Trinity Academy, Doncaster
Trinity Academy is a secondary school for pupils aged 11 to 18 in Doncaster, part of Emmanuel Schools Foundation. It has a Christian religious character. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in April 2024. Its 2026 GCSE results were the 17th-highest of the 21 schools in Doncaster with published results, and 2,483rd of 3,298 across England. It was 82% full in 2025.
- GCSE results
- Below England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2024)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- In line with England
- Progress (2024)
- Below average
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close in 4 days
Deadline Saturday 31 October 2026. Apply to Doncaster (the council where you live). Offers on 1 March.
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Trinity Academy in detail
Results
In 2026, pupils at Trinity Academy averaged an Attainment 8 score of 41.1, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 45.8 in Doncaster and 47 across England.
36% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 49% in Doncaster and 47% in England.
That is down from 42.4 in 2025.
Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.49: 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 36.5, against 43.2 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 6.7 points.
Pupils sat GCSEs in 21 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Geography and History.
Getting a place at Trinity Academy
For September 2026 entry, 195 families put Trinity Academy as their first choice and 260 named it as one of their preferences, for 205 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 trust
Trinity Academy is one of 5 schools run by Emmanuel Schools Foundation, an academy trust.
Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 42.9 in 2024/25.
Where pupils go next
Of the 213 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 79% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 25% to a further education college, 5% to an apprenticeship and 5% into work.
Of the 80 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 40% went on to university or other higher education, 16% to apprenticeships and 19% into work. 11% went to one of the most selective third of universities.
Who goes there
37.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 12.4% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
In 2026, 158 pupils (13.4%) received SEN support and 18 (1.5%) 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 a moderate learning difficulty.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Thorne South Rail Station, about 1170 metres away (roughly a 15-minute walk).
6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Church Balk/Haynes Road (at), 100 metres away.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Trinity Academy issued 288 suspensions, 23.4 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 10 permanent exclusions.
Primary schools nearby
The primary schools closest to Trinity Academy are Thorne King Edward Primary School (0.3 miles), Brooke Primary Academy (0.5 miles), Green Top (0.5 miles) and Marshland Primary Academy (1 mile). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.
Thorne King Edward Primary SchoolBrooke Primary AcademyGreen TopMarshland Primary 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; DfE destination measures; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); DfE exclusions statistics
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 3 years agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Sixth Form
Ofsted's report, in its own words
What is it like to attend this school?
Pupils are valued as individuals at this inclusive school. Pupils experience an education that is underpinned by a strong Christian ethos. Pupils have excellent relationships with their teachers and are nurtured to develop their character. Pupils feel safe and have trusted adults.
Pupils behave very well, and incidents of disruption in lessons are low. Pupils move around the school site sensibly and quietly. Most pupils' attitudes to learning are positive. A minority of pupils are uncertain about their enjoyment and value of learning. Sixth-form students are highly positive about their lessons and teachers. They play an active part in the leadership of the school.
What does the school do well and what does it need to do better?
The school provides an inclusive curriculum that is ambitious for all pupils. The school has made various changes to the curriculum in recent years. These changes have ensured that all pupils are prepared well for future education, employment or training. The curriculum is carefully planned and enables pupils to accumulate more knowledge over time. The trust is providing support to further refine some areas of the curriculum. The school's new curriculum potential is not fully reflected in the most recent outcomes of external examinations. However, current pupils and students in the sixth form are making good progress. Sixth-form students achieve strongly on vocational and applied courses. Most pupils recall knowledge and can articulate what they have learned.
Teachers use a variety of methods to help pupils remember knowledge and learn new skills. For example, 'Do Now' tasks at the start of lessons help pupils recall prior knowledge and link this to their current learning. Teachers skilfully use questions to check pupils' understanding. However, in some lessons, there are missed opportunities for the development of pupils' oracy skills. Teachers provide support to help pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). New quality assurance procedures are in place to ensure that good teaching practice is consistent in all lessons.
From Ofsted's April 2024 inspection report: the opening paragraphs of each section, quoted word for word. Read the full report Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its April 2024 inspection.
Rated Good for
Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management, Sixth form.
At a Glance
37.2%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
Yes
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Secondary Performance (GCSE)
Academic year 2025/26GCSE Results
2025/26 academic year
Progress 8 has declined from -0.34 to -0.49 (2023 to 2024). Attainment 8 has declined from 42.4 to 41.1 (2023 to 2026). GCSE English & Maths 5+ has improved from 30% to 36% (2023 to 2026).
Performance by Group
| Group | Progress 8 | Attainment 8 | Eng+Maths 5+ |
|---|---|---|---|
| All pupils | - | 41.1 | 36.4% |
| Disadvantaged(58) | - | 36.5 | 22.4% |
| Not known to be disadvantaged(126) | - | 43.2 | 42.9% |
| Boys(82) | - | 42.6 | 42.7% |
| Girls(102) | - | 39.9 | 31.4% |
Show more breakdowns (2)
| Known or believed to be other than English(26) | - | 50.0 | 53.8% |
| Non mobile(170) | - | 42.1 | 38.2% |
2025/26 academic year - DfE performance tables data
GCSE Subjects Offered
+ 1 more subjects
2025/26 academic year - entries by number of pupils
After GCSEs - Leaver Destinations
After GCSEs (Year 11) - 213 students
2023/24 data
Exclusions & Suspensions
10
Permanent exclusions
0.81%
Exclusion rate
288
Suspensions
23.40%
Suspension rate
124 pupils received one or more suspensions out of 1,231 pupils
2024/25 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 2 nearby secondary schools
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Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
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Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 8
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 3
- Children hurt
- 4
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 8 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 5 slight.
4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise.
2 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 Doncaster is 10 (the median across 143 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
82%
Available places
1,211 pupils
1,470 places
259 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Doncaster
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Doncaster
Across Doncaster council
Places available
3,913
Applications
3,506
Got 1st preference
89.9%
Got preferred school
97.4%
All secondary applications across Doncaster council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Inspection History(17)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
158
SEN Support
18
EHC Plans
15.0%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
1,176
Total Pupils
565
Boys
611
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
76
Teachers
15.5:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£48,888
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£7,461
Per pupil
£8369k
Total funding
£429k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
8.0%
Overall absence
25.7%
Persistent absence
1,088
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Feeder Primary Schools
Primary schools that likely feed into this school, based on proximity
Questions parents ask about Trinity Academy
What are GCSE results like at Trinity Academy?
In the 2026 results, pupils at Trinity Academy achieved an Attainment 8 score of 41.1. 36% passed GCSE English and maths at grade 5 or above.
What is Trinity Academy's Ofsted rating?
Trinity Academy was rated Good at its most recent Ofsted inspection in April 2024. At its previous graded inspection in 2021 it was rated Requires Improvement.
What is the catchment area for Trinity Academy?
No fixed boundary. When Trinity Academy is oversubscribed, Doncaster allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Trinity Academy?
Trinity Academy was not full in 2025: it ran at 82% of its 1470 places.
How big are the classes at Trinity Academy?
Classes at Trinity Academy average 21.4 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Trinity Academy?
Trinity Academy has around 1176 pupils on roll. 37% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Trinity Academy?
8% of sessions were missed at Trinity Academy in 2024/25. 25.7% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Trinity Academy?
Apply through Doncaster's coordinated admissions process, naming Trinity Academy on your application. Applications for Year 7 places starting in September 2027 close on Saturday 31 October 2026, and offers are made on Monday 1 March 2027.
How many road collisions happen near Trinity Academy?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 8 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 5 slight. 4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise. 2 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 Doncaster is 10 (the median across 143 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Trinity Academy?
Trinity Academy is at Church Balk, Thorne, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN8 5BY.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)