Holy Trinity Academy: admissions history
How many families applied, how many places there were, and how far the last place went - every year we hold.
For September 2026 entry, 281 families put Holy Trinity Academy as their first choice and 714 named it as one of their preferences, for 203 places offered. That is 1.4 first choices for every place. 98 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
First-choice demand has risen from 178 in 2021 to 281 in 2026, while places went from 145 to 203.
Telford and Wrekin published that the last place offered for 2026 entry went to a family 1861 metres away. The cut-off moves every year with the number of applications.
Across Telford and Wrekin, 76% of families were offered their first-choice secondary school for 2026 entry, and 90% were offered one of the schools they named.
In 2025, families in Telford and Wrekin lodged 130 appeals against secondary school offers; 95 reached a hearing and 22 succeeded (23.2% of those heard).
Applications and offers by year
| Entry year | Places offered | First choices | Named at all | First choices per place | First choices not offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 203 | 281 | 714 | 1.4 | 98 |
| 2025 | 204 | 275 | 620 | 1.3 | 98 |
| 2024 | 205 | 295 | 658 | 1.4 | 120 |
| 2023 | 208 | 231 | 577 | 1.1 | 63 |
| 2022 | 210 | 197 | 493 | 0.9 | 25 |
| 2021 | 145 | 178 | 518 | 1.2 | 53 |
| 2020 | 145 | 124 | 415 | 0.9 | 17 |
| 2019 | 176 | 161 | 426 | 0.9 | 14 |
| 2018 | 150 | 146 | 405 | 1.0 | 25 |
| 2017 | 146 | 155 | 360 | 1.1 | 25 |
| 2016 | 137 | 102 | 368 | 0.7 | 0 |
Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers (school-level file). "Places offered" is the number of offers made on national offer day, which can differ from the school's published admission number.
Last distance offered
| Entry year | Last place offered | Published by |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1861 metres | Telford and Wrekin |
Figures as each council published them, in the unit it used. The cut-off is not a boundary: it moves every year with the number of applications.