Trinity Academy Cathedral
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding May 26 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Not available
- Religious Character
- Church of England
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Wakefield
- Unique reference
- 145579
- Address
- Thornes Road, WF2 8QF
- Website
- cathedral.trinitymat.org
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1022 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 47.1%
- Girls
- 52.9%
- First language not English
- 23.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 40.2%
- Persistent absence
- 31.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 10.1%
White British 65.9%
Other White 11.1%
Pakistani 8.2%
African 4.6%
Mixed 4.2%
Other 3.4%
Other Asian 0.9%
Unclassified 0.8%
Indian 0.4%
Other Black 0.3%
Irish 0.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.74
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.12
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 38%
Local authority average 35%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 46%
Local authority average 45%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 50.4
Local authority average 45.7
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.24
Local authority average 3.97
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 24 |
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 23 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 50 |
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 39 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 43 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 31 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 43 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 52 |
| Biology | GCSE | 30 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 30 |
Admissions
Trinity Academy Cathedral
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 204
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 294
- 2nd preference
- 149
- 3rd preference
- 90
- From another Local Authority
- 13
Offers
- 1st preference
- 201
- 2nd preference
- 3
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 8
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 214 95 119 |
| Year 8 | 203 98 105 |
| Year 9 | 206 99 107 |
| Year 10 | 199 100 99 |
| Year 11 | 200 89 111 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 73.0% 80.9% 85.6% |
Further education | 49.0% 39.1% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 5.0% 12.6% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 18.0% 28.8% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.3% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 6.0% 6.4% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 3.9% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 14.0% 7.9% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 0.9% 1.2% |