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The Trinity Catholic Academy, Liverpool

Primary
Academy sponsor led
Mixed
Roman Catholic
Ages 3–11

The Trinity Catholic Academy is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Liverpool, part of St Joseph Catholic Multi Academy Trust. It has a Roman Catholic religious character. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 172nd-highest of the 177 schools in Liverpool with published results, and 14,305th of 14,452 across England. It was 65% full in 2025.

SATs results
Below England average
Demand
Every first choice offered
Attendance
Below England average
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Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days

Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Liverpool (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.

Data last updated 26 Oct 2026

The Trinity Catholic Academy in detail

The Trinity Catholic Academy in its own words

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, drama and cooking.

Clubs (school website)

Source: The school's own website

Results

In 2025, 51% of Year 6 pupils at The Trinity Catholic Academy reached the expected standard in reading and 31% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 72% and 70% in Liverpool and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 51% in reading and 40% in maths in 2024.

Getting a place at The Trinity Catholic Academy

For September 2026 entry, 25 families put The Trinity Catholic Academy as their first choice and 29 named it as one of their preferences, for 26 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

Admissions history and your chances at The Trinity Catholic Academy

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to The Trinity Catholic Academy are Faith Primary Academy (0.5 miles, 61% reading, 57% maths); Holy Cross Catholic Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 65% reading, 65% maths); Our Lady Immaculate Catholic Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 88% reading, 78% maths); and The Beacon Church of England Primary School (0.7 miles, Outstanding, 75% reading, 80% maths).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than The Trinity Catholic Academy.

Faith Primary AcademyHoly Cross Catholic Primary SchoolOur Lady Immaculate Catholic Primary SchoolThe Beacon Church of England Primary School

The trust

The Trinity Catholic Academy is one of 11 schools run by St Joseph Catholic Multi Academy Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 46% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

All 11 schools in St Joseph Catholic Multi Academy Trust

What parents say

24 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about The Trinity Catholic Academy (as of September 2025): 92% would recommend the school, 96% say their child is happy there and 60% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (96%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (60%).

Who goes there

48.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 27.8% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (59%), Black (11%) and other ethnic groups (7%).

In 2026, 33 pupils (11.5%) received SEN support and 8 (2.8%) 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 speech, language and communication needs.

Getting there

The nearest railway station is Sandhills Rail Station, about 1170 metres away (roughly a 15-minute walk).

16 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Raymond Place (opposite), 130 metres away.

The area around the school

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood The Trinity Catholic Academy 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 972 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, drug offences and anti-social behaviour. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Liverpool (342), as is usual near a town centre.

Suspensions and exclusions

In 2024/25, The Trinity Catholic Academy issued 1 suspension, 0.3 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

Secondary schools nearby

The secondary schools closest to The Trinity Catholic Academy are Notre Dame Catholic Academy (0.5 miles), Purple Ruler (0.8 miles) and North Liverpool Academy (0.8 miles).

Notre Dame Catholic AcademyPurple RulerNorth Liverpool Academy

Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; Ofsted Parent View; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics

Location

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mrs Tracy Moorcroft
Pupils:288
LA:Liverpool
Phone:01512982917
Address:Titchfield Street, Vauxhall, Liverpool, L5 8UT
Trust:ST JOSEPH CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST (11 schools)
Status:open
Opened:1 April 2022

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 2 years ago
-

Overall

Good

Quality of Education

Good

Behaviour & Attitudes

Good

Personal Development

Good

Leadership & Management

Good

Early Years

Inspected 11 March 2025View full report

The Trinity Catholic Academy has had no graded Ofsted inspection since it took its current form in April 2022. Before that, as The Trinity Catholic Primary School (URN 134722), it was rated Inadequate in March 2019.

URN:149134
UKPRN:10090471
Diocese:Archdiocese of Liverpool
Constituency:Liverpool Riverside
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

From Ofsted's March 2025 inspection report.

What This School Does Well

The Trinity Catholic Academy has made a remarkable turnaround with a much-improved curriculum that engages pupils well. Teachers make learning interesting and fun, and pupils feel genuinely cared for and supported. The school is particularly strong at teaching reading and provides varied enrichment activities that pupils enjoy.

Key Strengths

  • Completely redesigned curriculum with clearly identified knowledge and skills for pupils from Nursery through Year 6
  • Effective phonics programme resulting in most pupils becoming confident, fluent readers quickly
  • Strong care and support from staff that helps pupils feel happy, safe and secure
  • Well-delivered catch-up support for pupils who struggle with reading
  • Enhanced personal development ensuring pupils are well prepared for life in modern Britain

Areas for Improvement

  • Some curriculum areas, particularly how teaching is adapted for pupils with SEND, are still at earlier stages of development
  • Pupils' errors in handwriting, punctuation and spelling are not identified and corrected consistently, leading to repeated mistakes
  • Published assessment outcomes remain low due to older pupils' experience of a historically weak curriculum, though improvements are showing in younger year groups

Safeguarding

Safeguarding arrangements are effective with leaders creating an open and positive culture that puts pupils' interests first.

Extracurricular Activities

Gardening club, sports clubs, cooking club, kayaking experiences, residential visit to outdoor activity centre

The Trinity Catholic Academy is a primary school that has undergone significant improvement following previous inadequate ratings. The school now provides a good quality of education with a dramatically overhauled curriculum and strong support systems for pupils.

At a Glance

48.6%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

Yes

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

What Parents Think

24 responses
Would recommend92%
Child is happy96%
Child does well96%
High expectations83%
Feels safe96%
Well behaved83%
Bullying dealt with (of parents with a view)60%
Kept informed88%
Handles concerns (of parents who raised one)87%
Wider development88%

Source: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2024/25

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
ReadingMaths-9ppWriting+9pp

Reading has remained stable at around 51% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 40% to 31% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 58% to 67% (2024 to 2025).

Class Sizes

17.1

Avg class size

18.2

Infant (KS1)

23.6

KS2

16

Total classes

2025/26 academic year

How Does This School Compare?

Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools

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Before and after school care

The Trinity Catholic Academy is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school. Source: Free breakfast clubs: schools on the programme, Department for Education Free breakfast clubs in Liverpool

Term dates

The Trinity Catholic Academy is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Liverpool's term dates for its community schools.

Getting There

Bus Stops

Raymond Place (opp)
127m · 2 min walk
Diamond Street (adj)
140m · 2 min walk
Alderney Road (opp)
156m · 3 min walk
Titchfield Street (opp)
157m · 3 min walk
Silvester Street (adj)
201m · 3 min walk

Free school transport

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You apply to the council where you live. The Trinity Catholic Academy is in Liverpool; for families living there:

Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
21
Fatal
2
Serious
4
Children hurt
2

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 21 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 2 fatal, 4 serious and 15 slight.

2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot.

3 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.

The typical figure for schools in Liverpool is 32 (the median across 193 schools, same distance and years).

Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

65%

Available places

272 pupils

420 places

148 spare places in 2025

2025, DfE school capacity data

Area Demand Pressure - Liverpool

High pressure
New homes approved:13,032
Projected new pupils:3,258

Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Liverpool

Across Liverpool council

Low demand council-wide0.81 applications per place

Places available

5,870

Applications

4,736

Got 1st preference

88.6%

Got preferred school

97.3%

All primary applications across Liverpool council (2026/27), not just this school.

This school: Every first choice offered

Inspection History

11 March 2025
Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementGood
Early YearsGood

SEND & SEN Provision

SEN Overview

33

SEN Support

8

EHC Plans

14.2%

of Total Pupils

2026 academic year

Provision & Specialist Facilities

No specialist provision recorded

Pupils by Need Type

Speech, Language & Communication16
Autistic Spectrum Disorder12
Social, Emotional & Mental Health11
Specific Learning Difficulty1
Physical Disability1
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
59.4%
Asian
4.4%
Black
11.1%
Mixed
3.1%
Other
6.9%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals48.6%
English as Additional Language27.8%

288

Total Pupils

154

Boys

134

Girls

2026 academic year

Workforce

16

Teachers

18.0:1

Pupil-teacher ratio

£48,746

Mean salary

2026 data

School Funding

£6,461

Per pupil

£2070k

Total funding

£242k

Pupil premium

Deprivation£403,562
EAL funding£32,300
Lump sum£145,270

2025-26 financial year allocations

Pupil Absence
2024/25

8.6%

Overall absence

27.7%

Persistent absence

264

Enrolments

Authorised3.0%
Unauthorised5.5%
Persistent (10%+)27.7%
Severe (50%+)3.4%

Absence trend

11.0%
21/22
10.2%
22/23
9.3%
23/24
8.6%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

Secondary Schools Nearby

Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to

Questions parents ask about The Trinity Catholic Academy

What are SATs results like at The Trinity Catholic Academy?

Of the pupils at The Trinity Catholic Academy who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 51% reached the expected standard in reading and 31% did so in maths.

What is The Trinity Catholic Academy's Ofsted rating?

The Trinity Catholic Academy has had no graded Ofsted inspection since it took its current form in April 2022. Before that, as The Trinity Catholic Primary School (URN 134722), it was rated Inadequate in March 2019.

What is the catchment area for The Trinity Catholic Academy?

No fixed boundary. When The Trinity Catholic Academy is oversubscribed, Liverpool allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.

Is it hard to get a place at The Trinity Catholic Academy?

The Trinity Catholic Academy was not full in 2025: it ran at 65% of its 420 places.

How big are the classes at The Trinity Catholic Academy?

Classes at The Trinity Catholic Academy average 17.1 pupils (2025/26).

How many pupils go to The Trinity Catholic Academy?

The Trinity Catholic Academy has around 288 pupils on roll. 49% are eligible for free school meals.

What is attendance like at The Trinity Catholic Academy?

8.6% of sessions were missed at The Trinity Catholic Academy in 2024/25. 27.7% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).

How do I apply to The Trinity Catholic Academy?

Apply through Liverpool's coordinated admissions process, naming The Trinity Catholic Academy on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.

Does The Trinity Catholic Academy have a breakfast club or after-school club?

The Trinity Catholic Academy is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school.

How many road collisions happen near The Trinity Catholic Academy?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 21 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 2 fatal, 4 serious and 15 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot. 3 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Liverpool is 32 (the median across 193 schools, same distance and years).

Where is The Trinity Catholic Academy?

The Trinity Catholic Academy is at Titchfield Street, Vauxhall, Liverpool, Merseyside, L5 8UT.

Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)

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