Trinity Academy Leeds, Leeds
Trinity Academy Leeds is a secondary school for pupils aged 11 to 16 in Leeds, part of Trinity Multi Academy Trust. It was rated Outstanding at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in April 2024. Its 2026 GCSE results were the 6th-highest of the 37 schools in Leeds with published results, and 465th of 3,298 across England. For 2026 entry it had 1.5 first-choice applications for every place. It was 77% full in 2025.
- GCSE results
- Above England average
- Ofsted
- Outstanding (2024)
- Demand
- Oversubscribed
- Attendance
- Better than England average
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close in 5 days
Deadline Saturday 31 October 2026. Apply to Leeds (the council where you live). Offers on 1 March.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Trinity Academy Leeds in detail
Trinity Academy Leeds in its own words
In its own words: "Trinity Academy Leeds is great news for families in Leeds! Trinity MAT has poured all its experience and expertise into creating another unique and exceptional academy, which opens up exciting new opportunities for every student. Trinity MAT’s ‘no excuses’ culture places high quality teaching and learning above everything: we aspire to do the best for each student in our care."
Vision and values (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2026, pupils at Trinity Academy Leeds averaged an Attainment 8 score of 55.4, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 46.7 in Leeds and 47 across England.
63% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 48% in Leeds and 47% in England.
Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 54.1, against 57.2 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 3.1 points.
Pupils sat GCSEs in 26 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Spanish and Geography.
Getting a place at Trinity Academy Leeds
For September 2026 entry, 349 families put Trinity Academy Leeds as their first choice and 800 named it as one of their preferences, for 236 places offered. That is 1.5 first choices for every place. 127 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
Admissions history and your chances at Trinity Academy Leeds
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state secondary schools to Trinity Academy Leeds are Co-op Academy Leeds (0.3 miles, Good, Attainment 8 27.9); Mount St Mary's Catholic High School (0.7 miles, Good, Attainment 8 54.6); The Ruth Gorse Academy (1.1 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 51.4); and Dixons Trinity Chapeltown (1.1 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 45.8).
Trinity Academy Leeds's 2026 results were higher than all 4 of them.
Co-op Academy LeedsMount St Mary's Catholic High SchoolThe Ruth Gorse AcademyDixons Trinity Chapeltown
The trust
Trinity Academy Leeds is one of 11 schools run by Trinity Multi Academy Trust, an academy trust.
Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 45.8 in 2024/25.
Who goes there
60.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 70.7% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are Black (27%), White British (14%) and Asian (14%).
In 2026, 159 pupils (13.5%) received SEN support and 11 (0.9%) 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.
Staffing
Trinity Academy Leeds had 77 teachers in 2026, one for every 12 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical secondary school, at about one for every 17.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Leeds Rail Station, about 1.4 miles away in a straight line.
11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Torre Road Trinity Academy, 110 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Trinity Academy Leeds 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 949 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, vehicle crime and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Leeds (229), as is usual near a town centre.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Trinity Academy Leeds issued 241 suspensions, 25.3 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.
Primary schools nearby
The primary schools closest to Trinity Academy Leeds are St Patrick Catholic Primary School (under 0.1 miles), Co-op Academy Brownhill (0.2 miles), All Saint's Richmond Hill Church of England Primary School (0.3 miles) and Ebor Gardens Primary Academy (0.3 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.
St Patrick Catholic Primary SchoolCo-op Academy BrownhillAll Saint's Richmond Hill Church of England Primary SchoolEbor Gardens 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 school census and special educational needs statistics; DfE school workforce census; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Our estimate from how close the nearest similar schools are and how oversubscribed the council's schools are. It is not a published boundary.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 3 years agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Outstanding at its April 2024 inspection.
Rated Outstanding for
Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management.
At a Glance
60.1%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Secondary Performance (GCSE)
Academic year 2025/26GCSE Results
55.4
Attainment 8
63.2%
Eng+Maths 5+
2025/26 academic year
Performance by Group
| Group | Progress 8 | Attainment 8 | Eng+Maths 5+ |
|---|---|---|---|
| All pupils | - | 55.4 | 63.2% |
| Disadvantaged(133) | - | 54.1 | 62.4% |
| Not known to be disadvantaged(95) | - | 57.2 | 64.2% |
| Boys(100) | - | 52.9 | 62% |
| Girls(128) | - | 57.4 | 64.1% |
Show more breakdowns (2)
| Known or believed to be other than English(158) | - | 57.4 | 66.5% |
| Non mobile(220) | - | 55.5 | 62.7% |
2025/26 academic year - DfE performance tables data
GCSE Subjects Offered
+ 6 more subjects
2025/26 academic year - entries by number of pupils
Exclusions & Suspensions
1
Permanent exclusions
0.11%
Exclusion rate
241
Suspensions
25.34%
Suspension rate
78 pupils received one or more suspensions out of 951 pupils
2024/25 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby secondary schools
Social & online
Keep up with Trinity Academy Leeds
Term dates
Trinity Academy Leeds is a free school, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Leeds's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Trinity Academy Leeds from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Trinity Academy Leeds is in Leeds; for families living there:
Apply to Leeds for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 60
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 22
- Children hurt
- 20
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 60 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 22 serious and 38 slight.
20 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 15 on foot, 2 on a bicycle and 3 in a vehicle or otherwise.
19 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 Leeds is 18.5 (the median across 308 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
77%
Available places
945 pupils
1,230 places
285 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Leeds
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Leeds
Across Leeds council
Places available
10,015
Applications
9,313
Got 1st preference
83.2%
Got preferred school
95.4%
All secondary applications across Leeds council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Oversubscribed
Inspection History
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
159
SEN Support
11
EHC Plans
14.4%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
1,182
Total Pupils
551
Boys
631
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
77
Teachers
15.4:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£52,081
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£8,246
Per pupil
£10753k
Total funding
£593k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
4.9%
Overall absence
11.7%
Persistent absence
996
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
Trinity Academy Leeds
Showing 10 of 15 linked schools
Questions parents ask about Trinity Academy Leeds
What are GCSE results like at Trinity Academy Leeds?
In the 2026 results, pupils at Trinity Academy Leeds achieved an Attainment 8 score of 55.4. 63% passed GCSE English and maths at grade 5 or above.
What is Trinity Academy Leeds's Ofsted rating?
Trinity Academy Leeds was rated Outstanding at its most recent Ofsted inspection in April 2024.
What is the catchment area for Trinity Academy Leeds?
No fixed boundary. When Trinity Academy Leeds is oversubscribed, Leeds allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Trinity Academy Leeds?
Trinity Academy Leeds was not full in 2025: it ran at 77% of its 1230 places.
How big are the classes at Trinity Academy Leeds?
Classes at Trinity Academy Leeds average 25.6 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Trinity Academy Leeds?
Trinity Academy Leeds has around 1182 pupils on roll. 60% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Trinity Academy Leeds?
4.9% of sessions were missed at Trinity Academy Leeds in 2024/25. 11.7% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Trinity Academy Leeds?
Apply through Leeds's coordinated admissions process, naming Trinity Academy Leeds 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 Leeds?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 60 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 22 serious and 38 slight. 20 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 15 on foot, 2 on a bicycle and 3 in a vehicle or otherwise. 19 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 Leeds is 18.5 (the median across 308 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Trinity Academy Leeds?
Trinity Academy Leeds is at Torre Road, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS9 7QL.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)