Trinity School

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Good
Feb 8 2024 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11 - 18 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
West Berkshire
Unique reference
138525
Address
Love Lane, Shaw, RG14 2DU

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1300 (97% of total capacity)
Boys
51.6%
Girls
48.4%
First language not English
12.2%
Free school meals (FSM)
19.6%
Persistent absence
24.1%
Special education needs (SEN)
10.8%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 79.6%
Other White 9.4%
Mixed 3.4%
Indian 2.8%
Other 1.3%
Chinese 0.9%
African 0.8%
Unclassified 0.6%
Other Asian 0.5%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Pakistani 0.2%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Caribbean 0.1%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
0.31
Local authority average, state-funded schools
0.22
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 40%
Local authority average 47%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 40%
Local authority average 50%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 47.6
Local authority average 49.1
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 4.27
Local authority average 4.37
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
ArabicGCSE1
Art & DesignGCSE18
BiologyGCSE36
Business Studies:SingleGCSE65
ChemistryGCSE35
Classical CivilisationGCSE11
Social Science: CitizenshipGCSE136
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE54
Design & TechnologyGCSE25
DanceGCSE15
Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Trinity School

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
230
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
238
2nd preference
155
3rd preference
43
From another Local Authority
3
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
201
2nd preference
24
3rd preference
5
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes21.5
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
246
135
111
Year 8
271
137
134
Year 9
209
109
100
Year 10
215
107
108
Year 11
205
106
99
Year 12
82
45
37
Year 13
72
32
40
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
83.0%
87.3%
85.6%
Further education
32.0%
21.3%
35.4%
School sixth form
50.0%
60.0%
36.6%
Sixth form college
1.0%
5.5%
13.0%
Other education destinations
0.0%
0.4%
0.5%
Entering employment
5.0%
4.6%
4.1%
Entering apprenticeships
5.0%
3.2%
3.2%
Not in education or employment
4.0%
4.1%
5.9%
Destination unknown
2.0%
0.8%
1.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
83.0%
63.6%
65.5%
Top third higher education institutions
26.0%
26.1%
23.8%
Other study at level 4 or 5
0.0%
1.6%
2.5%
Higher apprenticeships
4.0%
2.9%
2.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2020-2021 England: Year 2020-2021