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Trinity School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–19 · Free school
Seal Hollow Rd, Sevenoaks TN13 3SL · trinitysevenoaks.org.uk · 01732 469111
On the mapSearch near TN13 3SL
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Mar 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 46.7
- average Attainment 8 score. Kent 46.7, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.5
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,153
- 13 over 1,140 places · 101%
- Local authority
- Kent
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 18%
- First language not English
- 6.7%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 252 families put the school first and 173 places were offered; 57% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 173 | 252 | 1.5▲ | 57% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 173 | 238 | 1.4▲ | 63% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 170 | 209 | 1.2▲ | 68% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 178 | 217 | 1.2▲ | 77% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 175 | 199 | 1.1▲ | 78% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 46.7, and 45.1% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Kent it was 46.7, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C+ (34.3 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●46.7 | 46.0 | ||
| ●45.1% | 45.4% | ||
| ●66.3% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲44.6% | 40.5% | ||
| ●4.21 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 66.1 | +1.3 |
| Further education | 22.6 | −3.5 |
| Other education | 1.1 | +0.5 |
| Apprenticeship | 0.6 | — |
| Employment | 2.3 | +0.6 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 3.4 | +1.7 |
| Activity not captured | 4 | −0.5 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 108 students | C+ (34.3) | Above average +0.20 | |
| 108 students | C+ (34.5) | Above average +0.21 | |
| 29 students | Dist (33.6) | Above average +0.42 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 106 | C (31.7) | -0.01 |
| 2022/23 | 86 | C+ (33.6) | — |
| 2021/22 | 57 | C+ (34.9) | — |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 52.6 | −13.5 |
| Further and other education | 1.8 | — |
| Further education | 0.9 | — |
| Other education | 0.9 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 3.5 | +1.7 |
| Employment | 21.9 | +5.8 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 7.9 | −2.8 |
| Activity not captured | 12.3 | +6.9 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 14 March 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Trinity School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 13 Mar 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Oct 2018
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Oct 2018Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective Jun 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
88% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (255 replies, to 6 January 2025).
- Recommend
- 88%
- Replies
- 255
- 22% · 6 Jan 2025
based on the 80% who raised concerns
based on the 36% who had a child bullied
based on 97 parents (38%) with SEND