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The Trinity School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Free school
Carris Close, Colchester CO4 6ED · thetrinityschool.co.uk · 01206 700910
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected May 2025
- Demand for places
- 0.7
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 780
- 87% of 900 places
- Local authority
- Essex
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 16.3%
- First language not English
- 12.6%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Alpha Trust
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 126 families put the school first and 177 places were offered; 92% 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 | 177 | 126 | 0.7 | 92% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 176 | 153 | 0.9 | 92% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 179 | 160 | 0.9 | 87% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 178 | 116 | 0.7 | 96% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 119 | 87 | 0.7 | 86% |
Results
| 2024/25 | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | n/a | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | n/a | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | n/a | 64.8% |
| Entered for EBacc | n/a | 40.5% |
| EBacc average points | n/a | 4.09 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected The Trinity School on 7 May 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 7 May 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Good |
What parents said
73% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (109 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 73%
- Replies
- 109
- 18% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 83% who raised concerns
based on the 36% who had a child bullied
based on 31 parents (28%) with SEND