Ossett Holy Trinity CofE VA Primary School
Church Street, Ossett, WF5 9DG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mr Jonathan Wood
- Diocese
- Diocese of Leeds (ce)
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Ossett and Denby Dale
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 315
- Pupils on roll
- 341
- URN
- 108260
- Local authority
- Wakefield
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01924266543
About this school
Ossett Holy Trinity CofE VA Primary School is a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in Ossett. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 341 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Ossett Holy Trinity CofE VA Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 46 | 44 | 45 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 72% | 68% | 53% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 9% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 85% | 73% | 64% |
| Expected standard in maths | 78% | 82% | 71% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 87% | 91% | 62% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.90 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Ossett Holy Trinity CofE VA Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Wakefield average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 72% | 59.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 68% | 62.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 53% | 63.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 360 |
| 2023/24 | 347 |
| 2024/25 | 345 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Ossett Holy Trinity CofE VA Primary School compares
Ossett Holy Trinity CofE VA Primary School ranked 69th of 98 primary schools in Wakefield for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 26% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 53% | 5.7% | 14.6% | 341 | — |
| Towngate Primary Academy | 49% | 3.6% | 17.1% | 311 | 0.5 miles |
| Ossett Southdale Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School | 94% | 3.8% | 14.3% | 336 | 0.5 miles |
| Dimple Well Infant School and Nursery | — | 4.2% | 17% | 161 | 0.6 miles |
| Ossett Flushdyke Junior and Infant School | 60% | 4.4% | 14.3% | 111 | 0.7 miles |
| Ossett South Parade Primary | 60% | 4.6% | 26.5% | 418 | 0.9 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 14.56%
- English as an additional language
- 3.8%
- Overall absence
- 5.68%
- Persistent absence
- 11.15%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Towngate Primary Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Ossett
- 0.5 miles
-
Dimple Well Infant School and Nursery0.6 miles
Primary · Ossett
-
Ossett Flushdyke Junior and Infant School0.7 miles
Primary · Ossett
-
Ossett South Parade Primary0.9 miles
Primary · Wakefield
Other schools in Ossett
Ossett Holy Trinity CofE VA Primary School ranks 4th of the 5 ranked primary schools in Ossett.
- Dimple Well Infant School and Nursery Primary
- Gawthorpe Community Academy Primary
- Ossett Flushdyke Junior and Infant School Primary
- Ossett Southdale Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School Primary
- South Ossett Infant Academy Primary
- Towngate Primary Academy Primary
- Ossett Academy and Sixth Form College Secondary
- Highfield School Special schools
Common questions
- What ages does Ossett Holy Trinity CofE VA Primary School teach?
- Ossett Holy Trinity CofE VA Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Ossett.
- Who is the headteacher of Ossett Holy Trinity CofE VA Primary School?
- The headteacher of Ossett Holy Trinity CofE VA Primary School is Mr Jonathan Wood, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Ossett Holy Trinity CofE VA Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Ossett Holy Trinity CofE VA Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Ossett Holy Trinity CofE VA Primary School?
- Ossett Holy Trinity CofE VA Primary School has 341 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Ossett Holy Trinity CofE VA Primary School full?
- Ossett Holy Trinity CofE VA Primary School has capacity for 315 pupils and 341 on roll (108%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Ossett Holy Trinity CofE VA Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Ossett Holy Trinity CofE VA Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Leeds (ce).
- Does Ossett Holy Trinity CofE VA Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Ossett Holy Trinity CofE VA Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Ossett Holy Trinity CofE VA Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 72% in 2022/23 and 53% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Ossett Holy Trinity CofE VA Primary School compare with other schools in Wakefield?
- Ossett Holy Trinity CofE VA Primary School ranked 69th of 98 primary schools in Wakefield for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 26% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Ossett Holy Trinity CofE VA Primary School's absence rate?
- Ossett Holy Trinity CofE VA Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Ossett Holy Trinity CofE VA Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Ossett Holy Trinity CofE VA Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.