Holy Trinity Church of England VC Primary School & Community Nursery
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 2–11 · Weymouth, Dorset
Last distance offered · Reception 2022
2.563 miles
Published by Dorset Council · offers on 19 April 2022
2015 figure 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Holy Trinity Church of England VC Primary School & Community Nursery is a primary school in Weymouth, Dorset for ages 2–11 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 12 March 2024. Dorset has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2022 entry.
Holy Trinity Church of England VC Primary School & Community Nursery 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 2022 | 2.563 mi |
| Reception 2015 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 72% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), while 2% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- That 2024/25 figure of 72% was the highest of 8 schools: this one and the 7 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Dorset that have results.
- Reception 2026 drew 48 first-choice applications for 49 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 1 offer went to a family ranking it second or lower.
- Of its pupils, 31.8% are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 25% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Dorset.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Dorset schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Cross Road, Weymouth, DT4 9QX
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Dorset
- Pupils on roll
- 471 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 31.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 12 March 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy coming to this welcoming and inclusive school.”
- “They are enthusiastic about, and proud of, their school.”
- “Pupils feel safe and happy in school.”
To improve
- “Pupils talk enthusiastically about their current learning but, in some subjects, they struggle to remember what they have learned before.”
- “Occasionally, some teaching does not check well enough what pupils know and can do, or choose the most appropriate activities to help pupils learn the intended curriculum.”
- “When this happens, some pupils do not learn as well as they could.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 8 May 2024 (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) | 72% | 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: 48 first-preference applications, 49 offers in total, 48 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 Dorset.
- St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, Weymouth 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Wyke Regis Infant School and Nursery 0.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Wyke Regis Church of England Junior School 0.7 mi Good
- Beechcroft St Paul's CofE Primary School 0.9 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Conifers Primary School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Southill Primary School 1.8 mi Good Last distance published
- St John's Church of England Primary School 1.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Chickerell Primary Academy 2.1 mi Standards maintained Last distance published