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OpenPrimaryOfsted: GoodURN 126911

Holy Trinity Church of England VC Primary School & Community Nursery

Voluntary controlled school · Weymouth · DT4 9QX

Ages 2–11 · 471 pupils · Dorset

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

69%

Overall absence

5.6%

Admissions demand

0.90 · Often has places

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2024-03-12

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)69%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
104.0
Avg scaled score — maths
105.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
106.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence5.6%
Persistent absence (10%+)13.7%
Unauthorised3.1%
Authorised absence
2.6%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.7%
Enrolments in measure
410

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.90 · Often has places

1st preferences

44

Places offered

51

1st-preference offers

44

Total preferences (any rank)
89
Preferred offers (top 3)
49
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill101%

471 pupils · 465 places

Pupils on roll
471
Boys / girls
235 / 236
School capacity
465
Capacity fill
471 / 465 (101%)
Free school meals
32.5%
FSM pupils
148
Gender
Mixed
School type
Voluntary controlled school

Age range

Ages 2–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • NurseryHas Nursery Classes
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Religious character
Church of England
Diocese
Diocese of Salisbury
Governance
Voluntary controlled school
Headteacher
Miss A Fordham

Location

Address
Cross Road
Postcode
DT4 9QX
Town
Weymouth
County
Dorset
Local authority
Dorset
District
Dorset
Constituency
South Dorset
Urban/rural
Urban: Further from a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed voluntary controlled school (primary), Ages 2–11, in Weymouth, Dorset, 471 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 32.5%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Salisbury.

Open schools in Weymouth
22
Primary schools in Weymouth
14
Academies among open schools in Weymouth
50% (11)
Open schools in DT4
14
Primary in DT4
8
Open schools in Dorset LA
184
Primary in Dorset LA
119

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in WeymouthNear DT4

  • Wyke Regis Infant School and Nursery

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Community school · Primary

    Weymouth · DT4 9LU · Dorset

    Ages 3–7

    • Absence8.3%
    • FSM23.1%
    • Demand1.16

    0.6 miles away

  • Conifers Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Weymouth · DT4 0QF · Dorset

    Ages 4–11

    • KS265%
    • Absence6.9%
    • FSM34.3%
    • Demand1.00

    1.0 miles away

  • Southill Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Weymouth · DT4 9UF · Dorset

    Ages 4–11

    • KS245%
    • Absence5.8%
    • FSM14.2%
    • Demand1.30

    1.8 miles away

  • Chickerell Primary Academy

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Academy converter · Primary

    Weymouth · DT3 4AT · Dorset

    Ages 2–11

    • KS250%
    • Absence6.0%
    • FSM22.2%
    • Demand1.00

    2.1 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Miss A Fordham
Telephone
01305783200
Website
www.holytrinitypri.dorset.sch.uk

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