The Holy Trinity Church of England Primary Academy

Devizes, SN10 5TL · Wiltshire · primary school

Ofsted: Outstanding · 2022 Mixed Primary Church of England
OfstedOutstanding
Pupils152
FSM3.9%
KS2 expected92%
AI summary of the Ofsted report Inspected 2023-01-19 · Tap to collapse

Generated by AI from the official inspection report — not written by Ofsted or SchoolsGPT staff. Always read the full Ofsted PDF before relying on this summary.

Overview: The Holy Trinity Church of England Primary Academy is an outstanding school, providing a high-quality education to its pupils. The school's values of 'joy, courage, aspiration and compassion' are deeply ingrained in the school culture, and pupils demonstrate excellent behaviour and attitudes. The school's leadership and management are also outstanding, with leaders striving for excellence and providing a highly ambitious curriculum.

Strengths:

  • Pupils live the school's values of 'joy, courage, aspiration and compassion' through everything they do.
  • Relationships between staff and pupils are warm and caring, with pupils showing compassion for one another.
  • Pupils enjoy many leadership roles, such as digital leaders, reading leaders, eco club and school council, which support their character development.
  • The school's curriculum is highly ambitious, with leaders identifying the knowledge and skills they want pupils to master, and pupils revisiting these through all aspects of the curriculum.
  • Pupils learn in mixed-age classes, with leaders sequencing the curriculum carefully to avoid repetition and ensure that all pupils build on what they already know.

Areas to improve: The report identifies no significant areas for improvement.

Safeguarding: The arrangements for safeguarding are effective, with leaders having created a strong culture of safeguarding and all staff following a careful system for reporting and monitoring.

Catchment / designated area

Catchment areas historically set by parish/town boundary; LA publishes an interactive 'School Admissions Explorer' catchment finder.

Source: Wiltshire admissions policy

Ofsted judgement breakdown (2022-11-22)

Overall effectiveness
Outstanding
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Effectiveness of leadership and management
Outstanding
Safeguarding is effective?
Yes
Early years provision (where applicable)
Outstanding

What the entrance test covers

The two Wiltshire (Salisbury) grammar schools test separately, both with GL Assessment papers but different structures: 1. Bishop Wordsworth's School (boys) — two papers of about 50 minutes: Verbal Skills (English + verbal reasoning) and Mathematics + Non-Verbal/Spatial Reasoning. Multiple-choice, held at the school in the second half of September. 2. South Wilts Grammar School (girls) — three papers in one sitting with breaks: Mathematics (50 minutes, Year 5 curriculum plus early Year 6), English (45 minutes — linguistic skills, comprehension, spelling, punctuation) and Verbal Reasoning (50 minutes). No non-verbal reasoning. Separate registrations with each school; results arrive in October. A child applying to a Salisbury school and e.g. a Hampshire/Dorset school will face different formats — prepare per school.

Similar schools nearby

Same area, prioritising the same phase — useful for shortlisting alternatives.

Data sourced from GIAS, Ofsted and official Wiltshire admissions publications. Figures can change year to year — always confirm with the school before applying.

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