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Trinity School

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy

Strand Road, Carlisle CA1 1JB · trinity.cumbria.sch.uk · 01228 516051

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Overview

Ofsted
No overall grade
2019 framework · inspected Nov 2024
GCSEs, 2024/25
41.4
average Attainment 8 score. Cumberland 42.3, England 46
Demand for places
0.8
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
1,711
211 over 1,500 places · 114%
Local authority
Cumberland
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
22.8%
First language not English
7.7%
School census 2025/26
Trust
Trinity School, A Church of England Academy

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, 205 families put the school first and 253 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 275 (Places 258)275September 2023: 252 (Places 261)252September 2024: 213 (Places 248)213September 2025: 239 (Places 255)239September 2026: 205 (Places 253)205Places 253
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 20262532050.8100%
September 2025Sept 20252552390.9100%
September 2024Sept 20242482130.9100%
September 2023Sept 20232612521100%
September 2022Sept 20222582751.1▲88%

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 41.4, and 30.2% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Cumberland it was 42.3, and across England 46.

In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C (29.5 points per entry).

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 45.0 (England 46.3)45.02017/18: 45.5 (England 46.5)45.52018/19: 45.4 (England 46.7)45.42021/22: 44.7 (England 48.8)44.72022/23: 42.0 (England 46.3)42.02023/24: 45.2 (England 45.9)45.22024/25: 41.4 (England 46.0)41.4England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▼41.446.0
▼30.2%45.4%
▼53.2%64.8%
▼30.6%40.5%
▼3.704.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form45.7−2.8
Further education32−0.1
Apprenticeship8.6+3.1
Employment5.2−0.6
Not in a lasting destination5.2+1.2
Activity not captured3.30

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252015/16: 29.8 (England 30.5)C2016/17: 30.4 (England 31.1)C2017/18: 29.6 (England 32.1)C2018/19: 29.6 (England 32.9)C2021/22: 34.2 (England 37.9)C+2022/23: 31.0 (England 34.2)C2023/24: 31.2 (England 34.4)C2024/25: 29.5 (England 35.0)CEngland 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
138 studentsC (29.5)Below average -0.32
139 studentsC (29.6)Below average -0.34
62 studentsDist- (31.4)Average +0.06
12 studentsDist+ (40.8)Average +0.32
9%AAB or better
89%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/24167C (31.2)-0.11
2022/23149C (31)—
2021/22162C+ (34.2)—
2018/19169C (29.6)-0.35
2017/18143C (29.6)-0.40
2016/17154C (30.4)-0.19
2015/16153C (29.8)+0.16

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University47.9+3.5
Further and other education3.7−1
Further education2.7—
Other education1.1—
Apprenticeship10.1−1.7
Employment30.9+0.7
Not in a lasting destination4.8−1.7
Activity not captured2.7+0.3

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected Trinity School on 19 November 2024 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.

Overall
No overall grade
Inspected
19 Nov 2024
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Sixth formGood

Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, May 2022

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • May 2022Requires improvement
    Quality of educationRequires improvement
    Behaviour and attitudesRequires improvement
    Personal developmentGood
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
    Sixth formGood
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Mar 2019Ungraded inspectionConcerns
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Apr 2015Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    16 to 19 study programmesOutstanding
  • Feb 2012Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood

What parents said

68% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (158 replies, to 1 September 2025).

Recommend
68%
Replies
158
9% · 1 Sept 2025
Child is happy at school▼76% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▼80% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▼67% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▼78% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▼72% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▼55% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▼73% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects●92% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▲94% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development▼62% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼67% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 76% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲55% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 38% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▼44% agreeEngland 67%

based on 32 parents (20%) with SEND

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