Trinity Fields School & Resource Centre, Hengoed
Trinity Fields School & Resource Centre is a special school for pupils in Hengoed.
- Estyn
- Not in follow-up
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Trinity Fields School & Resource Centre in detail
School in Wales
Trinity Fields School & Resource Centre is a school in Wales. Welsh schools are inspected by Estyn rather than Ofsted, and its latest report is published on Estyn's website.
What Estyn said
Estyn's most recent full inspection report on Trinity Fields School & Resource Centre dates from 2019.
Next scheduled Estyn inspection or visit: 12 October 2026 (Core).
Read the full Estyn report (school website)
Source: © Crown copyright, Estyn: "Inspection report Trinity Fields School and Resource Centre 2019 (English only)". Quoted under Estyn's re-use terms.
Trinity Fields School & Resource Centre in its own words
In its own words: "I was appointed as Executive Headteacher of Trinity Fields School in October 2022 but officially took up the post in September 2023. Previous to this, I have served a number of headships within RCT special schools."
Vision and values (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Ystrad Mynach Rail Station, about 380 metres away (roughly a 5-minute walk).
6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Ye Olde Royal Oak (opposite), 170 metres away.
Sources: Welsh Government school data and StatsWales (OGL); Estyn; NaPTAN (Department for Transport)
Key Information
DfE GIASInspection
Schools in Wales are inspected by Estyn, not Ofsted. Read Trinity Fields School & Resource Centre's Estyn reports.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Free school transport
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You apply to the council where you live. Trinity Fields School & Resource Centre is in Caerphilly; for families living there:
Apply to Caerphilly for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 16
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 5
- Children hurt
- 5
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 16 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 5 serious and 11 slight.
5 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot and 3 in a vehicle or otherwise.
3 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 Caerphilly is 8 (the median across 85 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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Questions parents ask about Trinity Fields School & Resource Centre
What is the catchment area for Trinity Fields School & Resource Centre?
In Wales catchment areas are set by the local authority, so Trinity Fields School & Resource Centre has a defined catchment published by Caerphilly. Living in it does not guarantee a place - when the school is oversubscribed Caerphilly applies the published criteria, which usually put looked-after children first, then siblings, then distance - but it normally carries priority.
How do I apply to Trinity Fields School & Resource Centre?
Apply through Caerphilly, naming Trinity Fields School & Resource Centre on your application. Welsh admission deadlines are set by each local authority rather than nationally, so check Caerphilly's admissions pages for this year's closing date.
How many road collisions happen near Trinity Fields School & Resource Centre?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 16 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 5 serious and 11 slight. 5 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot and 3 in a vehicle or otherwise. 3 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 Caerphilly is 8 (the median across 85 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Trinity Fields School & Resource Centre?
Trinity Fields School & Resource Centre is at Caerphilly Road, Ystrad Mynach, Hengoed, CF82 7XW.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)