Trinity Academy St Peter's
St Peter's Avenue, Sowerby, Sowerby Bridge, HX6 1HB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- TRINITY MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Ms Rachel Dawson
- Diocese
- Diocese of Leeds (ce)
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Trinity Multi Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Halifax
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 195
- Pupils on roll
- 94
- URN
- 148143
- Local authority
- Calderdale
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01422831971
About this school
Trinity Academy St Peter's is a Church of England primary academy in Sowerby Bridge. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 94 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. 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 | 19 | 18 | 14 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 47% | 50% | 71% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 14% |
| Expected standard in reading | 63% | 67% | 79% |
| Expected standard in maths | 68% | 67% | 86% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 58% | 67% | 43% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 102.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 101.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.10 | - | - |
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 Trinity Academy St Peter's has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Calderdale average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 47% | 59.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 50% | 57.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 71% | 60.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 103 |
| 2023/24 | 103 |
| 2024/25 | 99 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Trinity Academy St Peter's compares
Trinity Academy St Peter's ranked 22nd of 76 primary schools in Calderdale for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 68% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 29% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 71% | 6.6% | 45.5% | 94 | — |
| Triangle CofE VC Primary School | 61% | 3.3% | 13.4% | 173 | 0.5 miles |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy | 60% | 5.7% | 39.3% | 150 | 0.6 miles |
| New Road Primary School | 47% | 5.5% | 37.9% | 182 | 0.7 miles |
| Luddendenfoot Academy | 80% | 3.8% | 12.5% | 202 | 0.9 miles |
| St Mary's CofE (VC) J and I School | 83% | 3.6% | 8.6% | 61 | 1.2 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)
- 45.45%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 6.64%
- Persistent absence
- 20.88%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Triangle CofE VC Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Sowerby Bridge
-
Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Sowerby Bridge
-
New Road Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Sowerby Bridge
-
Luddendenfoot Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Halifax
-
St Mary's CofE (VC) J and I School1.2 miles
Primary · Sowerby Bridge
Other schools in Sowerby Bridge
Trinity Academy St Peter's ranks 4th of the 10 ranked primary schools in Sowerby Bridge.
- Bolton Brow Primary Academy Primary
- Christ Church Sowerby Bridge CofE (VA) Primary School Primary
- New Road Primary School Primary
- Norland CE School Primary
- Ripponden Junior and Infant School Primary
- Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy Primary
- St John's Primary School In Rishworth Primary
- St Mary's CofE (VC) J and I School Primary
- Triangle CofE VC Primary School Primary
- Ryburn Valley High School Secondary
- Trinity Academy Grammar Secondary
- Rishworth School Independent schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Trinity Academy St Peter's teach?
- Trinity Academy St Peter's teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Sowerby Bridge.
- Who is the headteacher of Trinity Academy St Peter's?
- The headteacher of Trinity Academy St Peter's is Ms Rachel Dawson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Trinity Academy St Peter's last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Trinity Academy St Peter's, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Trinity Academy St Peter's?
- Trinity Academy St Peter's has 94 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Trinity Academy St Peter's full?
- Trinity Academy St Peter's has capacity for 195 pupils and 94 on roll (48%), so it has space against 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 Trinity Academy St Peter's a faith school?
- Yes. Trinity Academy St Peter's is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Leeds (ce).
- Does Trinity Academy St Peter's have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Trinity Academy St Peter's as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Trinity Academy St Peter's?
- Trinity Academy St Peter's is part of TRINITY MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Trinity Academy St Peter's's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 47% in 2022/23 and 71% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Trinity Academy St Peter's rank locally?
- Trinity Academy St Peter's ranked 22nd of 76 primary schools in Calderdale for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 68% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 29% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Trinity Academy St Peter's's absence rate?
- Trinity Academy St Peter's's overall absence rate is 6.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Trinity Academy St Peter's's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Trinity Academy St Peter's'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 10 July 2026.