrinity.bucks.sch.ukMrs Kirsten Harjette executive headteacherAll details

What Ofsted found

Ofsted's last full inspection was on 25 June 2024, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.

Outstanding overall.

TeachingOfsted calls this “quality of education”
Outstanding
BehaviourOfsted calls this “behaviour and attitudes”
Outstanding
WellbeingOfsted calls this “personal development”
Outstanding
LeadershipOfsted calls this “leadership and management”
Outstanding
Safeguarding
Effective
Yes

Results

Year 6 results (SATs), summer 2025

90 children took the tests. Here is how they did against every state primary in England.

Reached the expected level at 1171%
England 63%
Official name: Expected standard in reading, writing and maths
Working above the expected level12%
England 8%
Official name: Higher standard in reading, writing and maths
Reading score110.0
England 105.6
Official name: Reading average scaled score
Maths score108.0
England 104.6
Official name: Maths average scaled score
Trend
Reached the expected level at 11
2017 to 2025
2017: 75%75%20172018: 72%72%20182019: 72%72%20192023: 74%74%20232024: 48%48%20242025: 71%71%2025
Since 2017: -4%Steady overall
All Year 6 measures, year by year
Measure202520242023201920182017BuckinghamshireEngland
Pupils tested909190837980
Reached the expected level at 11Expected standard in reading, writing and maths71%48%74%72%72%75%67%63%
Working above the expected levelHigher standard in reading, writing and maths12%6%9%10%6%6%11%8%
Reading scoreReading average scaled score110.0106.0109.0108.0108.0109.0107.2105.6
Maths scoreMaths average scaled score108.0105.0107.0108.0107.0108.0105.7104.6
Grammar and spelling scoreGPS average scaled score109.0107.0109.0110.0109.0111.0106.3105.2
Expected level: readingReading expected standard92%79%87%83%85%90%
Expected level: mathsMaths expected standard83%73%78%84%87%86%
Expected level: writingWriting expected standard (teacher assessed)76%51%83%80%76%84%
Reading progressReading progress score+2.2+2.0+2.2+3.5
Maths progressMaths progress score+1.4+0.9+2.7+2.6
Expected level: low-income pupilsExpected standard, disadvantaged44%18%60%38%
Expected level: other pupilsExpected standard, non-disadvantaged74%52%76%82%

There are no progress figures for 2025. That year group missed their Year 2 tests during Covid, so there was no starting point to measure from. Progress figures come back with the December 2026 results. Tests were cancelled altogether in 2020 and 2021.

Does every child do well here?

A good school does well by every child, not just on average. Each row compares two groups of pupils here. The grey marks show the same two groups across England. 1 of the 4 gaps is smaller than the gap across England. When a group has fewer than about ten pupils, its figures jump around a lot from year to year.

At the end of primary school, 2025

Reached the expected level at 11Low-income pupils vs other pupils
44%74%
Gap 30 ptsEngland 21 pts
Reached the expected level at 11Boys vs girls
73%69%
Gap 4 ptsEngland 5 pts
Reached the expected level at 11Pupils learning English vs all pupils
91%71%
Gap 20 ptsEngland 4 pts
Reached the higher level at 11Low-income pupils vs all pupils
0%12%
Gap 12 ptsEngland 5 pts
First groupSecond groupEngland, each group

Low-income means the child has had free school meals at some point in the last six years. A group's figure isn't published when it has fewer than six pupils.

Getting a place

Admissions policy not published. As a Church of England school it may put families of that faith first. Check the school's own admissions rules.

Nearly full347 pupils for 360 places, 2024/25
96% full

Fewer than one place in twenty is empty, so in most years more families apply than there are places. Living close by, or already having a child here, makes a real difference. Pupil numbers have stayed about the same since 2021/22.

Will my child get a place?

In 2026 every child who applied got a place, so how far away you live didn't matter. That could change if the school gets more popular.

We measure in a straight line from the middle of your postcode to the school. The council measures its own way, and the cut-off changes every year. Use this as a rough guide, and read the council's admissions booklet before you apply.

How places were given out for September 2026. Every child who applied got a place.

EntryPlacesApplied at allHow far the last child livedSource
2026 Primary90all offeredLA
2025 Primary90all offeredLA
2024 Primary9082all offeredLA
2023 Primaryall offeredLA
2022 Primaryall offeredLA
2021 Primary560 mLA

Who goes here

Who a school teaches matters. That is why our score compares it with schools that take in a similar mix of children, not with every school in the country.

Pupils on roll351Census January 2026
Places36098% full
Pupils from low-income families8%8% have had free school meals at some point in the last six years
Pupils learning English11%First language is not English
Pupils getting extra support13%44 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan4%14 pupils with a plan
Average class size29.312 classes, January 2026; England 25.4
Classes with more than 30 pupils8%Infant classes are capped at 30 by law; England 10%
Pupils with extra funding (pupil premium)7%£37,200 extra funding in 2026/27; England 24%
Boys and girls174 / 177
White British pupils74%

The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: Specific learning difficulty (24), emotional and mental health (9), SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need (7), language and communications needs (6), Autistic spectrum disorder (4), Vision impairment (3).

How the mix of pupils has changed
Census202620252024202320222021
Pupils on roll351346355348357360
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals8%7%8%8%8%8%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language11%13%13%12%12%9%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support13%14%13%11%11%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans4%4%4%4%3%

Attendance and behaviour

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 96.4% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.

Attendance96.4%
England 94.8%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Pupils missing a lot of school5.1%
England 12.8%
Official name: Persistent absence
Suspensions per 100 pupils0.32024/25, no permanent exclusions
Missed without permission0.5%of school time, 2024/25
Attendance year by year
Measure2024/252023/242022/232021/222020/212018/19England
Sessions missedOverall absence3.6%4.1%4.3%5.8%2.2%2.8%5.2%
Missed with permissionAuthorised absence3.1%3.5%3.6%5.1%1.8%2.2%
Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence0.5%0.6%0.7%0.7%0.4%0.5%
Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence5.1%5.7%7.6%11.5%3.0%1.1%12.8%
SuspensionsSuspension rate0.30.30.30.61.4
Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions00000

Staff and money

From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.

Teachers14.4full-time equivalent, 18 people
Pupils per teacher24.4Pupils for every full-time teacher
Fully qualified teachers100%hold qualified teacher status
Teaching assistants16.5full-time equivalent
Average teacher pay£50,173
Teachers who left in the year19%2024/25, for any reason including retirement
Vacancies0
Sick days per teacher1.22024/25

Money

From the council school accounts, year to March 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.

Spend per pupil£6,115England £7,738. Total £2.1m
Income per pupil£5,935England £7,697. Total £2.1m
Spent on teachers per pupil£2,925England £3,480
Money in reserve8%A healthy amount put by: £168k, £486 per pupil. England 6%
Money in against money out-£62kit spent more than it took in this year
Where the money goes£6,115spent per pupil

Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m33212 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate57 per 1,000 people37% lower than the England average
Typical house price£455,000Buckinghamshire
Nearest bus stop140 mDean Street, 16 stops within 500 m

Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.

Nearby schools

The closest primary schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
St Peter's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy350 m40Not inspected68Compare
Marlow Church of England Infant SchoolAcademy360 mGood 2023Compare
Foxes Piece SchoolCouncil590 m161No overall grade 202530Compare
Spinfield SchoolAcademy990 mGood 2019Compare
Burford SchoolAcademy0.9 milesNo overall grade 2024Compare
Bisham Church of England AcademyAcademy1.0 miles104Report card 20264Compare
Cookham Dean CofE Primary SchoolChurch of England1.7 miles199Good 202284Compare
Danesfield SchoolFoundation2.1 miles455Outstanding 202399Compare

Compared with schools like it

Our score compares Holy Trinity Church of England (Aided) School with the 49 schools in England whose pupils are most like its own. We match on family income, how many children are learning English, special needs, the neighbourhood, the size of the school and how it admits pupils. Those 49 schools are dotted all over the country, so we don't list them. What matters is where this school sits among them.

Beats84%of schools with a similar mix of pupils
In the top quarter of its group. Its score of 93 is 17 points above the typical school in the group.
0Lowest of the group 18 · middle 76 · highest 100100

How the score was worked out

The score is out of 100. A 93 means that once everything below is added up, this school comes out ahead of 93% of primary schools in England. Results bounce around from year to year, especially in small schools, so we also show a likely range: 87 to 96. Every part is judged against schools with a similar mix of pupils. For small schools we pull each part towards the group average, so one unusual year can't swing the score too far.

What we looked atHow much it countsAgainst schools like itEffect on the scoreBased on
Results over three years25%above
+0.14
2025, 2024 and 2023 results; 90 pupils
Ofsted inspection20%well above
+0.43
Ofsted grade, 2.2 years old
Progress pupils make20%above
+0.09
DfE progress measure; 90 pupils
Direction of travel over five years10%in line
+0.01
results and attendance falling year on year
Attendance and behaviour10%well above
+0.11
2024/25; 351 pupils
Results, allowing for the mix of pupils10%in line
+0.00
Attainment relative to schools with a similar intake; 90 pupils
What parents say0%no data

Worked out on 13 September 2026 (method v1). Read how the score works, including every weight and the checks we run. Think a number is wrong? Tell us.

Questions parents ask

Is Holy Trinity Church of England (Aided) School a good school?

Yes, going by the figures. Holy Trinity Church of England (Aided) School scores 93 out of 100. That is well above schools that take in a similar mix of pupils, and ahead of 84% of the 50 schools most like it in England. The score could fairly be anywhere from 87 to 96, so a few points either way between schools doesn't mean much.

What is Holy Trinity Church of England (Aided) School's Ofsted rating?

Ofsted rated Holy Trinity Church of England (Aided) School outstanding at its last full inspection on 25 June 2024.

How good are Holy Trinity Church of England (Aided) School's SATs results?

In summer 2025, 71% of Year 6 children reached the expected level in reading, writing and maths. Across England it was 63%. 12% went further and reached the higher level.

How many pupils does Holy Trinity Church of England (Aided) School have?

351 pupils aged 7 to 11 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 360 places, so it is 98% full.

Is Holy Trinity Church of England (Aided) School oversubscribed?

Often. Fewer than one place in twenty was empty in 2024/25, so popular year groups fill up.

What is attendance like at Holy Trinity Church of England (Aided) School?

Pupils were in school 96.4% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 5% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.

How big are the classes at Holy Trinity Church of England (Aided) School?

The average class had 29.3 pupils in January 2026. Across England it was 25.4. 8% of classes had more than 30 pupils.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
Wethered Road, Marlow, SL7 3AG
Telephone
01628 482831
Website
www.holytrinity.bucks.sch.uk
Executive Headteacher
Mrs Kirsten Harjette
Type of school
Church of England school (voluntary aided) (Voluntary aided school, local authority maintained schools)
Phase
Primary school, ages 7-11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England, Diocese of Oxford
Local authority
Buckinghamshire
Ward
Marlow
Constituency
Beaconsfield
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
110471 · LAESTAB 8253347 · UKPRN 10069829

Where these figures come from