Trinity Academy Cathedral
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding May 25 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
- 1037 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 46.8%
- Girls
- 53.2%
- First language not English
- 24.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 41.4%
- Persistent absence
- 19.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 10.8%
White British 63.3%
Other White 10.4%
Pakistani 8.6%
African 5.5%
Other 4.7%
Mixed 4.6%
Other Asian 1.4%
Indian 0.5%
Unclassified 0.5%
Other Black 0.4%
Irish 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 50%
Local authority average 33%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 49%
Local authority average 45%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 48.6
Local authority average 45
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.32
Local authority average 3.95
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 24 |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 23 |
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 28 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 57 |
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 34 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 43 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 60 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 66 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 57 |
| Biology | GCSE | 31 |
Admissions
Trinity Academy Cathedral
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 198
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 304
- 2nd preference
- 124
- 3rd preference
- 123
- From another Local Authority
- 23
Offers
- 1st preference
- 191
- 2nd preference
- 7
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 13
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 217 96 121 |
| Year 8 | 210 95 115 |
| Year 9 | 204 90 114 |
| Year 10 | 206 104 102 |
| Year 11 | 200 100 100 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 82.0% 81.8% 85.5% |
Further education | 61.0% 41.8% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 8.0% 11.8% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 13.0% 28.0% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.2% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 3.1% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 4.3% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 10.0% 8.1% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 4.0% 2.7% 3.0% |