Trinity Catholic School, Leamington Spa
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
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
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 3 years agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Sixth Form
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 2025/26GCSE Results
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
| Group | Progress 8 | Attainment 8 | Eng+Maths 5+ |
|---|---|---|---|
| All pupils | - | 37.1 | 26.5% |
| Disadvantaged(31) | - | 30.5 | 19.4% |
| Not known to be disadvantaged(52) | - | 41.0 | 30.8% |
| Boys(40) | - | 32.9 | 30% |
| Girls(43) | - | 41.0 | 23.3% |
Show more breakdowns (2)
| Known or believed to be other than English(25) | - | 47.6 | 32% |
| Non mobile(76) | - | 38.1 | 25% |
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) - 110 students
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?
Ranked against 5 nearby secondary schools
Keep up with Trinity Catholic School
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
Free school transport
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You apply to the council where you live. Trinity Catholic School is in Warwickshire; for families living there:
- Warwickshire's school travel policy: Free school transport for students under the age of 16
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
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Leamington Spa
Across Warwickshire council
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)
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.
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
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
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
10.1%
Overall absence
26.8%
Persistent absence
414
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 Catholic School
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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)