Holy Trinity Catholic School, Chipping Norton, based in Chipping Norton, provides primary education, serving pupils aged 4 to 11. The school is a academy converter and operates as a mixed school. It follows a not applicable admissions policy. It has a roman catholic religious character.

Holy Trinity Catholic School, Chipping Norton currently has around 183 pupils on roll, which is about 87% of its capacity. The gender split is relatively balanced, with approximately 49.2% boys and 50.8% girls. Around 21.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, which gives an indication of the socio-economic mix. Pupil backgrounds are varied across different backgrounds and needs.

Overall absence at the school is 5.8%. Persistent absence is recorded at 14.8%.

The majority of pupils are from a white british background (72.1%). other white pupils make up about 14.8%

At its latest Ofsted inspection, the school was rated Outstanding. This indicates exceptional performance across all areas. Safeguarding was judged to be effective, which is a key consideration for many parents.

School Information

Address: 24 London Road, Chipping Norton, OX7 5AX
Website: http://www.holy-trinity.oxon.sch.uk
Telephone: 01608643487
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Oxfordshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Lorna Buchanan
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 141150

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Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall effectiveness
  • Management effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 10/05/2017

Safeguarding is effective

Pupils

General

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 183
Number of Boys: 90
Number of Girls: 93

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 14.8% 8.2%

Ethnicity

White British72.10%132
Other White14.80%27
White and Asian2.70%5
White and Black Caribbean2.20%4
Chinese1.60%3
Other Mixed1.60%3
Indian1.60%3
White and Black African1.10%2
Irish0.50%1
Bangladeshi0.50%1
Other Asian0.50%1
African0.50%1
Gypsy/Roma0.00%0
Pakistani0.00%0
Irish Traveller (Traveller of Irish heritage)0.00%0
Caribbean0.00%0
Other Black0.00%0
Other (any other ethnic group)0.00%0
Unclassified0.00%0

Education - Primary

Progress scores show how pupils performed compared with pupils nationally who had similar prior attainment. Scores above 0 are better than average; below 0 are worse than average.

Reading: Average (1.4)
Writing: Average (1.6)
Maths: Average (-0.6)
Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths
School
76%
Town average
64%
Local authority average
59%
England average
61%
Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths
School
10%
Town average
10%
Local authority average
9%
England average
8%
Average score in reading
School
109.0
Town average
107.2
Local authority average
105.5
England average
105.1
Average score in maths
School
105.0
Town average
104.2
Local authority average
103.5
England average
104.3

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The ACE Centre Nursery School
The Ace Centre , Burford Road OX7 5DZ
4out of 4 719 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Holy Trinity Catholic School, Chipping Norton
24 London Road , OX7 5AX
4out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Holy Trinity Catholic School, Chipping Norton
24 London Road , OX7 5AX
- not rated 0 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Chipping Norton County Infant School
Burford Road , OX7 5DZ
- not rated 719 yd Community school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
St Mary's Church of England (Aided) Primary School, Chipping Norton
The Green , OX7 5DH
3out of 4 959 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
St Mary's CofE Junior School
The Green , OX7 5DH
- not rated 976 yd Voluntary aided school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Chipping Norton School
Burford Road , OX7 5DY
- not rated 880 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Chipping Norton School
Burford Road , OX7 5DY
- not rated 880 yd Community school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Penhurst School
New Street , OX7 5LN
- not rated 806 yd Non-maintained special school No Mixed More About School
Park School
Southcombe , Chipping Norton OX7 5QH
- not rated 2,050 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.