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Hoylake Holy Trinity CofE Primary School, Wirral

Primary
Academy converter
Mixed
Church of England
Ages 3–11

Hoylake Holy Trinity CofE Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Wirral, part of Chester Diocesan Learning Trust. It has a Church of England religious character.

Demand
Every first choice offered
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Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days

Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Wirral (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.

Data last updated 26 Oct 2026

Hoylake Holy Trinity CofE Primary School in detail

Hoylake Holy Trinity CofE Primary School in its own words

From the headteacher's welcome: "On behalf of the children, staff and governors, I welcome you to Hoylake Holy Trinity CofE (Controlled) Primary School. I am very proud to be the Headteacher of such a wonderful, family school where Christian values underpin and support the warm, welcoming community ethos. Our school is a popular, happy school, very much at the heart of the community."

The school runs a breakfast club from 7:30am and after-school care, from £4.50 per session.

Headteacher's welcome (school website)Wraparound care (school website)

Source: The school's own website

Results

Hoylake Holy Trinity CofE Primary School has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2025, under its previous registration (URN 105063), 92% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 88% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.

Getting a place at Hoylake Holy Trinity CofE Primary School

For September 2026 entry, 37 families put Hoylake Holy Trinity CofE Primary School as their first choice and 61 named it as one of their preferences, for 39 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

Admissions history and your chances at Hoylake Holy Trinity CofE Primary School

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to Hoylake Holy Trinity CofE Primary School are Great Meols Primary School (0.9 miles, Good, 85% reading, 83% maths); Black Horse Hill Infant School (1.3 miles, Good); Black Horse Hill Junior School (1.3 miles, 65% reading, 56% maths); and West Kirby Primary School (1.3 miles, Good, 91% reading, 86% maths).

Great Meols Primary SchoolBlack Horse Hill Infant SchoolBlack Horse Hill Junior SchoolWest Kirby Primary School

The trust

Hoylake Holy Trinity CofE Primary School is one of 8 schools run by Chester Diocesan Learning Trust, an academy trust.

All 8 schools in Chester Diocesan Learning Trust

Who goes there

16.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 3.1% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

Getting there

The nearest railway station is Manor Road Rail Station, about 50 metres away (roughly a 1-minute walk).

4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Manor Road Interchange, 170 metres away.

The area around the school

In August 2026, police recorded 42 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and criminal damage and arson. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Wirral (155).

Secondary schools nearby

The secondary schools closest to Hoylake Holy Trinity CofE Primary School are West Kirby Grammar School (1.3 miles) and Hilbre High School (1.4 miles).

West Kirby Grammar SchoolHilbre High School

Sources: DfE school performance data; GIAS establishment links; DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime

Location

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Headteacher Christine Wright
Pupils:288
LA:Wirral
Phone:01516324153
Address:126 Market Street, Hoylake, Wirral, CH47 3BH
Trust:CHESTER DIOCESAN LEARNING TRUST (8 schools)
Status:open
Opened:1 November 2025

Ofsted Rating

Hoylake Holy Trinity CofE Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in November 2025. Before that, as Hoylake Holy Trinity CofE Primary School (URN 105063), it was rated Good in May 2023.

URN:152081
UKPRN:10098919
Diocese:Diocese of Chester
Constituency:Wirral West
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

At a Glance

16.7%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

Yes

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

Class Sizes

26.4

Avg class size

23.7

Infant (KS1)

28.0

KS2

8

Total classes

1 class with more than 30 pupils

2025/26 academic year

Results at Hoylake Holy Trinity CofE Primary School before it took its current form in 2025 (KS2)

Academic year 2024/25

Published under the school's previous registration (URN 105063). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading+9ppMathsWriting+1pp

Reading has improved from 83% to 92% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 88% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 84% (2024 to 2025).

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Term dates

Hoylake Holy Trinity CofE Primary School is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Wirral's term dates for its community schools.

Getting There

Train Stations

Manor Road Rail Station
50m · 1 min walk
Hoylake Rail Station
693m · 11 min walk

Bus Stops

Manor Road Interchange (Stop B)
166m · 3 min walk
Shaw Street (adj)
200m · 3 min walk
Melrose Avenue (adj)
281m · 5 min walk
Alderley Road (adj)
437m · 7 min walk
Bertram Drive (opp)
445m · 7 min walk

Free school transport

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Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
11
Fatal
1
Serious
4
Children hurt
1

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 11 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 4 serious and 6 slight.

1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt.

2 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.

The typical figure for schools in Wirral is 15 (the median across 136 schools, same distance and years).

Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Your chances of a place at Hoylake Holy Trinity CofE Primary School

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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

81%

Available places

288 pupils

354 places

66 spare places

as recorded on GIAS

Area Demand Pressure - Wirral

Low pressure
New homes approved:1,794
Projected new pupils:449

Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Wirral

Across Wirral council

Low demand council-wide0.79 applications per place

Places available

3,820

Applications

3,017

Got 1st preference

95.3%

Got preferred school

98.9%

All primary applications across Wirral council (2026/27), not just this school.

This school: Every first choice offered

SEND & SEN Provision

SEN Overview

45

SEN Support

12

EHC Plans

19.8%

of Total Pupils

2026 academic year

Provision & Specialist Facilities

No specialist provision recorded

Pupils by Need Type

Speech, Language & Communication25
Social, Emotional & Mental Health20
Specific Learning Difficulty6
Moderate Learning Difficulty4
Visual Impairment2
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
88.2%
Asian
1.7%
Mixed
4.1%
Other
1.4%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals16.7%
English as Additional Language3.1%

288

Total Pupils

136

Boys

152

Girls

2026 academic year

Workforce

16

Teachers

18.0:1

Pupil-teacher ratio

£49,631

Mean salary

2026 data

Absence at Hoylake Holy Trinity CofE Primary School before it took its current form in 2025
2024/25

Published under the school's previous registration (URN 105063). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.

4.5%

Overall absence

13.1%

Persistent absence

251

Enrolments

Authorised3.7%
Unauthorised0.8%
Persistent (10%+)13.1%
Severe (50%+)0.8%

Absence trend

3.4%
18/19
4.0%
20/21
6.7%
21/22
5.4%
22/23
5.0%
23/24
4.5%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

Secondary Schools Nearby

Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to

Questions parents ask about Hoylake Holy Trinity CofE Primary School

Are there exam results for Hoylake Holy Trinity CofE Primary School?

Hoylake Holy Trinity CofE Primary School has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2025, under its previous registration (URN 105063), 92% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 88% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.

What is Hoylake Holy Trinity CofE Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Hoylake Holy Trinity CofE Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in November 2025. Before that, as Hoylake Holy Trinity CofE Primary School (URN 105063), it was rated Good in May 2023.

What is the catchment area for Hoylake Holy Trinity CofE Primary School?

No fixed boundary. When Hoylake Holy Trinity CofE Primary School is oversubscribed, Wirral allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.

How big are the classes at Hoylake Holy Trinity CofE Primary School?

Classes at Hoylake Holy Trinity CofE Primary School average 26.4 pupils (2025/26). 1 class has more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.

How many pupils go to Hoylake Holy Trinity CofE Primary School?

Hoylake Holy Trinity CofE Primary School has around 288 pupils on roll. 17% are eligible for free school meals.

How do I apply to Hoylake Holy Trinity CofE Primary School?

Apply through Wirral's coordinated admissions process, naming Hoylake Holy Trinity CofE Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.

How many road collisions happen near Hoylake Holy Trinity CofE Primary School?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 11 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 4 serious and 6 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt. 2 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Wirral is 15 (the median across 136 schools, same distance and years).

Where is Hoylake Holy Trinity CofE Primary School?

Hoylake Holy Trinity CofE Primary School is at 126 Market Street, Hoylake, Wirral, Merseyside, CH47 3BH.

Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)

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