Trinity Church of England School, Belvedere, Belvedere

Ofsted's report card from its 3 March 2026 inspection grades Trinity Church of England School, Belvedere on 7 areas: 1 expected standard and 6 needs attention. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Post 16 provision - Expected standard. "The school operates an inclusive sixth form that offers a mix of A‑level subjects and vocational courses."

Achievement - Needs attention. "Pupils, including those who are disadvantaged, do not achieve as well as they should in national examinations."

Attendance and behaviour - Needs attention. "Pupils' attendance has historically been lower than that of pupils nationally."

Curriculum and teaching - Needs attention. "Pupils' experience of the curriculum is variable."

Inclusion - Needs attention. "While leaders have begun to identify and implement new systems for assessing the needs of pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), they do not monitor the impact of the support provided for pupils closely enough."

Leadership and governance - Needs attention. "The school has experienced significant changes in staffing."

Personal development and wellbeing - Needs attention. "Some older pupils' understanding of important aspects of the personal, social, and health education (PSHE) curriculum is not secure."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders and those responsible for governance should strengthen their strategic oversight and analysis so they can evaluate more precisely the impact of their work to improve teaching, behaviour and inclusion, including in relation to their strategic oversight of the effective use of part-time timetables"; "Leaders should ensure that all staff model high expectations for behaviour and apply the agreed behaviour policy consistently, including during unstructured times"; "Leaders should ensure that their approach to effective teaching is embedded across the school so that all pupils, including those who have barriers to their learning, achieve well"; "Leaders should ensure that staff have the right training and support to adapt their teaching effectively to meet the needs of all pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities"; "Leaders should embed and refine the attendance strategy so pupils' attendance continues to improve and these improvements are sustained over time"; "Leaders should ensure that older pupils build suitable knowledge through the personal, social and health education curriculum, preparing them for life beyond school".

In 2026, pupils at Trinity Church of England School, Belvedere averaged an Attainment 8 score of 40.9, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 52.2 in Bexley and 47 across England.

37% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 56% in Bexley and 47% in England.

That is up from 34.1 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.54: pupils made well 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 36.2, against 43.7 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 7.5 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 27 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Religious Studies, Combined Science and Geography.

For September 2026 entry, 104 families put Trinity Church of England School, Belvedere as their first choice and 380 named it as one of their preferences, for 165 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 nearest other state secondary schools to Trinity Church of England School, Belvedere are Leigh Academy Bexley (0.8 miles, Attainment 8 40.9); Harris Garrard Academy (1.4 miles, Good, Attainment 8 49.2); Lift Bexleyheath (2.1 miles, Good, Attainment 8 47.3); and St Catherine's Catholic School (2.2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 55.5).

Each of them had higher 2026 results than Trinity Church of England School, Belvedere.

Trinity Church of England School, Belvedere is one of 7 schools run by Trinitas Academy Trust, an academy trust.

64 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Trinity Church of England School, Belvedere (as of April 2026): 55% would recommend the school, 58% say their child is happy there and 28% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child is happy at the school (58%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (28%).

Of the 176 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 91% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 24% to a further education college, 2% to an apprenticeship and 1% into work.

Of the 82 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 68% went on to university or other higher education, 4% to apprenticeships and 13% into work. 5% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

In 2026, 160 pupils (15.6%) received SEN support and 81 (7.9%) 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.

Trinity Church of England School, Belvedere has a resourced provision for other difficulties or disabilities and autism: 12 places, 17 pupils on roll.

Trinity Church of England School, Belvedere had 78 teachers in 2026, one for every 13 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical secondary school, at about one for every 17.

The nearest railway station is Belvedere, about 900 metres away (roughly a 11-minute walk).

5 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Trinity School (->e), 120 metres away.

In 2024/25, Trinity Church of England School, Belvedere issued 598 suspensions, 56.9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Trinity Church of England School, Belvedere are Lime Wood Primary School (0.3 miles), Belvedere Infant School (0.3 miles), Belvedere Junior School (0.4 miles) and Lessness Heath Primary School (0.6 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.