Holy Trinity Church of England Academy, Calne

Ofsted's report card from its 6 January 2026 inspection grades Holy Trinity Church of England Academy on 7 areas: 1 strong standard and 6 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Inclusion - Strong standard. "The school's work on inclusion is underpinned by a strong moral purpose."

Achievement - Expected standard. "Pupils, including disadvantaged pupils, generally achieve well."

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "Leaders are precise and effective in monitoring pupils' attendance."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Leaders have an astute understanding of the quality of curriculum and teaching."

Early years - Expected standard. "Leaders and staff build successful partnerships with parents and carers, for example, through a detailed induction programme when children first join the school."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Leaders and governors have a secure understanding of the school's context."

Personal development and wellbeing - Expected standard. "Leaders' recent work to upgrade the personal, social, health and economic education programme is effective."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "• Leaders should ensure that teachers use assessment consistently well so that they can design tasks that help pupils to deepen their knowledge, skills and understanding. • Leaders should ensure that staff in the early years maximise their use of opportunities to engage children, particularly the most disadvantaged and vulnerable, in high-quality interactions that develop and extend their knowledge, speaking skills and vocabulary".

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include gymnastics, multi-sports and choir.

The school runs a breakfast club from 7:30am.

In 2025, 77% of Year 6 pupils at Holy Trinity Church of England Academy reached the expected standard in reading and 67% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 75% and 73% in Wiltshire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 53% in reading and 50% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 38 families put Holy Trinity Church of England Academy as their first choice and 69 named it as one of their preferences, for 30 places offered. That is 1.3 first choices for every place. 8 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to Holy Trinity Church of England Academy are Priestley Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 61% reading, 33% maths); Marden Vale CofE Academy (1.1 miles, Requires improvement, 52% reading, 72% maths); Saint Edmund's Roman Catholic Primary School (1.2 miles, Requires improvement, 57% reading, 43% maths); and Fynamore Primary School (1.4 miles, Good, 77% reading, 68% maths).

Holy Trinity Church of England Academy's 2025 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

68 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Holy Trinity Church of England Academy (as of April 2026): 99% would recommend the school, 96% say their child is happy there and 83% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that they would recommend the school (99%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (83%).

11.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 4.7% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 31 pupils (14.7%) received SEN support and 3 (1.4%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is a moderate learning difficulty.

There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Holy Trinity Church of England Academy.

11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Holy Trinity Academy (outside), 60 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Holy Trinity Church of England Academy stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. On income deprivation affecting children it is in the 8th decile, where the 1st is the most deprived. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 89 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Wiltshire (34), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Holy Trinity Church of England Academy issued 7 suspensions, 3.4 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.