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The Trinity Catholic Academy

Primary · Liverpool · L5 8UT

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SchoolFacts estimate: Ofsted awarded no overall grade at this inspection

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Quality of education: GoodBehaviour & attitudes: GoodPersonal development: GoodLeadership & management: GoodSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 11 March 2025

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At a glance

288 pupils · 69% of 420 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy sponsor led
Age range
3–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Free school meals
52.6% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
29.4% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
13.6% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
2.3% of pupils (2024/2025)
Nursery
Yes
Website
www.thetrinityprimary.com
URN
149134

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 25 families named it first for 26 Reception places, 0.96 first choices per place. At its inspection on 11 March 2025 Ofsted awarded no overall grade; the lowest of the four areas it judged was Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 7.9% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

0.96 first-choice applications per place

26 places offered · 25 first-choice applications · roughly balanced

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

23/24
24/25
25/26
26/27

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

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

55 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
25%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
0%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
99
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
95
England 105

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

Schools with a similar intake

Meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2024/2025

This school25%
Median of its 12 closest peers63.5%
Liverpool average58%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is behind 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.

SchoolOfstedResult
Corpus Christi Catholic Primary SchoolBirmingham · 81 miles awayExpected standard75%
Oasis Academy Blakenhale JuniorBirmingham · 82 miles awayGood (2019)71%
Springfield AcademyNottingham · 79 miles awayExpected standard52%
Kings Rise AcademyBirmingham · 76 miles awayGood63%
Eastfield Primary SchoolWolverhampton · 68 miles awayExpected standard67%
Westmorland Primary SchoolStockport · 35 miles awayGood61%
Wellesbourne Community Primary SchoolLiverpool · 3 miles awayExpected standard73%
Crabtree Farm Primary SchoolNottingham · 79 miles awayGood55%
Our Lady and St Benedict Catholic AcademyStoke-on-Trent · 44 miles awayOutstanding58%
Field View Primary SchoolBilston · 70 miles awayGood64%
Brownmead Primary AcademyBirmingham · 81 miles awayGood74%
Tame Valley AcademyBirmingham · 80 miles awayGood59%

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

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 59% (Liverpool 63%, England 60%) · Black African 9% (Liverpool 7%, England 5%) · Any other White background 8% (Liverpool 6%, England 7%) · Any other ethnic group 7% (Liverpool 8%, England 3%) · White Traveller of Irish heritage 7% (Liverpool 0%, England 0%) · Any other Mixed background 2% (Liverpool 3%, England 3%) · Asian Indian 2% (Liverpool 2%, England 4%) · Any other Black background 2% (Liverpool 2%, England 1%) · Any other Asian background 1% (Liverpool 2%, England 2%) · Asian Pakistani 1% (Liverpool 2%, England 5%) · Asian Bangladeshi 1% (Liverpool 1%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Asian 1% (Liverpool 1%, England 2%) · other groups together 1%

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)
7.9%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
23.8%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

0.32 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Liverpool: 1.76 suspensions and 0.07 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
20.2
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

80% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 20% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, primary academies: 0.3% vacant, 0.32% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

43.8% of teachers took sickness absence, 8.1 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 £48,746; 12.5% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

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

Spending per pupil (2024-25)

This school£7,493
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 73% (77%) · premises 7% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 10% (8%) · supplies and services 10% (9%) · educational supplies 7% (4%) · bought-in professional services 0% (2%) · catering 6% (5%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £425,000; in-year balance +£351,000

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

Inspection history since 2015

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

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
1/10among the most deprived tenth of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
1/10among the most deprived tenth of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher23.4%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications35.5%18.1%
In managerial or professional work15.3%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways42.1%18.1%
Residents in very good health40%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier17.4%62.3%
Social housing49.7%17.1%
Privately rented32.9%20.5%
Detached houses4.9%22.9%
Flats42.4%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms5.5%21.1%
Households with no car or van60.6%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01034400 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£144,000196 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£90,000–£220,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Semi-detached (22)£187,500
Terraced (37)£173,000
Flat (137)£105,500

Homes around this school are among the cheapest tenth 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
2an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
2an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
21an 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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