Blessed Trinity Roman Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Sept 26 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Unique reference
- 147581
- Address
- Ormerod Road, BB10 3AA
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1287 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.7%
- Girls
- 49.3%
- First language not English
- 15.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 31.6%
- Persistent absence
- 29.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 19.1%
White British 73.6%
Pakistani 8.2%
Other White 6.1%
Other Asian 4.9%
Mixed 4.2%
Indian 0.7%
Other 0.6%
African 0.5%
Bangladeshi 0.4%
Other Black 0.4%
Unclassified 0.4%
Chinese 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.25
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.17
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 29%
Local authority average 31%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 36%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 41.4
Local authority average 45
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.49
Local authority average 3.88
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Music Studies (General) | Technical Award | 8 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 33 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 23 |
| Biology | GCSE | 27 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 26 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 37 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 58 |
| English Language | GCSE | 249 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 241 |
| French | GCSE | 9 |
Admissions
Blessed Trinity Roman Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 246
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 261
- 2nd preference
- 353
- 3rd preference
- 204
- From another Local Authority
- 24
Offers
- 1st preference
- 236
- 2nd preference
- 8
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 16
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 253 119 134 |
| Year 8 | 250 123 127 |
| Year 9 | 282 151 131 |
| Year 10 | 255 134 121 |
| Year 11 | 247 125 122 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 80.0% 82.2% 86.5% |
Further education | 75.0% 47.7% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 5.0% 12.9% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 21.0% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.6% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 7.0% 5.4% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 7.0% 5.5% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 6.0% 5.9% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 0.9% 1.0% |