Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School

Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 4–11 · Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire

Last distance offered · Reception 2026

Every applicant was offered a place

From Hertfordshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026

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Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire for ages 4–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 16 May 2023. Hertfordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.

Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School catchment area: last distance offered

Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.

Entry	Last distance offered
Reception 2026	Every applicant was offered a place
Reception 2025	Not published
Reception 2024	Not published
Reception 2023	Not published
Reception 2022	Not published
Reception 2021	Not published
Reception 2020	Not published
Reception 2019	Not published
Reception 2018	Not published
Reception 2017	Not published
Reception 2016	Not published
Reception 2015	Not published

What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment

What the figures show

In 2024/25, 69% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Hertfordshire.
Every Reception 2026 applicant was offered a place, as at 56 of the 364 other Hertfordshire primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
Reception 2026 drew 17 first-choice applications for 23 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 6 offers went to families ranking it second or lower.
Of its pupils, 21.2% are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 31.1% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Hertfordshire.

Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Hertfordshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.

Key facts

Address: Longlands Close, Crossbrook Street, Holy Trinity School, Waltham Cross, EN8 8LU
Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
Ages: 4–11
Religious character: Church of England
Council: Hertfordshire
Pupils on roll: 198 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 21.2% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 21

Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026

Ofsted

Good Inspected 16 May 2023

Strengths

“Pupils try hard to live out the school’s vision of ‘Aim high, let your light shine’.”
“They enjoy the praise and recognition they get when adults notice them ‘letting their lights shine’.”
“Hot chocolate Friday in the headteacher’s office is a popular reward.”

To improve

“They have not had enough time yet to have a consistently positive impact on pupils’ learning in their areas of responsibility.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 28 June 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Exam results

Measure	School	England
Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25)	69%	62%

Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Applications and offers

2026 Reception entry: 17 first-preference applications, 23 offers in total, 17 offers to first-preference applicants.

Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.

Nearby primary schools

Straight-line distance, in Hertfordshire.

Downfield Primary School 0.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (Wx) 0.5 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
Four Swannes Primary School 0.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
Burleigh Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Hurst Drive Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
Millbrook School 0.8 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
Dewhurst St Mary CofE Primary School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Holdbrook Primary School and Nursery 1.0 mi Good Last distance published