OFSTED
20 November 2025
Latest inspection
Latest published outcome
Not met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding
Not met
Inclusion
Urgent improvement
Curriculum & teaching
Urgent improvement
Achievement
Urgent improvement
Attendance & behaviour
Urgent improvement
Personal development
Urgent improvement
Leadership & governance
Urgent improvement
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
9 November 2023
Graded inspection
Requires improvement
Published
17 December 2023
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy special converter
Phase
Not applicable
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
Newcastle upon Tyne
Trust
TRINITY ACADEMY NEWCASTLE
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
205
205 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
32
15.6% of pupils
Male pupils
173
84.4% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
65.0 pts
above England
School
89.8%
Newcastle upon Tyne
39.8%
North East
32.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
17.9 pts
below England
School
2.4%
Newcastle upon Tyne
25.7%
North East
10.0%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.5 pts
above England
School
1.5%
Newcastle upon Tyne
0.5%
North East
0.9%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
93.2%
191
Any other White background
1.5%
3
Any other Mixed background
1.0%
2
Any other ethnic group
1.0%
2
Bangladeshi
1.0%
2
White and Black African
1.0%
2
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
100.0%
205 of
205 pupils
79.2 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
14.8 pts
below
England
6.0%
94.0 pts
above
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
2.0
37.2 pts
below England
Latest published: -2.49 · 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
44.52%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
38.30 pts
higher than
England
School
44.52%
Newcastle upon Tyne
6.84%
North East
6.28%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
78.92%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
63.11 pts
higher than
England
School
78.92%
Newcastle upon Tyne
17.84%
North East
16.04%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
44.39%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
42.59 pts
higher than
England
School
44.39%
Newcastle upon Tyne
2.25%
North East
1.83%
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 not applicable schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
113.9%
34.1 pts
above England
Trinity Academy Newcastle
113.9%
Newcastle upon Tyne
80.9%
North East
88.8%
England
79.8%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.