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State secondary · 11 to 16 · Mixed · 780 pupils

The Trinity School

Carris Close, Colchester, CO4 6ED · Essex
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Ofsted: Good · May 2025Top 28% (20/73)Fewer first choices than places (2026)
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Summary

The key facts, in one place
GCSE (key stage 4) The league rank: the school's place among its council's schools of the same phase on the newest year's DfE results, the same rank as on the Schools map. In England: 1,036th of 3,223 on the same figure. Band: Top 28%.
Top 28% (20/73)Rank among 73 Essex secondaries with results, 2026 results (Attainment 8)
See the Essex league table →
Inspection
Good, May 2025
Getting in
Not full for Year 7 2026
Results
49.6 attainment 8; 57% english and maths grade 5 or above
Size
780 pupils; 177 places a year; classes of 27
Run by
Alpha Trust
Type
Free schools
Ages
11 to 16 · Mixed
Strengths, and things to check
  • Attainment 8: 49.6, against 46.3 in Essex.
  • English and maths, grade 5+: 57%, against 45% in Essex.
  • We hold no offer-day distances for this school: ask the council how far places went.
Could your child get in?We hold no offer-day distances for this school yet. Enter your postcode to see how far it is from your home.Check a postcode ↓ Schools for usRank every school near you by the measures that matter to your family, each reason shown.Rank schools →

At a glance

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SourceWhere these figures come from

How it is worked outEssex and England: DfE's own averages for results. For the rest, the middle state secondary school of the same phase, from every school we hold, since DfE publishes no council figure we hold.

Against Essex and England
This schoolEssexEnglandHover or tap a bar for the figures
Academic
Attainment 8The average GCSE score across eight subjects, including English and maths counted twice. A grade 5 in all eight would score 50.
49.6
Better than Essex
English and maths, grade 5+The share of pupils with grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE (a strong pass).
57%
Better than Essex
Attendance and behaviour
Sessions missedHalf-day sessions missed, authorised or not, as a share of all sessions in the school year (DfE pupil absence). Lower is better.
8.5%
In line with Essex
Persistently absentPupils who missed one session in ten or more. Lower is better.
20.1%
Better than Essex
Suspensions per 100 pupilsSuspensions in the school year for every 100 pupils on roll. Lower is better; one or two incidents move a small school a lot.
14.4
In line with Essex
Pupils and classes
Average class sizeAverage pupils per class, from the school census. Shown for context, not as a score.
27.0
Context
Free school mealsPupils eligible for free school meals. Context for reading the results, not a measure of the school.
16%
Context
Pupils for each teacherPupils on roll for each full-time teacher, from the school workforce census. Shown for context.
19.2
Context
Demand for places
First choices per placeFamilies who put this school first, for each Year 7 place in 2026 (DfE applications and offers). Above 1 means more first choices than places.
0.7
Less sought after than Essex
COULD YOUR CHILD GET IN? · YEAR 7 2027
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SourceCouncil offer-day figures; none held for this school yet.

How it is worked outThe bars show how far the last place offered reached each year. A full bar means everyone who applied was offered a place; a dash means we hold no distance for that year. Your postcode is set against each year's last distance.

Things to know
  • A record of past years, not a promise: the distance changes every year with who applies.

We hold no offer-day distances for this school yet. Enter your postcode to see how far it is from your home.

Free, no account needed. Your postcode is used for this check and not kept.

Offers

How far offers reached

How far away the last child offered a place under the distance rule lived, as the council measures it. It changes every year with who applies: a record, not a promise. Children with a higher priority can be offered places from further away.

Year 7. Distance of the last child offered a place on offer day. What the last distance means →

Could you get in?Enter a home or postcode: we set it against every year's last offer and this school's rules.

Results

Quality

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SourceOfsted · inspected 7 May 2025
DfE school performance tables · 2025/2026

  • Good
  • Attainment 8: 49.6 (England 47.4) (county 46.3)
  • English and maths grade 5 or above: 57% (England 48%) (county 45%)

Results

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SourceDfE school performance tables, 2025/2026.

MeasureThis schoolEnglandCouncilYear
Attainment 849.647.446.32025/2026
English and maths grade 5 or above57%48%45%2025/2026

League table place

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SourceDfE school performance tables: the newest year's results, place among the council's schools of the same phase.

TableLeague rank
GCSE (key stage 4)Top 28% (20/73)
Essex league tableEvery school of this phase in the council on these results.See the table →

Daily life and who goes there

Daily life

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SourceDfE, Pupil absence in schools in England: absence rates by school level · 2024/25
DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England: school level · 2024/25
DfE, school workforce and pupil census · 2025/26
DfE, school workforce · November 2025
DfT, NaPTAN (National Public Transport Access Nodes) · within 800 m
DfT, Road safety data (STATS19): collisions and casualties, last five years · 2021 to 2025
DEFRA, Pollution Climate Mapping (PCM) 1 km background maps · 2024

  • Absence: 8.5% of sessions missed; 20% of pupils miss 1 in 10 or more. Schools with a similar intake: 7.4% and 19%
  • Suspensions: 14 per 100 pupils (schools with a similar intake: 9); 3 permanent exclusions
  • Classes average 27.0 pupils; 28% of classes have more than 30
  • 19.2 pupils for each teacher
  • Nearest stops, in a straight line: bus 181 m
  • 12 police-reported road collisions within 500 m (0 fatal, 2 serious)
  • Air: nitrogen dioxide 9.1 µg/m³, PM2.5 7.2 (1 km square, background level)

Absence

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SourceDfE, Pupil absence in schools in England: absence rates by school level, 2024-25.

Things to know
  • Similar intake: state schools of the same phase with free school meals in the same band (10-20%), the median of 831 schools.
YearSessions missedAuthorisedUnauthorisedPupils missing 1 in 10Pupils missing 1 in 2
2024/258.5%5.5%3.0%20%5.5%
2023/248.6%6.0%2.6%22%3.4%
2022/236.7%5.2%1.5%16%2.5%
Schools with a similar intake7.4%19%

Suspensions and exclusions

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SourceDfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England: school level, 2024-25.

YearSuspensions per 100 pupilsPupils suspendedSuspensionsPermanent exclusions
2024/2514.45.0%863
2023/2423.68.3%992
2022/237.14.6%170
Schools with a similar intake8.9

Class sizes and staff

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SourceDfE, school workforce; school census, 2025/26.

MeasureFigureYear
Average class size27.02025/26
Classes over 30 pupils28%2025/26
Pupils for each teacher19.2November 2025

Stops nearby

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SourceDfT, NaPTAN (National Public Transport Access Nodes), current.

Things to know
  • A stop across a railway or main road may be a long walk. Bus frequency is not held.
KindNearest (metres, straight line)
bus181

Road collisions within 500 m

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SourceDfT, Road safety data (STATS19): collisions and casualties, last five years, 2021 to 2025.

Things to know
  • 2 serious and 0 fatal in all; 2 involved a pedestrian, 5 a cyclist. Only collisions with an injury reported to police are counted.
YearCollisions
20250
20240
20233
20223
20216

Air quality

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SourceDEFRA, Pollution Climate Mapping (PCM) 1 km background maps.

Things to know
  • A 1 km background figure: not the air at the school gate beside a busy road.
PollutantAnnual mean (µg/m³)Year
NO29.12024
PM1012.42024
PM257.22024

Who goes there

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SourceDfE, schools, pupils and their characteristics; special educational needs, 2025/26.

MeasureShare of pupilsYear
Eligible for free school meals16%2025/26
First language other than English13%2025/26
SEN support10%2025/26
Education, health and care plan2.8%2025/26
Girls51%2025/26

Ofsted

Ofsted, May 2025The judgements from the school's latest inspection. Reports from November 2025 use Ofsted's new report card, with different headings; we show whichever the latest report uses.Read the report ↗
Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Leadership and managementGood

Inspections

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SourceOfsted, 2025.

DateKindOutcome
7 May 2025Graded inspectionQuality of education: Good

Admissions

Getting in

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SourceDfE, school applications and offers · Year 7 2026

  • 126 families put it first for 177 places; 116 of them got in
  • We hold no catchment map for this school, so we can't say which addresses are inside it.
  • We can't tell how far Year 7 places reached: we hold no offer-day figures for this school. Ask the council or the school for the last distance offered.

Applications and offers, DfE

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SourceDfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers (school level, Open Government Licence), 2022 to 2026.

Things to know
  • Families name up to three schools, so most applications are somebody's second or third choice.
EntryYearPlacesFirst choicesAny choiceFirst choices offered
Year 72026177126682116
Year 72025176153707140
Year 72024179160725139
Year 72023178116621111
Year 720221198755875

Who runs it

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SourceDfE, Get Information about Schools: group links · joined September 2021
DfE, open academies list

  • Alpha Trust, with 5 schools
  • Opened as an academy (free schools) on 1 September 2021
  • We can't compare results before and after it converted: we hold results for only one side of the date, because DfE publishes a few years at a time.

Fees and clubs

State schools charge no tuition fees. Breakfast clubs, after-school clubs and holiday clubs are set by each school: ask the school what it runs and what it costs.

Childcare costsWhat wraparound care and early years places cost, and what funding covers.See costs →

Nearby

Schools nearby

The Gilberd School0.0 miColchester Academy1.8 miSt Helena School1.9 miColchester Royal Grammar School2.4 miCompare side by side →

Nurseries nearby

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SourceOfsted early years register.

Brinkley Lane Day Nursery School0.2 miles
Humpty Dumpty Pre-School (Colchester)0.2 miles
Yellow Brick Rd Nursery Highwoods0.2 miles
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Colchester Severalls Business Park0.3 miles
Homes in reach of this schoolLook up any home near here: its sales, an open-data valuation, and which schools it keeps in reach.Search homes →

Sources

  • DEFRA, Pollution Climate Mapping (PCM) 1 km background maps
  • DfE school performance tables
  • DfE school performance tables: the newest year's results, place among the council's schools of the same phase
  • DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers (school level, Open Government Licence)
  • DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England: absence rates by school level
  • DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England: school level
  • DfE, school workforce; school census
  • DfE, schools, pupils and their characteristics; special educational needs
  • DfT, NaPTAN (National Public Transport Access Nodes)
  • DfT, Road safety data (STATS19): collisions and casualties, last five years
  • Ofsted
  • School register: DfE Get Information about Schools, updated 17 October 2026 (this school)
  • How we check these figures: How we know

More in schools in Colchester and the Essex league table.

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