Trinity School

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Good
Feb 7 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
1355 (98% of total capacity)
Boys
51.7%
Girls
48.3%
First language not English
14.3%
Free school meals (FSM)
20.5%
Persistent absence
24.7%
Special education needs (SEN)
13.9%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 77.6%
Other White 10%
Mixed 3.2%
Indian 2.7%
Other 1.7%
African 1.6%
Other Asian 0.7%
Chinese 0.7%
Unclassified 0.7%
Pakistani 0.4%
Bangladeshi 0.3%
Irish 0.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Entering EBacc

School 65%
Local authority average 43%
England average 41%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 39%
Local authority average 48%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 42.8
Local authority average 47.9
England average 45.9

EBacc average point score

School 3.92
Local authority average 4.29
England average 4.08
Year 2024-2025

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Art & DesignGCSE17
BiologyGCSE48
Business Studies:SingleGCSE43
ChemistryGCSE48
ChineseGCSE1
Classical CivilisationGCSE18
Social Science: CitizenshipGCSE97
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE50
Design & TechnologyGCSE12
DanceGCSE37
Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Trinity School

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
221
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
224
2nd preference
152
3rd preference
59
From another Local Authority
4
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
199
2nd preference
20
3rd preference
2
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes18.5
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
250
132
118
Year 8
245
130
115
Year 9
269
139
130
Year 10
209
107
102
Year 11
207
107
100
Year 12
98
45
53
Year 13
77
41
36
Year 2024-2025

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
85.0%
87.5%
85.5%
Further education
32.0%
25.5%
36.9%
School sixth form
51.0%
55.6%
35.2%
Sixth form college
1.0%
5.8%
12.9%
Other education destinations
0.0%
0.6%
0.5%
Entering employment
4.0%
2.9%
2.6%
Entering apprenticeships
5.0%
3.9%
3.3%
Not in education or employment
4.0%
3.6%
5.7%
Destination unknown
2.0%
2.1%
3.0%
School: Year 2024-2025 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
55.0%
59.6%
60.1%
Top third higher education institutions
14.0%
20.7%
18.9%
Other study at level 4 or 5
3.0%
1.7%
2.5%
Higher apprenticeships
0.0%
2.3%
2.4%
School: Year 2024-2025 Local authority: Year 2021-2022 England: Year 2021-2022