Holy Trinity Academy

Holy Trinity Academy remains a good school, distinguished by its culture of care and respect, where every pupil is valued. The school offers an academically ambitious curriculum and has seen strong progress in learning outcomes, particularly at A level. Although students engage positively with both academic pursuits and enrichment activities, there is room for improvement in ensuring all pupils are consistently engaged and that teaching strategies effectively support diverse learning needs. This marks their first ungraded inspection since being awarded a good rating in 2018, and the school is committed to developing stronger community ties and improving staff workload.

Strengths

• Inclusive school culture where everyone is respected.
• Strong academic progress and outcomes, especially in A level results.
• Ambitious curriculum designed to build layers of learning.
• Effective pastoral care that helps pupils feel safe and supported.
• Wide range of enrichment opportunities enhancing personal development.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent checking of pupil understanding during lessons.
• Some teachers do not apply strategies effectively to support diverse learning needs.

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 Holy Trinity Academy attended 94.8% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 11.8% 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, 6.0% of pupils at Holy Trinity Academy were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). No 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 Holy Trinity Academy had 16.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 9.0% 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, 13.9% of pupils at Holy Trinity Academy were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 2.0% 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 Holy Trinity Academy received £7,364 and spent £7,376 for each of its 996 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £1,220,000 (£1,224 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 Holy Trinity Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Holy Trinity Academy is Good, from an inspection in July 2023.

When was Holy Trinity Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Holy Trinity Academy was last inspected in July 2023.

How many pupils does Holy Trinity Academy have?

Holy Trinity Academy has 994 pupils on roll.

What age range does Holy Trinity Academy cover?

Holy Trinity Academy for pupils aged 11 to 18.

What are Holy Trinity Academy's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 46.9, and 48% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is Holy Trinity Academy?

Holy Trinity Academy is at Teece Drive, Priorslee, Telford, Shropshire, TF2 9SQ.