Trinity School, Sevenoaks

From the headteacher's welcome: "Trinity is a state-funded Christian School dedicated to providing an education that nurtures students to grow and flourish according to God's unique purpose for each of them. While academic success is an important part of our mission, it is only one aspect of the holistic development we seek to foster."

Coming up: an open evening on Thursday 5 November 2026 at 5pm. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2026, pupils at Trinity School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 49.7, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 48.1 in Kent and 47 across England.

45% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 49% in Kent and 47% in England.

That is up from 46.7 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.26: pupils made above 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 40.3, against 51.8 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 11.5 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 24 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Religious Studies, Combined Science and History.

For September 2026 entry, 252 families put Trinity School as their first choice and 792 named it as one of their preferences, for 173 places offered. That is 1.5 first choices for every place. 109 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Trinity School are Knole Academy (1 mile, Good, Attainment 8 41.3); and Wrotham School (4.5 miles, Good, Attainment 8 42.1).

Trinity School's 2026 results were higher than all 2 of them.

Trinity School is run by its own single-school academy trust.

Of the 177 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 90% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 23% to a further education college, 1% to an apprenticeship and 2% into work.

Of the 114 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 53% went on to university or other higher education, 4% to apprenticeships and 22% into work. 25% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

16% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 6.7% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (75%) and Mixed (7%).

The nearest railway station is Bat & Ball Rail Station, about 970 metres away (roughly a 12-minute walk).

6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Seal Cemetery (opposite), 150 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 38 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Kent (101).

In 2024/25, Trinity School issued 206 suspensions, 18 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Trinity School are Seal Church of England Primary School (0.5 miles); St John's Church of England Primary School, Sevenoaks (0.6 miles); Sevenoaks Primary School (0.9 miles); and Lady Boswell's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Sevenoaks (1.1 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.