Holy Trinity Catholic School, Birmingham

From the headteacher's welcome: "Holy Trinity Catholic School is a mixed secondary school located in the Small Heath area of Birmingham. Our school is named after the Holy Trinity, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, which sits at the heart of our Catholic faith and values."

In 2026, pupils at Holy Trinity Catholic School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 41.4, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 47.5 in Birmingham and 47 across England.

34% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 49% in Birmingham and 47% in England.

That is down from 44 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.12: pupils made below average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 39.2, against 46.2 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 7 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 23 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Religious Studies, Combined Science and History.

For September 2026 entry, 69 families put Holy Trinity Catholic School as their first choice and 395 named it as one of their preferences, for 111 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Holy Trinity Catholic School are Small Heath Leadership Academy (0.4 miles, Good, Attainment 8 46.6); Ark Boulton Academy (0.7 miles, Good, Attainment 8 46.4); Ark Victoria Academy (0.8 miles, Good, Attainment 8 48.5); and Bordesley Green Girls' School & Sixth Form (1 mile, Good, Attainment 8 51.3).

Each of them had higher 2026 results than Holy Trinity Catholic School.

Holy Trinity Catholic School is one of 12 schools run by St Teresa of Calcutta Multi Academy Company, an academy trust.

Of the 145 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 86% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 46% to a further education college and 1% to an apprenticeship.

57.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 58.4% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (54%), Black (16%) and Mixed (9%).

In 2026, 127 pupils (17.8%) received SEN support and 12 (1.7%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.

Holy Trinity Catholic School had 57 teachers in 2026, one for every 13 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical secondary school, at about one for every 17.

The nearest railway station is Small Heath Rail Station, about 510 metres away (roughly a 6-minute walk).

7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Herbert Road (opposite), 100 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Holy Trinity Catholic School stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 680 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, vehicle crime and criminal damage and arson. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Birmingham (435), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Holy Trinity Catholic School issued 69 suspensions, 9.2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Holy Trinity Catholic School are Lift Montgomery (0.3 miles); The Olive School, Small Heath (0.4 miles); Regents Park Community Primary School (0.4 miles); and Somerville Primary (NC) School (0.4 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.