Academy converter · Nottinghamshire

Holy Trinity Catholic Voluntary Academy

3–11Ages
248Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
140727URN

Boundary Road, Newark, NG24 4AU · 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

2.5per place

close to Nottinghamshire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Nottinghamshire

43 applications for 17 places · 98th of 211 in Nottinghamshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

33%met the expected standard

Nottinghamshire 67% 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	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
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

2.5applications per place, Reception

close to Nottinghamshire median (2.5) 0.3 above England median (2.2)

43 applications · 17 places offered · 17 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.5; Nottinghamshire median median 2.5
2025 2.0; Nottinghamshire median median 2.4
2024 1.7; Nottinghamshire median median 2.4
2023 1.7; Nottinghamshire median median 2.4
2022 1.5; Nottinghamshire median median 2.4
2021 1.8; Nottinghamshire median median 2.3
2020 1.6; Nottinghamshire median median 2.3
2019 2.0; Nottinghamshire median median 2.2
2018 1.8; Nottinghamshire median median 2.3
2017 1.9; Nottinghamshire median median 2.2
2016 2.0; Nottinghamshire median median 2.3
2015 1.9; Nottinghamshire median median 2.3
2014 1.8; Nottinghamshire median median 2.2; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Nottinghamshire median in 0 of 12 years.

This school
Nottinghamshire median

Dashed bars: as Holy Trinity Catholic School (URN 122818), the previous school.

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	17	43	2.5	17	1.00
Sep 2025	28	55	2.0	25	0.89
Sep 2024	38	63	1.7	29	0.76
Sep 2023	31	53	1.7	28	0.90
Sep 2022	41	60	1.5	38	0.93
Sep 2021	39	69	1.8	38	0.97
Sep 2020	32	52	1.6	32	1.00
Sep 2019	31	61	2.0	29	0.94
Sep 2018	41	72	1.8	37	0.90
Sep 2017	45	87	1.9	49	1.09
Sep 2016	39	78	2.0	38	0.97
Sep 2015	45	85	1.9	48	1.07
Sep 2014 *	45	79	1.8	45	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 47% · Writing 51% · Maths 51% → all three 33% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard33%211th of 223 in Nottinghamshire

Nottinghamshire 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard47%

Nottinghamshire 78% England 78%

Higher standard9%

Nottinghamshire 32% England 33%

Average scaled score 101 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard51%

Nottinghamshire 76% England 75%

Greater depth2%

Nottinghamshire 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard51%

Nottinghamshire 79% England 77%

Higher standard12%

Nottinghamshire 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 100 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Nottinghamshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	33%	0%	101	100
2023/24	24%	0%	100	99
2022/23	33%	0%	103	100

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 Catholic Voluntary AcademyThis school
This school

Good2024

2.5applications per place 33%met the SATs standard
Christ Church C of E Primary School
0.3 km · Nottinghamshire

Good2022

2.7applications per place 31%met the SATs standard
The King's Church of England Primary Academy
0.7 km · Nottinghamshire

Good2023

2.6applications per place 42%met the SATs standard
Mount CofE Primary School
1.0 km · Nottinghamshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.7applications per place 24%met the SATs standard
The Sir Donald Bailey Academy
1.2 km · Nottinghamshire

Remains Good2023

1.4applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Barnby Road Academy Primary and Nursery school
1.5 km · Nottinghamshire

Good2023

2.2applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Newark Flying High Academy
1.5 km · Nottinghamshire

Requires improvement2023

2.5applications per place
St Peter's Crosskeys CofE Academy
2.2 km · Nottinghamshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.7applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
John Hunt Academy
2.3 km · Nottinghamshire

Good2024

2.8applications per place 45%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 140727 · 891/3766
Trust: Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Multi-Academy Trust
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 300 pupils · 248 on roll
Free school meals: 22.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 April 2014
Replaced: Holy Trinity Catholic School (URN 122818)
Address: Boundary Road, Newark, NG24 4AU
Local authority: Nottinghamshire · Newark and Sherwood

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