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Holy Trinity CofE Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Voluntary controlled
Capstan Street, Blackley, Manchester M9 4DU · holytrinity-manchester.co.uk · 0161 205 1216
Overview
- Ofsted
- Requires improvement
- 2019 framework · inspected Jul 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 45%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Manchester 58%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2026 entry · Manchester Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 457
- 97% of 472 places
- Local authority
- Manchester
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 56.7%
- First language not English
- 49%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Manchester Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 47 families put the school first and 48 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 48 | 47 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 50 | 50 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 58 | 58 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 60 | 67 | 1.1▲ | 90% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 58 | 65 | 1.1▲ | 89% |
Results
In 2024/25, 45% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% the higher standard. Across Manchester it was 58%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼45% | 62% | ||
| ▼0% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼103 | 106 | ||
| ▼102 | 105 | ||
| ▼102 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Holy Trinity CofE Primary School was judged Requires improvement at its last graded inspection, on 2 July 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Requires improvement
- Inspected
- 2 Jul 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Mar 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Mar 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective Feb 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Mar 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
56% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (16 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 56%
- Replies
- 16
- 3% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 75% who raised concerns
based on the 50% who had a child bullied