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Overview
SCHOOL PROFILE

Trinity Sixth Form Academy

16 plus Free schools 16 to 19 URN 139433
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 850 Published school capacity
Capacity used 107.3% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 16 – 19 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Ofsted inspection information

No published inspection data

No Ofsted inspection record is currently held for this school.

SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Free schools 16 to 19
Phase 16 plus
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Calderdale
Trust TRINITY MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 912 912 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 523 57.3% of pupils
Male pupils 389 42.7% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

19.4%
5.4 pts below England
School 19.4%
Calderdale 27.0%
Yorkshire and The Humber 27.7%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

8.2%
12.1 pts below England
School 8.2%
Calderdale 14.6%
Yorkshire and The Humber 17.9%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.5%
0.5 pts below England
School 0.5%
Calderdale 1.0%
Yorkshire and The Humber 0.4%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
53.5%
488
Pakistani
24.6%
224
White and Asian
4.5%
41
Any other White background
3.9%
36
African
2.9%
26
Indian
2.7%
25
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 11.1% 101 of 912 pupils
9.8 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 11.1%
Calderdale 21.2%
Yorkshire and The Humber 20.9%
England 20.8%
SEN support 9.5% 87 pupils
England 14.8% 5.2 pts below
EHC plans 1.5% 14 pupils
England 6.0% 4.5 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder 37
Specific learning difficulty 32
Social, emotional & mental health 12
Hearing impairment 6
Physical disability 4
Moderate learning difficulty 3

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.

ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2016/17. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2016/17
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

21.52%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

17.01 pts higher than England
School 21.52%
Calderdale 4.31%
Yorkshire and The Humber 4.56%
England 4.51%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

89.29%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

79.43 pts higher than England
School 89.29%
Calderdale 9.35%
Yorkshire and The Humber 10.30%
England 9.86%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

17.86%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

17.22 pts higher than England
School 17.86%
Calderdale 0.52%
Yorkshire and The Humber 0.64%
England 0.63%
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 16 plus schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

107.3% 50.1 pts above England
Trinity Sixth Form Academy
107.3%
Calderdale
107.3%
Yorkshire and The Humber
50.0%
England
57.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools