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Trinity Catholic School, Leamington Spa

Requires Improvement
Secondary
Academy converter
Mixed
Roman Catholic
Ages 11–18

Trinity Catholic School is a secondary school for pupils aged 11 to 18 in Leamington Spa, part of St Raphael the Archangel Catholic Multi-Academy Trust. It has a Roman Catholic religious character. It was rated Requires improvement at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in February 2024. Its 2026 GCSE results were the 36th-highest of the 37 schools in Warwickshire with published results, and 2,974th of 3,298 across England. It was 31% full in 2025.

GCSE results
Below England average
Ofsted
Requires improvement (2024)
Demand
Every first choice offered
Attendance
Below England average
Progress (2024)
Below average
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Year 7 applications for September 2027 close in 5 days

Deadline Saturday 31 October 2026. Apply to Warwickshire (the council where you live). Offers on 1 March.

Data last updated 26 Oct 2026

Trinity Catholic School in detail

Results

In 2026, pupils at Trinity Catholic School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 37.1, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 50 in Warwickshire and 47 across England.

27% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 52% in Warwickshire and 47% in England.

That is in line with 2025, when the score was 36.5.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.39: 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 30.5, against 41 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 10.5 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 21 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Religious Studies, Combined Science and Art and Design.

Getting a place at Trinity Catholic School

For September 2026 entry, 35 families put Trinity Catholic School as their first choice and 151 named it as one of their preferences, for 74 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 Trinity Catholic School

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state secondary schools to Trinity Catholic School are Myton School (1.3 miles, Good, Attainment 8 50.5); North Leamington School (1.3 miles, Good, Attainment 8 56.9); Campion School (2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 41.8); and Aylesford School Warwick (2.8 miles, Good, Attainment 8 42.4).

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

Myton SchoolNorth Leamington SchoolCampion SchoolAylesford School Warwick

The trust

Trinity Catholic School is one of 29 schools run by St Raphael the Archangel Catholic Multi-Academy Trust, an academy trust.

All 29 schools in St Raphael the Archangel Catholic Multi-Academy Trust

Where pupils go next

Of the 110 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 81% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 50% to a further education college, 3% to an apprenticeship and 4% into work.

Of the 21 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 29% went on to university or other higher education, 5% to apprenticeships and 14% into work.

Who goes there

39% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 32.5% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (57%), Black (13%) and Mixed (7%).

In 2026, 73 pupils (19.8%) received SEN support and 43 (11.7%) 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 autism.

Trinity Catholic School has a resourced provision: 26 places, 26 pupils on roll.

Getting there

The nearest railway station is Leamington Spa Rail Station, about 1 mile away in a straight line.

4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Bishop Bright Hall (adjacent), 50 metres away.

The area around the school

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

In August 2026, police recorded 261 crimes within a mile of the school, most often anti-social behaviour, violence and sexual offences and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Warwickshire (88), as is usual near a town centre.

Suspensions and exclusions

In 2024/25, Trinity Catholic School issued 41 suspensions, 10.2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

Primary schools nearby

The primary schools closest to Trinity Catholic School are Brookhurst Primary School (0.1 miles), Milverton Primary School (0.4 miles), St Peter's Catholic Primary Academy (0.8 miles) and Emscote Infant School (0.8 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.

Brookhurst Primary SchoolMilverton Primary SchoolSt Peter's Catholic Primary AcademyEmscote Infant School

Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE destination measures; 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 Beth Sharpe
Pupils:369
LA:Warwickshire
Phone:01926428416
Address:Guy's Cliffe Avenue, Leamington Spa, CV32 6NB
Trust:ST RAPHAEL THE ARCHANGEL CATHOLIC MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST (29 schools)
Admissions:Non-selective
Status:open
Opened:1 January 2021

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 3 years ago
Requires Improvement

Overall

Requires Improvement

Quality of Education

Good

Behaviour & Attitudes

Good

Personal Development

Good

Leadership & Management

Good

Sixth Form

Inspected 28 February 2024View full report
URN:148362
UKPRN:10087577
Diocese:Archdiocese of Birmingham
Constituency:Warwick and Leamington
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

Ofsted rated this school Requires Improvement at its February 2024 inspection.

Rated Good for

Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management, Sixth form.

Areas Ofsted flagged

Quality of education (Requires Improvement).

At a Glance

39.0%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

Yes

Sixth Form

Resourced provision

SEN Provision

No

Special Measures

Secondary Performance (GCSE)

Academic year 2025/26

GCSE Results

2023
2024
2025
2026
Attainment 8 GCSE Eng+Maths

2025/26 academic year

Progress 8 has remained stable at around -0.39 (2023 to 2024). Attainment 8 has declined from 40.1 to 37.1 (2023 to 2026). GCSE English & Maths 5+ has declined from 31% to 27% (2023 to 2026).

Performance by Group

GroupProgress 8Attainment 8Eng+Maths 5+
All pupils-37.126.5%
Disadvantaged(31)-30.519.4%
Not known to be disadvantaged(52)-41.030.8%
Boys(40)-32.930%
Girls(43)-41.023.3%
Show more breakdowns (2)
Known or believed to be other than English(25)-47.632%
Non mobile(76)-38.125%

2025/26 academic year - DfE performance tables data

GCSE Subjects Offered

English Literature148
Mathematics148
English Language148
Religious Studies142
Combined Science134
Art and Design50
History48
Social Studies44
Geography44
Spanish42
Physical Education30
Health Studies22
Computer Science22
Music16
Chemistry12
Physics12
Drama12
Biology12
Other Modern Languages11
French1

+ 1 more subjects

2025/26 academic year - entries by number of pupils

After GCSEs - Leaver Destinations

After GCSEs (Year 11) - 110 students

Continued education81%
Further education50%
Apprenticeships3%
Employment4%
Not in education/employment9%

2023/24 data

Exclusions & Suspensions

0

Permanent exclusions

0.00%

Exclusion rate

41

Suspensions

10.22%

Suspension rate

24 pupils received one or more suspensions out of 401 pupils

2024/25 academic year

How Does This School Compare?

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Term dates

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

Getting There

Bus Stops

Bishop Bright Hall (Adj)
48m · 1 min walk
Borrowdale Drive (Adj)
261m · 4 min walk
Shops (Adj)
464m · 8 min walk
St Marks Church (Adj)
473m · 8 min walk
St Marks Road (Opp)
477m · 8 min walk

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Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
6
Fatal
0
Serious
2
Children hurt
2

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 6 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 4 slight.

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

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 Warwickshire is 7 (the median across 286 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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Your chances of a place at Trinity Catholic School

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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

31%

Available places

397 pupils

1,279 places

882 spare places in 2025

2025, DfE school capacity data

Area Demand Pressure - Leamington Spa

Low pressure
New homes approved:2,099
Projected new pupils:378

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

Across Warwickshire council

Low demand council-wide0.88 applications per place

Places available

7,662

Applications

6,716

Got 1st preference

82.3%

Got preferred school

97.2%

All secondary applications across Warwickshire council (2026/27), not just this school.

This school: Every first choice offered

Inspection History(3)

28 February 2024
Requires ImprovementReport
Quality of EducationRequires Improvement
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementGood
Sixth FormGood
15 November 2023
24 January 2023
InadequateReport
Quality of EducationRequires Improvement
Behaviour & AttitudesInadequate
Personal DevelopmentRequires Improvement
Leadership & ManagementRequires Improvement
Sixth FormRequires Improvement

SEND & SEN Provision

SEN Overview

73

SEN Support

43

EHC Plans

31.4%

of Total Pupils

2026 academic year

Provision & Specialist Facilities

Trinity Catholic School has a resourced provision: 26 places, 26 pupils on roll.

Source: GIAS, Department for Education.

Resourced Provision

Pupils by Need Type

Autistic Spectrum Disorder33
Social, Emotional & Mental Health26
Speech, Language & Communication17
Moderate Learning Difficulty16
Other15
Specific Learning Difficulty6
Physical Disability2
Hearing Impairment1
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
56.9%
Asian
6.4%
Black
12.5%
Mixed
7.1%
Chinese
0.3%
Other
6.2%
Unclassified
1.6%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals39.0%
English as Additional Language32.5%

369

Total Pupils

204

Boys

165

Girls

2026 academic year

Workforce

23

Teachers

16.0:1

Pupil-teacher ratio

£52,585

Mean salary

2026 data

School Funding

£8,086

Per pupil

£3270k

Total funding

£161k

Pupil premium

Deprivation£345,888
EAL funding£107,646
Lump sum£146,161

2025-26 financial year allocations

Pupil Absence
2024/25

10.1%

Overall absence

26.8%

Persistent absence

414

Enrolments

Authorised5.4%
Unauthorised4.7%
Persistent (10%+)26.8%
Severe (50%+)7.2%

Absence trend

7.1%
20/21
12.4%
21/22
11.2%
22/23
13.9%
23/24
10.1%
24/25
Overall absence rate

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

Questions parents ask about Trinity Catholic School

What are GCSE results like at Trinity Catholic School?

In the 2026 results, pupils at Trinity Catholic School achieved an Attainment 8 score of 37.1. 27% passed GCSE English and maths at grade 5 or above.

What is Trinity Catholic School's Ofsted rating?

Trinity Catholic School was rated Requires Improvement at its most recent Ofsted inspection in February 2024. At its previous graded inspection in 2023 it was rated Inadequate.

What is the catchment area for Trinity Catholic School?

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

Is it hard to get a place at Trinity Catholic School?

Trinity Catholic School was not full in 2025: it ran at 31% of its 1279 places.

How big are the classes at Trinity Catholic School?

Classes at Trinity Catholic School average 17.8 pupils (2025/26).

How many pupils go to Trinity Catholic School?

Trinity Catholic School has around 369 pupils on roll. 39% are eligible for free school meals.

Does Trinity Catholic School have specialist SEN provision?

Trinity Catholic School has a resourced provision: 26 places, 26 pupils on roll.

What is attendance like at Trinity Catholic School?

10.1% of sessions were missed at Trinity Catholic School in 2024/25. 26.8% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).

How do I apply to Trinity Catholic School?

Apply through Warwickshire's coordinated admissions process, naming Trinity Catholic School 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 Catholic School?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 6 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 4 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot. 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 Warwickshire is 7 (the median across 286 schools, same distance and years).

Where is Trinity Catholic School?

Trinity Catholic School is at Guy's Cliffe Avenue, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, CV32 6NB.

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

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