Voluntary controlled school · Dorset

Holy Trinity Church of England VC Primary School & Community Nursery

2–11Ages
471Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
126911URN

Cross Road, Weymouth, DT4 9QX · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.9per place

close to Dorset median (2.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Dorset

93 applications for 49 places · 41st of 80 in Dorset

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

72%met the expected standard

Dorset 54% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 12 March 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

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

1.9applications per place, Reception

close to Dorset median (2.1) 0.3 below England median (2.2)

93 applications · 49 places offered · 48 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 1.9; Dorset median median 2.1
2025 2.0; Dorset median median 2.0
2024 1.8; Dorset median median 2.1
2023 2.0; Dorset median median 2.0
2022 2.3; Dorset median median 2.0
2021 2.3; Dorset median median 2.0
2020 1.9; Dorset median median 1.9
2019 2.1; Dorset median median 2.1
2018 2.3; Dorset median median 2.0
2017 2.0; Dorset median median 2.0
2016 1.8; Dorset median median 2.0
2015 1.8; Dorset median median 1.9
2014 1.7; Dorset median median 1.8

This school
Dorset 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	49	93	1.9	48	0.98
Sep 2025	55	107	2.0	54	0.98
Sep 2024	51	89	1.8	44	0.86
Sep 2023	47	92	2.0	45	0.96
Sep 2022	58	131	2.3	57	0.98
Sep 2021	58	132	2.3	57	0.98
Sep 2020	81	153	1.9	72	0.89
Sep 2019	74	155	2.1	65	0.88
Sep 2018	60	139	2.3	56	0.93
Sep 2017	72	144	2.0	62	0.86
Sep 2016	89	157	1.8	65	0.73
Sep 2015	90	161	1.8	72	0.80
Sep 2014	90	154	1.7	82	0.91

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 83% · Writing 78% · Maths 87% → all three 72% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard72%7th of 78 in Dorset

Dorset 54% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard83%

Dorset 73% England 78%

Higher standard27%

Dorset 28% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard78%

Dorset 71% England 75%

Greater depth10%

Dorset 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard87%

Dorset 68% England 77%

Higher standard23%

Dorset 17% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Dorset median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	72%	2%	105	106
2023/24	69%	0%	104	105
2022/23	68%	15%	105	106

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 VC Primary School & Community NurseryThis school
This school

Good2024

1.9applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, Weymouth
0.8 km · Dorset

Good2024

2.0applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
Wyke Regis Infant School and Nursery
0.9 km · Dorset

Standards maintained2025

2.1applications per place
Wyke Regis Church of England Junior School
1.1 km · Dorset

2026

65%met the SATs standard
Beechcroft St Paul's CofE Primary School
1.5 km · Dorset

Requires improvement2024

2.6applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Conifers Primary School
1.6 km · Dorset

Good2022

2.5applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Southill Primary School
3.0 km · Dorset

Good2022

3.5applications per place 42%met the SATs standard
St John's Church of England Primary School
3.0 km · Dorset

Good2024

1.8applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Chickerell Primary Academy
3.3 km · Dorset

Standards maintained2024

1.5applications per place 52%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 126911 · 838/3700
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 465 pupils · 471 on roll
Free school meals: 32.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2007
Address: Cross Road, Weymouth, DT4 9QX
Local authority: Dorset

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