Trinity Church of England School, Lewisham

Trinity Church of England School, Lewisham is a large all-through Church of England school with separate primary and secondary sites. Inspectors found it reaching a strong standard in every evaluated area, with safeguarding requirements met. Pupils achieve well: key stage 2 results and GCSE English and maths are above national averages, Progress 8 is above average, and disadvantaged pupils and pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities progress well. Attendance is high and persistent absence is well below national averages, while behaviour and attitudes are calm and positive. The curriculum is ambitious and consistently well taught, with strong reading, writing and mathematics foundations from the early years. Early years children get an excellent start, inclusion is embedded, and pastoral care and personal development are notable strengths, including a wide enrichment offer, careers programme and leadership opportunities. Leadership and governance are strong, staff morale is high, and parents are highly favourable about the care and partnership they receive. There are no significant weaknesses in the report. The next steps ask leaders and governors to sustain effectiveness and continue improving, including for disadvantaged pupils, those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, children known to social care and others facing barriers to learning or wellbeing.

Strengths

• Pupils make rapid progress and achieve above national averages in key stages 2 and 4.
• Disadvantaged pupils and pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities progress very well.
• Attendance is high and persistent absence is well below national averages.
• Pupils behave calmly, respect one another and benefit from strong pastoral support.
• The curriculum is ambitious, rich and consistently well taught across subjects.
• Early years provision gives children an excellent start, especially in reading and language.
• Inclusion is embedded, with effective adaptations and targeted support.
• Personal development is strong, with extensive enrichment, leadership and careers opportunities.
• Leadership and governance are strong, with high staff morale and effective training.
• Safeguarding standards are met within an open and positive culture.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Trinity Church of England School, Lewisham attended 94.9% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 9.8% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 5.6% of pupils at Trinity Church of England School, Lewisham were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). One pupil was permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Trinity Church of England School, Lewisham had 16.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 19.9% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 21.9% of pupils at Trinity Church of England School, Lewisham were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 5.3% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Trinity Church of England School, Lewisham received £10,029 and spent £9,856 for each of its 1,050 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £425,000 (£405 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Trinity Church of England School, Lewisham's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Trinity Church of England School, Lewisham is Strong standard, from an inspection in January 2026.

When was Trinity Church of England School, Lewisham last inspected by Ofsted?

Trinity Church of England School, Lewisham was last inspected in January 2026.

How many pupils does Trinity Church of England School, Lewisham have?

Trinity Church of England School, Lewisham has 1,048 pupils on roll.

What age range does Trinity Church of England School, Lewisham cover?

Trinity Church of England School, Lewisham for pupils aged 4 to 16.

What are Trinity Church of England School, Lewisham's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 50.0, and 53% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

What are Trinity Church of England School, Lewisham's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 86% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Trinity Church of England School, Lewisham?

Trinity Church of England School, Lewisham is at Taunton Road, London, SE12 8PD.