The Trinity School

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary
School rating
Good
May 7 2025 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11 - 16 y.o.
Type
Free Schools
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
None
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Essex
Unique reference
143701
Address
Carris Close, CO4 6ED

Pupils

Number of Pupils
597 (47% of total capacity)
Boys
48.9%
Girls
51.1%
First language not English
10.7%
Free school meals (FSM)
14.7%
Persistent absence
20.8%
Special education needs (SEN)
14.9%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 70.9%
Other White 8%
Mixed 6.3%
African 4.4%
Indian 3.5%
Other 2.7%
Chinese 1%
Bangladeshi 0.7%
Other Asian 0.7%
Other Black 0.7%
Pakistani 0.5%
Irish 0.3%
Unclassified 0.3%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

The Trinity School

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
176
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
153
2nd preference
265
3rd preference
150
From another Local Authority
13
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
140
2nd preference
25
3rd preference
10
To another Local Authority
1
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 classes27
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
179
89
90
Year 8
179
85
94
Year 9
119
64
55
Year 10
120
54
66
Year 2024-2025

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