SCHOOL PROFILE

Holy Trinity Catholic Primary School

Primary Voluntary aided school URN 104635
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 156 Published school capacity
Capacity used 146.8% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

3 February 2023
Latest published outcome School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Voluntary aided school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Roman Catholic
Local authority Liverpool
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 229 221 full-time · 8 part-time
Female pupils 117 51.1% of pupils
Male pupils 112 48.9% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

44.5%
19.7 pts above England
School 44.5%
Liverpool 34.5%
North West 28.5%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

14.4%
5.9 pts below England
School 14.4%
Liverpool 22.1%
North West 18.1%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Liverpool 0.2%
North West 0.8%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
75.1%
172
Any other White background
4.8%
11
African
3.9%
9
Any other ethnic group
3.9%
9
Any other Mixed background
3.5%
8
Any other Asian background
1.3%
3
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 32.3% 74 of 229 pupils
11.5 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 32.3%
Liverpool 26.7%
North West 22.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 16.2% 37 pupils
England 14.8% 1.4 pts above
EHC plans 16.2% 37 pupils
England 6.0% 10.1 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder 34
Speech, language & communication 16
Social, emotional & mental health 15
Other difficulty or disability 3
Specific learning difficulty 3
Physical disability 2

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

48.0% 12.4 pts below England
School 48.0%
Liverpool 55.8%
North West 59.1%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

55.0%

18.8 pts below England

School 55.0%
Liverpool 69.1%
North West 73.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

67.0%

3.3 pts below England

School 67.0%
Liverpool 66.5%
North West 69.2%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

58.0%

14.0 pts below England

School 58.0%
Liverpool 67.0%
North West 71.7%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

5.95%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.26 pts lower than England
School 5.95%
Liverpool 7.19%
North West 6.25%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

17.11%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

1.30 pts higher than England
School 17.11%
Liverpool 19.97%
North West 15.89%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.53%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.27 pts lower than England
School 0.53%
Liverpool 2.08%
North West 1.75%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

146.8% 58.6 pts above England
Holy Trinity Catholic Primary School
146.8%
Liverpool
98.6%
North West
90.6%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information