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Trinity Academy St Peter's, Sowerby Bridge

Good
Primary
Academy sponsor led
Mixed
Church of England
Ages 4–11

Trinity Academy St Peter's is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Sowerby Bridge, part of Trinity Multi Academy Trust. It has a Church of England religious character. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in June 2023. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 3rd-highest of the 9 schools in Sowerby Bridge with published results, and 4,602nd of 14,452 across England. It was 47% full in 2025.

SATs results
Above England average
Ofsted
Good (2023)
Demand
Every first choice offered
Attendance
Below England average
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Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days

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

Data last updated 26 Oct 2026

Trinity Academy St Peter's in detail

Trinity Academy St Peter's in its own words

In its own words: "Trinity Academy St Peter’s is great news for families in Sowerby Bridge! We strive to ensure that our school is a vibrant and stimulating environment in which everyone is equally valued. Learning and playing together, in a supportive Christian family, to achieve aspirations and realise dreams, whilst celebrating individuality. Thank you."

The school runs a breakfast club and after-school care.

Coming up: an open day on Tuesday 3 November 2026 at 4pm, an open day on Wednesday 4 November 2026 at 10.30am and an open day on Thursday 5 November 2026 at 1.30pm. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

All school open days in Calderdale

Vision and values (school website)Wraparound care (school website)Open days on the school's site (school website)

Source: The school's own website

Results

In 2025, 79% of Year 6 pupils at Trinity Academy St Peter's reached the expected standard in reading and 86% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 75% and 75% in Calderdale and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 67% in reading and 67% in maths in 2024.

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

Getting a place at Trinity Academy St Peter's

For September 2026 entry, 4 families put Trinity Academy St Peter's as their first choice and 8 named it as one of their preferences, for 4 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

Admissions history and your chances at Trinity Academy St Peter's

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to Trinity Academy St Peter's are Triangle CofE VC Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 85% reading, 76% maths); Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy (0.6 miles, Good, 67% reading, 77% maths); New Road Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 53% reading, 53% maths); and Luddendenfoot Academy (0.9 miles, Outstanding, 90% reading, 100% maths).

Trinity Academy St Peter's's 2025 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

Triangle CofE VC Primary SchoolSacred Heart Catholic Voluntary AcademyNew Road Primary SchoolLuddendenfoot Academy

The trust

Trinity Academy St Peter's is one of 11 schools run by Trinity Multi Academy Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 66% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

All 11 schools in Trinity Multi Academy Trust

Who goes there

46.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 1.1% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (93%) and Mixed (5%).

In 2026, 22 pupils (23.4%) received SEN support and 4 (4.3%) 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 speech, language and communication needs.

Staffing

Trinity Academy St Peter's had 7 teachers in 2026, one for every 14 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

Getting there

The nearest railway station is Sowerby Bridge Rail Station, about 1.2 miles away in a straight line.

17 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Ryburn Valley High School, 160 metres away.

The area around the school

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Trinity Academy St Peter's stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. On income deprivation affecting children it is in the 3rd decile, where the 1st is the most deprived. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 59 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, criminal damage and arson and shoplifting. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Calderdale (102).

Suspensions and exclusions

In 2024/25, Trinity Academy St Peter's issued 10 suspensions, 10.1 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.

Secondary schools nearby

The secondary schools closest to Trinity Academy St Peter's are Ryburn Valley High School (0.2 miles) and Trinity Academy Grammar (1.3 miles).

Ryburn Valley High SchoolTrinity Academy Grammar

Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; DfE school workforce census; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics

Location

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Ms Rachel Dawson
Pupils:94
LA:Calderdale
Phone:01422831971
Address:St Peter's Avenue, Sowerby, Sowerby Bridge, HX6 1HB
Trust:TRINITY MULTI ACADEMY TRUST (11 schools)
Status:open
Opened:1 September 2020

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 3 years ago
Good

Overall

Good

Quality of Education

Good

Behaviour & Attitudes

Good

Personal Development

Good

Leadership & Management

Good

Early Years

Inspected 20 June 2023View full report
URN:148143
UKPRN:10086865
Diocese:Diocese of Leeds (ce)
Constituency:Halifax
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

Ofsted rated this school Good at its June 2023 inspection.

Rated Good for

Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management, Early years.

At a Glance

46.8%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

Yes

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2024/25

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading+12ppMaths+19ppWriting+12pp

Reading has improved from 67% to 79% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 67% to 86% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 67% to 79% (2024 to 2025).

Class Sizes

23.5

Avg class size

21.0

Infant (KS1)

26.0

KS2

4

Total classes

2025/26 academic year

How Does This School Compare?

Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools

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Before and after school care

Trinity Academy St Peter's is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school. Source: Free breakfast clubs: schools on the programme, Department for Education Free breakfast clubs in Calderdale

Getting There

Bus Stops

Ryburn Valley High School (stop 1)
159m · 3 min walk
St Peter's Church
170m · 3 min walk
Broadway
203m · 3 min walk
Church Stile (opp)
213m · 3 min walk
Pollit Avenue
306m · 5 min walk

Free school transport

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Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
5
Fatal
0
Serious
1
Children hurt
1

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 5 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 4 slight.

1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt.

1 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 Calderdale is 12 (the median across 114 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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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

47%

Available places

98 pupils

210 places

112 spare places in 2025

2025, DfE school capacity data

Area Demand Pressure - Sowerby Bridge

Low pressure
New homes approved:224
Projected new pupils:56

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

Across Calderdale council

Low demand council-wide0.65 applications per place

Places available

2,848

Applications

1,863

Got 1st preference

96.6%

Got preferred school

99.4%

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

This school: Every first choice offered

Inspection History

20 June 2023
Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementGood
Early YearsGood

SEND & SEN Provision

SEN Overview

22

SEN Support

4

EHC Plans

27.7%

of Total Pupils

2026 academic year

Provision & Specialist Facilities

No specialist provision recorded

Pupils by Need Type

Speech, Language & Communication16
Social, Emotional & Mental Health6
Moderate Learning Difficulty2
Severe Learning Difficulty1
Physical Disability1
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
92.6%
Asian
1.1%
Mixed
5.3%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals46.8%
English as Additional Language1.1%

94

Total Pupils

41

Boys

53

Girls

2026 academic year

Workforce

7

Teachers

13.4:1

Pupil-teacher ratio

£54,262

Mean salary

2026 data

School Funding

£6,837

Per pupil

£807k

Total funding

£73k

Pupil premium

Deprivation£104,563
Lump sum£145,125

2025-26 financial year allocations

Pupil Absence
2024/25

6.6%

Overall absence

20.9%

Persistent absence

91

Enrolments

Authorised5.5%
Unauthorised1.1%
Persistent (10%+)20.9%
Severe (50%+)1.1%

Absence trend

4.0%
20/21
6.5%
21/22
4.9%
22/23
5.7%
23/24
6.6%
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 Trinity Academy St Peter's

What are SATs results like at Trinity Academy St Peter's?

Of the pupils at Trinity Academy St Peter's who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 79% reached the expected standard in reading and 86% did so in maths.

What is Trinity Academy St Peter's's Ofsted rating?

Trinity Academy St Peter's was rated Good at its most recent Ofsted inspection in June 2023.

What is the catchment area for Trinity Academy St Peter's?

No fixed boundary. When Trinity Academy St Peter's is oversubscribed, Calderdale allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.

Is it hard to get a place at Trinity Academy St Peter's?

Trinity Academy St Peter's was not full in 2025: it ran at 47% of its 210 places.

How big are the classes at Trinity Academy St Peter's?

Classes at Trinity Academy St Peter's average 23.5 pupils (2025/26).

How many pupils go to Trinity Academy St Peter's?

Trinity Academy St Peter's has around 94 pupils on roll. 47% are eligible for free school meals.

What is attendance like at Trinity Academy St Peter's?

6.6% of sessions were missed at Trinity Academy St Peter's in 2024/25. 20.9% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).

How do I apply to Trinity Academy St Peter's?

Apply through Calderdale's coordinated admissions process, naming Trinity Academy St Peter's 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.

Does Trinity Academy St Peter's have a breakfast club or after-school club?

Trinity Academy St Peter's is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school.

How many road collisions happen near Trinity Academy St Peter's?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 5 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 4 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt. 1 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 Calderdale is 12 (the median across 114 schools, same distance and years).

Where is Trinity Academy St Peter's?

Trinity Academy St Peter's is at St Peter's Avenue, Sowerby, Sowerby Bridge, West Yorkshire, HX6 1HB.

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

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