Voluntary aided school · Hertfordshire

Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School

4–11Ages
198Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
117428URN

Longlands Close, Crossbrook Street, Holy Trinity School, Waltham Cross, EN8 8LU · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.1per place

0.5 above Hertfordshire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Hertfordshire

71 applications for 23 places · 83rd of 314 in Hertfordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

69%met the expected standard

Hertfordshire 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 16 May 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Inspection history

16 May 2023
Graded inspection: Good
16 June 2021
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Concerns)

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

3.1applications per place, Reception

0.5 above Hertfordshire median (2.6) 0.9 above England median (2.2)

71 applications · 23 places offered · 17 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 3.1; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2025 2.2; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2024 2.5; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2023 2.4; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2022 2.7; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2021 2.4; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2020 2.6; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2019 2.4; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2018 2.2; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2017 2.3; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2016 2.5; Hertfordshire median median 2.9
2015 2.4; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2014 2.5; Hertfordshire median median 2.7

More applications per place than the Hertfordshire median in 1 of 13 years.

This school
Hertfordshire median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	23	71	3.1	17	0.74
Sep 2025	29	65	2.2	29	1.00
Sep 2024	28	70	2.5	31	1.11
Sep 2023	26	62	2.4	24	0.92
Sep 2022	29	78	2.7	27	0.93
Sep 2021	25	59	2.4	23	0.92
Sep 2020	28	72	2.6	22	0.79
Sep 2019	30	72	2.4	28	0.93
Sep 2018	30	66	2.2	26	0.87
Sep 2017	27	61	2.3	17	0.63
Sep 2016	17	43	2.5	12	0.71
Sep 2015	30	73	2.4	27	0.90
Sep 2014	27	67	2.5	19	0.70

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 85% · Writing 81% · Maths 85% → all three 69% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard69%133rd of 331 in Hertfordshire

Hertfordshire 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard85%

Hertfordshire 80% England 78%

Higher standard35%

Hertfordshire 38% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard81%

Hertfordshire 75% England 75%

Greater depth19%

Hertfordshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard85%

Hertfordshire 79% England 77%

Higher standard46%

Hertfordshire 30% England 24%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

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Hertfordshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	69%	15%	108	109
2023/24	56%	4%	106	105
2022/23	56%	19%	106	107

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Holy Trinity Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

3.1applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Downfield Primary School
0.7 km · Hertfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.8applications per place 22%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (Wx)
0.7 km · Hertfordshire

Improved significantly2024

2.3applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Four Swannes Primary School
0.9 km · Hertfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.3applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Burleigh Primary School
1.1 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2023

2.7applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Hurst Drive Primary School
1.1 km · Hertfordshire

Good2024

1.6applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Millbrook School
1.2 km · Hertfordshire

Requires improvement2024

1.8applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Dewhurst St Mary CofE Primary School
1.4 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2023

2.6applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Holdbrook Primary School and Nursery
1.6 km · Hertfordshire

Good2022

2.1applications per place 52%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 117428 · 919/3326
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 210 pupils · 198 on roll
Free school meals: 21.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Longlands Close, Crossbrook Street, Holy Trinity School, Waltham Cross, EN8 8LU
Local authority: Hertfordshire · Broxbourne

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources