OFSTED
19 November 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Local authority
Cumberland
Trust
TRINITY SCHOOL, A CHURCH OF ENGLAND ACADEMY
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,711
1,711 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
851
49.7% of pupils
Male pupils
860
50.3% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
5.0 pts
below England
School
19.8%
Cumberland
21.7%
North West
28.5%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
12.6 pts
below England
School
7.7%
Cumberland
6.2%
North West
18.1%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.2 pts
below England
School
0.8%
Cumberland
0.4%
North West
0.8%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
75.6%
1,294
Unclassified
12.3%
211
Any other White background
4.4%
76
African
1.8%
30
White and Asian
1.2%
20
Any other Asian background
1.0%
17
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
25.7%
439 of
1,711 pupils
4.8 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
6.7 pts
above
England
6.0%
1.8 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
41.4
2.2 pts
above England
Latest published: -0.14 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
10.31%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
4.09 pts
higher than
England
School
10.31%
Cumberland
5.32%
North West
6.25%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
26.75%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
10.93 pts
higher than
England
School
26.75%
Cumberland
11.73%
North West
15.89%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
6.06%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
4.25 pts
higher than
England
School
6.06%
Cumberland
0.99%
North West
1.75%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
114.1%
21.7 pts
above England
Trinity School
114.1%
Cumberland
81.8%
North West
91.8%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.