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The Trinity Catholic School A Voluntary Academy

Secondary · Nottingham · NG8 3EZ

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Good (2019)

Last grade Ofsted published, no newer grade exists

Ofsted graded this school Good in 2019. Every inspection since has been ungraded, and an ungraded inspection cannot change a grade. The most recent found “Standards maintained”. Ofsted's current data file lists only graded inspections from September 2019 onwards, so this grade has dropped out of it, but it is still the school's grade of record, and still on Ofsted's own report page. It is old, so weigh it against the more recent evidence on this page.

Inspected 12 March 2019

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At a glance

1,182 pupils · 105% of 1,125 capacity (over capacity) (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy converter
Age range
11–18
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
24.7% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
48% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
6.5% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
0.7% of pupils (2024/2025)
Sixth form
Yes
Website
www.trinity.nottingham.sch.uk
URN
138341

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 209 families named it first for 187 Year 7 places, 1.12 first choices per place. The last grade Ofsted published for it is Good, from 2019. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 5.4% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Year 7 entry, September 2026

1.12 first-choice applications per place

187 places offered · 209 first-choice applications · oversubscribed

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

19/20
20/21
21/22
22/23
23/24
24/25
25/26
26/27

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

GCSE results (2024/2025)

196 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in 2024/2025

Attainment 8 score
55.3
England 46.1
Grade 4 or above in English & maths GCSEs
82.7%
England 64.8%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
59.2%
England 45.4%
EBacc average point score
5
England 4.1

Progress 8 is suspended nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26. These cohorts sat no key stage 2 tests (COVID), so there is no baseline to measure progress from.

A-level results (2024/2025)

A-level points per entry (England: 35 ≈ B-) C+
33.5
England 35

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Attainment 8, 2024/2025

This school55.3
Median of its 12 closest peers53
Nottingham average44.2
England46.1

On attainment 8, this school is ahead of the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedAttainment 8
Swakeleys School for GirlsUxbridge · 104 miles awayGood55.9
Avanti Fields SchoolLeicester · 23 miles awayGood52.6
English Martyrs' Catholic School, A Voluntary AcademyLeicester · 22 miles awayGood54
Southgate SchoolBarnet · 102 miles awayGood51.1
All Saints' Catholic Voluntary AcademyMansfield · 13 miles awayGood51.6
Queen Elizabeth's Girls' SchoolBarnet · 101 miles awayStrong standard58.6
St Anne's Catholic SchoolSouthampton · 142 miles awayOutstanding55.6
Challney High School for BoysLuton · 81 miles awayOutstanding47.7
St Paul's Catholic School, a Voluntary AcademyLeicester · 24 miles awayGood54.5
Baylis Court SchoolSlough · 103 miles awayStrong standard51.7
Oaks Park High SchoolIlford · 111 miles awayGood53.5
All Saints' Catholic High SchoolSheffield · 30 miles awayExpected standard49.9

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

Black African 24% (Nottingham 12%, England 5%) · White British 22% (Nottingham 34%, England 59%) · Any other White background 19% (Nottingham 7%, England 7%) · Asian Indian 10% (Nottingham 4%, England 4%) · Any other Asian background 4% (Nottingham 4%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 4% (Nottingham 6%, England 2%) · Any other Black background 3% (Nottingham 2%, England 1%) · Any other ethnic group 3% (Nottingham 4%, England 3%) · Any other Mixed background 3% (Nottingham 4%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Black African 2% (Nottingham 2%, England 1%) · Black Caribbean 2% (Nottingham 2%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Asian 2% (Nottingham 2%, England 2%) · White Irish 1% (Nottingham 0%, England 0%) · Asian Chinese 1% (Nottingham 1%, England 1%) · Asian Pakistani 1% (Nottingham 13%, England 5%)

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
5.4%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
15%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

14.29 suspensions per 100 pupils and 1 permanent exclusion · England, secondary schools: 21.24 suspensions and 0.23 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Nottingham: 29.70 suspensions and 0.61 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
16.6
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

89% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 4% moved to another state school · 7% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, secondary academies: 0.45% vacant, 0.33% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

71.6% of teachers took sickness absence, 6.4 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £54,398; 7.5% on the leadership pay range · England, secondary schools: £53,766, 11.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2024-25)

This school£7,032
Typical secondary school£7,846

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for secondary schools in brackets: Staff 84% (77%) · premises 2% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 5% (6%) · supplies and services 9% (11%) · educational supplies 6% (6%) · bought-in professional services 1% (1%) · catering 1% (3%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £0; in-year balance +£913,000

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: academy finance return, 2024-25, DfE · how spending is compared

Where pupils go after GCSEs

In sustained education, work or training
98%
Continuing in education
94%
Apprenticeship
3%
Employment
2%

Where students go after sixth form

To university / higher education
62%
Apprenticeship
6%
Employment
16%
Any sustained destination
86%

Destinations measured the year after leaving, DfE destination measures in the 2024/2025 performance tables.

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
4/10more deprived than most of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
4/10more deprived than most of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher31.2%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications23.5%18.1%
In managerial or professional work27%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways21.4%18.1%
Residents in very good health48.4%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier68.5%62.3%
Social housing13.4%17.1%
Privately rented17.8%20.5%
Detached houses34.6%22.9%
Flats5.1%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms16%21.1%
Households with no car or van24%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01013929 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£185,000265 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£158,000–£245,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (69)£360,000
Semi-detached (84)£187,000
Terraced (98)£168,000
Flat (14)£154,000

Homes around this school are cheaper than three quarters of school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
6an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
8an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
22an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
5an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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