The Trinity Catholic School A Voluntary Academy, Nottingham

In 2026, pupils at The Trinity Catholic School A Voluntary Academy averaged an Attainment 8 score of 54.4, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 44.4 in Nottingham and 47 across England.

60% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 43% in Nottingham and 47% in England.

That is in line with 2025, when the score was 55.3.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.1: pupils made about 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 52.6, against 54.9 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 2.3 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 22 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Religious Studies, Combined Science and Geography.

For September 2026 entry, 209 families put The Trinity Catholic School A Voluntary Academy as their first choice and 497 named it as one of their preferences, for 187 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 36 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to The Trinity Catholic School A Voluntary Academy are Bluecoat Beechdale Academy (0.2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 36.6); Nottingham Girls' Academy (0.3 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 48.8); Bluecoat Aspley Academy (0.7 miles, Good, Attainment 8 45.8); and Ellis Guilford School (1.1 miles, Good, Attainment 8 39.5).

The Trinity Catholic School A Voluntary Academy's 2026 results were higher than all 4 of them.

The Trinity Catholic School A Voluntary Academy is one of 36 schools run by Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Multi-Academy Trust, an academy trust.

116 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about The Trinity Catholic School A Voluntary Academy (as of September 2025): 85% would recommend the school, 89% say their child is happy there and 57% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child does well at the school (92%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (57%).

Of the 193 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 96% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 25% to a further education college, 1% to an apprenticeship and 1% into work.

Of the 108 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 75% went on to university or other higher education, 4% to apprenticeships and 13% into work. 16% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

49.4% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Black (29%), White British (22%) and Asian (15%).

In 2026, 88 pupils (7.4%) received SEN support and 6 (0.5%) 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.

The nearest tram or metro stop is Wilkinson Street Tram Stop, about 1.3 miles away in a straight line.

16 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Trinity School (se-bound), 70 metres away.

In 2024/25, The Trinity Catholic School A Voluntary Academy issued 170 suspensions, 14.3 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.

The primary schools closest to The Trinity Catholic School A Voluntary Academy are St Teresa's Catholic Primary School (0.2 miles), Bluecoat Primary Academy (0.2 miles), Glenbrook Spencer Academy (0.3 miles) and Jubilee L.E.A.D. Academy (0.4 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.