Trinity Academy

Trinity Academy has demonstrated significant progress since its last inspection, moving from a grade of Requires Improvement to Good. The school fosters a positive learning environment underpinned by a strong Christian ethos, where pupils feel valued and exhibit good behavior. The curriculum is ambitious and inclusive, empowering students to prepare effectively for their future education and careers. Nevertheless, there remains a challenge with a minority of pupils, particularly disadvantaged students, not achieving their potential in external examinations, indicating areas for further development.

Strengths

• Strong Christian ethos supporting personal development
• Excellent relationships between pupils and teachers
• Ambitious and inclusive curriculum
• Effective strategies in place to enhance reading and literacy
• High levels of student engagement and positive behavior
• Strong support from sixth-form students to younger pupils

Areas for Improvement

• Some disadvantaged pupils do not achieve their potential in external examinations
• Inconsistent use of data to inform improvement strategies

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 Academy attended 92.0% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 25.7% 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, 10.1% of pupils at Trinity Academy were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). 10 pupils were 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 Academy had 16.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 14.0% 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, 13.4% of pupils at Trinity Academy were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 1.5% 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 2024–25 Trinity Academy received £8,210 and spent £7,888 for each of its 1,235 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £474,000 (£384 per pupil).

Across all 5 schools of Emmanuel Schools Foundation, income was £8,099 and spending £7,883 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). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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Trinity Academy is part of Emmanuel Schools Foundation, which runs 5 schools. The nearest others:

• The King's Academy Middlesbrough
• Christ's College Sunderland
• Grace College Gateshead
• Bede Academy Blyth

What is Trinity Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Trinity Academy is Good, from an inspection in June 2024.

When was Trinity Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Trinity Academy was last inspected in June 2024.

How many pupils does Trinity Academy have?

Trinity Academy has 1,176 pupils on roll.

What age range does Trinity Academy cover?

Trinity Academy for pupils aged 11 to 18.

What are Trinity Academy's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 41.1, and 36% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is Trinity Academy?

Trinity Academy is at Church Balk, Thorne, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN8 5BY.