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The Holy Trinity Church of England Primary Academy

Primary · ages 4-11MixedAcademyChurch of England150 pupilsDevizesWiltshire
School Chooser Score
99
Well above
similar schools
Likely range 96 to 100
Out of 100. Better than 96% of the 50 schools most like it. Getting better year on year.
OfstedOutstandingLast Ofsted inspection, November 2022
Reached the expected level at 1192%England 63%
Attendance97.0%England 94.8%
Pupils from low-income families3%Far fewer than most schools
PlacesFull150 pupils, 150 places
Pupils per teacher25.0School workforce census

The Holy Trinity Church of England Primary Academy is a converter academy in Devizes for boys and girls aged 4 to 11. It has 150 pupils and every place is taken. About 3 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far fewer than at most schools in England. We give it 99 out of 100. That puts it well above schools like it, ahead of 96% of the 50 schools most like it. Ofsted's last grade was outstanding, back in 2022.

Townsend, Great Cheverell, Devizes, SN10 5TL01380 813796holy-trinity.co.ukMrs Joanne Andrews headteacherAll details

What Ofsted found

Ofsted's last full inspection was on 22 November 2022, 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
Early years
Outstanding
Safeguarding
Effective
Yes

Results

Year 6 results (SATs), summer 2025

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

Reached the expected level at 1192%
England 63%
Official name: Expected standard in reading, writing and maths
Working above the expected level35%
England 8%
Official name: Higher standard in reading, writing and maths
Reading score110.0
England 105.6
Official name: Reading average scaled score
Maths score110.0
England 104.6
Official name: Maths average scaled score
Trend
Reached the expected level at 11
2017 to 2025
2017: 85%85%20172018: 93%93%20182019: 95%95%20192023: 70%70%20232024: 96%96%20242025: 92%92%2025
Since 2017: +7%Improving overall
All Year 6 measures, year by year
Measure202520242023201920182017WiltshireEngland
Pupils tested262320221527
Reached the expected level at 11Expected standard in reading, writing and maths92%96%70%95%93%85%60%63%
Working above the expected levelHigher standard in reading, writing and maths35%17%15%41%27%26%8%8%
Reading scoreReading average scaled score110.0109.0106.0110.0109.0108.0105.4105.6
Maths scoreMaths average scaled score110.0108.0107.0111.0109.0108.0103.9104.6
Grammar and spelling scoreGPS average scaled score111.0109.0106.0111.0111.0109.0104.3105.2
Expected level: readingReading expected standard92%96%75%95%93%85%
Expected level: mathsMaths expected standard96%96%75%100%93%96%
Expected level: writingWriting expected standard (teacher assessed)96%96%85%100%93%96%
Reading progressReading progress score-0.5+2.1+1.0+1.3
Maths progressMaths progress score+1.5+2.5+1.7+1.7

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. None of the 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 11Boys vs girls
100%87%
Gap 13 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.

Full153 pupils for 150 places, 2024/25
102% full

The school is full, with 3 more pupils than it has places for. More families apply than can get in, so things like how close you live and whether an older brother or sister is already here decide who gets a place. Pupil numbers have stayed about the same since 2021/22.

Will my child get a place?

The last child to get a place lived 7.0 miles away in 2026. Children in care, brothers and sisters of current pupils, faith and other priority groups are placed first. After that, the closer you live, the better your chances. Type in your postcode to see how far away you are.

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. More children applied than there were places. The last place went to a child living 7.0 miles from the school. Living closer than that didn't guarantee a place, but living much further away meant missing out that year.

EntryPlacesGot a placeHow far the last child livedSource
2026 Primary20207.0 milesLA

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 roll150Census January 2026
Places150100% full
Pupils from low-income families3%3% have had free school meals at some point in the last six years
Pupils learning English1%First language is not English
Pupils getting extra support7%10 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan0%0 pupils with a plan
Average class size30.05 classes, January 2026; England 25.4
Classes with more than 30 pupils40%Infant classes are capped at 30 by law; England 10%
Pupils with extra funding (pupil premium)3%£6,200 extra funding in 2026/27; England 24%
Boys and girls67 / 83
White British pupils95%

Infant classes (Reception to Year 2) average 29.0 pupils (England 25.5); junior classes (Years 3 to 6) average 30.7 (England 27.3).

The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: Specific learning difficulty (6), Autistic spectrum disorder (2), emotional and mental health (1), language and communications needs (1).

How the mix of pupils has changed
Census202620252024202320222021
Pupils on roll150152153149150135
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals3%4%5%8%7%7%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language1%1%1%1%0%0%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support5%4%5%2%3%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans0%1%0%0%0%

Attendance and behaviour

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 97.0% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.

Attendance97.0%
England 94.8%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Pupils missing a lot of school2.9%
England 12.8%
Official name: Persistent absence
Suspensions per 100 pupils0.02024/25, 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 absence3.0%3.4%3.9%5.1%2.0%3.1%5.2%
Missed with permissionAuthorised absence2.6%2.8%3.4%4.6%1.8%2.6%
Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence0.5%0.6%0.5%0.5%0.2%0.6%
Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence2.9%3.7%6.2%8.7%3.8%2.3%12.8%
SuspensionsSuspension rate0.00.00.00.00.0
Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions00000

Staff and money

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

Teachers6.0full-time equivalent, 7 people
Pupils per teacher25.0Pupils for every full-time teacher
Fully qualified teachers86%hold qualified teacher status
Teaching assistants4.1full-time equivalent
Average teacher pay£54,414
Teachers who left in the year0%2024/25, for any reason including retirement
Vacancies0
Sick days per teacher1.42024/25

Money

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

Spend per pupil£6,507England £7,128. Total £989k
Income per pupil£6,836England £7,587. Total £1.0m
Spent on teachers per pupil£2,947England £3,405
Money in reserve16%A healthy amount put by: £164k, £1,079 per pupil. England 9%
Money in against money out+£50kit took in more than it spent this year
Where the money goes£6,507spent 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 m2012 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate43 per 1,000 people53% lower than the England average
Typical house price£320,000Wiltshire
Nearest bus stop90 mChitham Close, 6 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
Dauntsey Academy Primary SchoolAcademy1.6 miles200No overall grade 202545Compare
Five Lanes Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy2.3 miles47Requires improvement 2024Compare
St Barnabas Church of England School, Market LavingtonAcademy2.3 miles118Not inspected92Compare
Urchfont Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy4.1 miles83Good 2023Compare
Bratton Primary SchoolCouncil4.1 miles129Good 202443Compare
Wansdyke SchoolAcademy4.4 miles237Report card 202663Compare
Keevil CofE Primary SchoolAcademy4.6 miles87Good 201975Compare
Southbroom St James AcademyAcademy4.8 miles108Not inspected16Compare

Compared with schools like it

Our score compares The Holy Trinity Church of England Primary Academy with the 46 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 46 schools are dotted all over the country, so we don't list them. What matters is where this school sits among them.

Beats96%of schools with a similar mix of pupils
Near the very top of its group. Its score of 99 is 21 points above the typical school in the group.
0Lowest of the group 45 · middle 78 · highest 100100

No school with a similar mix of pupils within 25 km scores clearly higher.

How the score was worked out

The score is out of 100. A 99 means that once everything below is added up, this school comes out ahead of 99% of primary schools in England. Results bounce around from year to year, especially in small schools, so we also show a likely range: 96 to 100. 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%well above
+0.32
2025, 2024 and 2023 results; 26 pupils
Ofsted inspection18% (normally 20%, cut because the inspection is old)well above
+0.39
Ofsted grade, 3.8 years old
Progress pupils make20%above
+0.09
DfE progress measure; 26 pupils
Direction of travel over five years10%well above
+0.21
results and attendance rising year on year
Attendance and behaviour10%well above
+0.15
2024/25; 137 pupils
Results, allowing for the mix of pupils10%well above
+0.21
Attainment relative to schools with a similar intake; 26 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 The Holy Trinity Church of England Primary Academy a good school?

Yes, going by the figures. The Holy Trinity Church of England Primary Academy scores 99 out of 100. That is well above schools that take in a similar mix of pupils, and ahead of 96% of the 50 schools most like it in England. The score could fairly be anywhere from 96 to 100, so a few points either way between schools doesn't mean much. Its results have been getting better over the last five years.

What is The Holy Trinity Church of England Primary Academy's Ofsted rating?

Ofsted rated The Holy Trinity Church of England Primary Academy outstanding at its last full inspection on 22 November 2022.

How good are The Holy Trinity Church of England Primary Academy's SATs results?

In summer 2025, 92% of Year 6 children reached the expected level in reading, writing and maths. Across England it was 63%. 35% went further and reached the higher level.

How many pupils does The Holy Trinity Church of England Primary Academy have?

150 pupils aged 4 to 11 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 150 places, so it is 100% full.

Is The Holy Trinity Church of England Primary Academy oversubscribed, and how far away can you live?

Yes. For September 2026 the last place went to a child living 7.0 miles away. Children in care, brothers and sisters of current pupils and other priority groups come before distance, so the cut-off moves every year.

What is attendance like at The Holy Trinity Church of England Primary Academy?

Pupils were in school 97.0% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 3% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.

How big are the classes at The Holy Trinity Church of England Primary Academy?

The average class had 30.0 pupils in January 2026. Across England it was 25.4. 40% 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
Townsend, Great Cheverell, Devizes, SN10 5TL
Telephone
01380 813796
Website
www.holy-trinity.co.uk
Headteacher
Mrs Joanne Andrews
Type of school
Converter academy (Academy converter, academies)
Phase
Primary school, ages 4-11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England, Diocese of Salisbury
Single-academy trust
Holy Trinity Church of England Primary Academy (1 schools)
Local authority
Wiltshire
Ward
The Lavingtons
Constituency
Melksham and Devizes
Setting
Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
Opened
1 September 2011 (academy converter)
URN
137411 · LAESTAB 8653456 · UKPRN 10035077
Formerly
The Holy Trinity Church of England Voluntary Aided School, Great Cheverell

Where these figures come from