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Trinity CofE Primary Academy, Wolverhampton

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Church of England
Ages 2–11

Trinity CofE Primary Academy is a primary school for pupils aged 2 to 11 in Wolverhampton, part of St Chad's Academies Trust. It has a Church of England religious character. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in July 2023. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 41st-highest of the 68 schools in Wolverhampton with published results, and 7,842nd of 14,452 across England. It was 99% full in 2025.

SATs results
In line with England
Ofsted
Good (2023)
Demand
Every first choice offered
Attendance
In line with England
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Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days

Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Wolverhampton (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.

Data last updated 26 Oct 2026

Trinity CofE Primary Academy in detail

Trinity CofE Primary Academy in its own words

In its own words: "We would like to warmly welcome you to our school as a parent or carer, pupil or visitor. Trinity C of E Primary Academy is a large, three-form entry academy within St Chad’s Academy Trust. We are proud to be a diverse and multi-cultural academy, where individuals and their unique characteristics is welcomed and celebrated."

Vision and values (school website)

Source: The school's own website

Results

In 2025, 71% of Year 6 pupils at Trinity CofE Primary Academy reached the expected standard in reading and 81% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 79% and 75% in Wolverhampton and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 84% in reading and 81% in maths in 2024.

Getting a place at Trinity CofE Primary Academy

For September 2026 entry, 64 families put Trinity CofE Primary Academy as their first choice and 87 named it as one of their preferences, for 67 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 CofE Primary Academy

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to Trinity CofE Primary Academy are St Stephen's Church of England Primary School (0.3 miles, Good, 86% reading, 79% maths); Woden Primary School (0.6 miles, Outstanding, 70% reading, 65% maths); St Mary's Catholic Primary Academy (0.7 miles, Good, 88% reading, 86% maths); and Wodensfield Primary School (0.8 miles, Good, 78% reading, 73% maths).

Trinity CofE Primary Academy's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.

St Stephen's Church of England Primary SchoolWoden Primary SchoolSt Mary's Catholic Primary AcademyWodensfield Primary School

The trust

Trinity CofE Primary Academy is one of 19 schools run by St Chad's Academies Trust, an academy trust.

All 19 schools in St Chad's Academies Trust

Who goes there

49.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 45.9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Black (32%), Asian (29%) and White British (17%).

In 2026, 92 pupils (13.1%) received SEN support and 10 (1.4%) 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 speech, language and communication needs.

Getting there

The nearest railway station is Wolverhampton Rail Station, about 0.9 miles away in a straight line.

7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Shawbury Road (after), 240 metres away.

The area around the school

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Trinity CofE Primary Academy 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 445 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, shoplifting and vehicle crime. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Wolverhampton (286), as is usual near a town centre.

Suspensions and exclusions

In 2024/25, Trinity CofE Primary Academy issued 2 suspensions, 0.3 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

Secondary schools nearby

The secondary schools closest to Trinity CofE Primary Academy are Heath Park (0.3 miles), Central Learning Partnership (0.3 miles), Thomas Telford University Technical College (0.7 miles) and Our Lady and St Chad Catholic Academy (1 mile).

Heath ParkCentral Learning PartnershipThomas Telford University Technical CollegeOur Lady and St Chad Catholic Academy

Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; 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:Headteacher David Castledine
Pupils:700
LA:Wolverhampton
Phone:01902558410
Address:Longford Road, Heath Town, Wolverhampton, WV10 0UB
Trust:ST CHAD'S ACADEMIES TRUST (19 schools)
Status:open
Opened:1 March 2019

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 3 years ago
Good

Overall

Good

Quality of Education

Good

Behaviour & Attitudes

Good

Personal Development

Good

Leadership & Management

Good

Early Years

Inspected 3 July 2023View full report
URN:145288
UKPRN:10066412
Diocese:Diocese of Lichfield
Constituency:Wolverhampton North East
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

Ofsted rated this school Good at its July 2023 inspection.

Rated Good for

Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management, Early years.

At a Glance

49.6%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

Yes

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2024/25

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading-13ppMathsWriting+6pp

Reading has declined from 84% to 71% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 81% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 72% to 78% (2024 to 2025).

Class Sizes

28.7

Avg class size

27.0

Infant (KS1)

30.0

KS2

20

Total classes

3 classes with more than 30 pupils

2025/26 academic year

How Does This School Compare?

Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools

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Before and after school care

Trinity CofE Primary Academy is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school. Source: Free breakfast clubs: schools on the programme, Department for Education Free breakfast clubs in Wolverhampton

Term dates

Trinity CofE Primary Academy is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Wolverhampton's term dates for its community schools.

Getting There

Bus Stops

Shawbury Road (after)
242m · 4 min walk
Coronation Road (before)
340m · 6 min walk
Bushbury Road (after)
371m · 6 min walk
Deans Road (opp)
384m · 6 min walk
Grove Street (opp)
387m · 6 min walk

Free school transport

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You apply to the council where you live. Trinity CofE Primary Academy is in Wolverhampton; for families living there:

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Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
45
Fatal
0
Serious
11
Children hurt
8

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 45 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 11 serious and 34 slight.

8 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 4 on foot and 4 in a vehicle or otherwise.

5 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 Wolverhampton is 24 (the median across 126 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

99%

Near capacity

625 pupils

630 places

5 spare places in 2025

2025, DfE school capacity data

Area Demand Pressure - Wolverhampton

High pressure
New homes approved:4,090
Projected new pupils:1,023

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

Across Wolverhampton council

Low demand council-wide0.86 applications per place

Places available

3,735

Applications

3,213

Got 1st preference

93.2%

Got preferred school

98.7%

All primary applications across Wolverhampton council (2026/27), not just this school.

This school: Every first choice offered

Inspection History(2)

3 July 2023
Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementGood
Early YearsGood
21 June 2012
Good
Leadership & ManagementGood

SEND & SEN Provision

SEN Overview

92

SEN Support

10

EHC Plans

14.6%

of Total Pupils

2026 academic year

Provision & Specialist Facilities

No specialist provision recorded

Pupils by Need Type

Speech, Language & Communication46
Moderate Learning Difficulty32
Social, Emotional & Mental Health16
Specific Learning Difficulty2
Profound & Multiple LD1
Hearing Impairment1
Visual Impairment1
Multi-Sensory Impairment1
Autistic Spectrum Disorder1
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
16.7%
Asian
28.6%
Black
32.4%
Mixed
10.2%
Unclassified
0.3%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals49.6%
English as Additional Language45.9%

700

Total Pupils

350

Boys

350

Girls

2026 academic year

Workforce

32

Teachers

21.9:1

Pupil-teacher ratio

£43,929

Mean salary

2026 data

School Funding

£5,987

Per pupil

£4431k

Total funding

£506k

Pupil premium

Deprivation£816,045
EAL funding£95,835
Lump sum£145,611

2025-26 financial year allocations

Pupil Absence
2024/25

6.1%

Overall absence

15.1%

Persistent absence

576

Enrolments

Authorised2.5%
Unauthorised3.5%
Persistent (10%+)15.1%
Severe (50%+)1.0%

Absence trend

3.7%
20/21
6.1%
21/22
6.9%
22/23
5.8%
23/24
6.1%
24/25
Overall absence rate

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

Questions parents ask about Trinity CofE Primary Academy

What are SATs results like at Trinity CofE Primary Academy?

Of the pupils at Trinity CofE Primary Academy who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 71% reached the expected standard in reading and 81% did so in maths.

What is Trinity CofE Primary Academy's Ofsted rating?

Trinity CofE Primary Academy was rated Good at its most recent Ofsted inspection in July 2023.

What is the catchment area for Trinity CofE Primary Academy?

No fixed boundary. When Trinity CofE Primary Academy is oversubscribed, Wolverhampton allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.

Is it hard to get a place at Trinity CofE Primary Academy?

Trinity CofE Primary Academy was close to full in 2025, at 99% of its capacity.

How big are the classes at Trinity CofE Primary Academy?

Classes at Trinity CofE Primary Academy average 28.7 pupils (2025/26). 3 classes have more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.

How many pupils go to Trinity CofE Primary Academy?

Trinity CofE Primary Academy has around 700 pupils on roll. 50% are eligible for free school meals.

What is attendance like at Trinity CofE Primary Academy?

6.1% of sessions were missed at Trinity CofE Primary Academy in 2024/25. 15.1% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).

How do I apply to Trinity CofE Primary Academy?

Apply through Wolverhampton's coordinated admissions process, naming Trinity CofE Primary Academy on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.

Does Trinity CofE Primary Academy have a breakfast club or after-school club?

Trinity CofE Primary Academy is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school.

How many road collisions happen near Trinity CofE Primary Academy?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 45 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 11 serious and 34 slight. 8 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 4 on foot and 4 in a vehicle or otherwise. 5 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 Wolverhampton is 24 (the median across 126 schools, same distance and years).

Where is Trinity CofE Primary Academy?

Trinity CofE Primary Academy is at Longford Road, Heath Town, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV10 0UB.

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

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