The Trinity Catholic School A Voluntary Academy

The Trinity Catholic School A Voluntary Academy demonstrates effective overall performance, maintaining the standards set in its previous inspection. The school fosters a caring environment where pupils feel safe and included, and cultivate positive relationships. It has high expectations for behavior and achievement, exemplified by the strong performance of pupils, including those from disadvantaged backgrounds and with special educational needs. The curriculum is ambitious and has been strengthened since the last inspection, although some elements are still being refined.

Strengths

• Strong pastoral support system promoting pupil well-being
• High expectations for behavior and achievement
• Effective support for pupils with special educational needs
• Excellent performance in external examinations
• Rigorous approach to reading with effective support for struggling readers
• Comprehensive personal development programme
• Diverse enrichment and extra-curricular opportunities available to all pupils

Areas for Improvement

• Curriculum not fully implemented for all pupils
• Some gaps in pupils' knowledge not identified quickly enough

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 The Trinity Catholic School A Voluntary Academy attended 94.6% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 13.6% 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, 9.9% of pupils at The Trinity Catholic School A Voluntary Academy 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 The Trinity Catholic School A Voluntary Academy had 16.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 10.8% 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, 7.4% of pupils at The Trinity Catholic School A Voluntary Academy were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 0.5% 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 The Trinity Catholic School A Voluntary Academy received £8,141 and spent £7,693 for each of its 1,190 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £516,000 (£434 per pupil).

Across all 35 schools of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Multi-Academy Trust, income was £7,555 and spending £7,362 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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All schools in Nottingham · Nottingham local authority: places and applications

The Trinity Catholic School A Voluntary Academy is part of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Multi-Academy Trust, which runs 35 schools. The nearest others:

• St Teresa's Catholic Primary School Nottingham
• St Mary's Catholic Primary School Nottingham
• Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School Nottingham
• St Augustine's Catholic Primary and Nursery School, A Voluntary Academy Nottingham
• St Patrick's Catholic Primary and Nursery School Nottingham
• Our Lady & St Edward Primary & Nursery Catholic Voluntary Academy Nottingham
• St Margaret Clitherow Catholic Primary School Nottingham
• The Becket School West Bridgford
• The Good Shepherd Catholic Primary, Arnold Nottingham
• Christ The King Voluntary Academy Nottingham

What is The Trinity Catholic School A Voluntary Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for The Trinity Catholic School A Voluntary Academy is Good, from an inspection in January 2025.

When was The Trinity Catholic School A Voluntary Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

The Trinity Catholic School A Voluntary Academy was last inspected in January 2025.

How many pupils does The Trinity Catholic School A Voluntary Academy have?

The Trinity Catholic School A Voluntary Academy has 1,182 pupils on roll.

What age range does The Trinity Catholic School A Voluntary Academy cover?

The Trinity Catholic School A Voluntary Academy for pupils aged 11 to 18.

What are The Trinity Catholic School A Voluntary Academy's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 54.4, and 60% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is The Trinity Catholic School A Voluntary Academy?

The Trinity Catholic School A Voluntary Academy is at Beechdale Road, Aspley, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG8 3EZ.