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Trinity School[1]

Independent · ages 10–18

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Headline results

A-level average grade
AL A A 2024/25[2]

Results

GCSE (key stage 4)

Attainment 8
16.5 2025/26[3]
Grade 5+ in English & maths
0% 2025/26[3]
Grade 7+ in English & maths
0% 2025/26[3]
Progress 8, 2025/26
Not calculated[4]
Progress 8, 2024/25
Not calculated[4]

IGCSEs don't count towards Attainment 8, so it understates many independent schools.

Earlier years
Year Attainment 8 Grade 5+ in English & maths Grade 7+ in English & maths
2024/25 16.1[5] 0%[5]
2023/24 15.8[6] 0%[6]
2022/23 16.5[7] 0%[7]
2021/22 14[8] 0%[8]

A level (16–18)

A-level average grade
A 2024/25[2]
AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
57.6% 2024/25[2]
All results, 2020/21
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[9]
All results, 2019/20
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[9]
Earlier years
Year A-level average grade AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
2023/24 A[10] 50.6%[10]
2022/23 A-[11] 43.3%[11]
2021/22 A+[12] 50.9%[12]
2018/19 A-[13] 47.6%[13]

Destinations after 16–18 study

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
90.4% 2023/24[14]
UK higher education
76.6% 2023/24[14]
Education
82.6% 2023/24[14]
Apprenticeship
4.2% 2023/24[14]
Employment
3.6% 2023/24[14]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment UK higher education Education Apprenticeship Employment
2022/23 93.5%[14] 75.3%[14] 80%[14] 2.4%[14] 11.2%[14]
2021/22 89.1%[14] 71.8%[14] 77.6%[14] 1.1%[14] 10.3%[14]

Shares of the pupils who left in the year shown. Russell Group and Oxford or Cambridge figures were published for leavers up to 2019/20 only.

For independent schools the DfE publishes destinations after 16–18 study only: no destinations after GCSEs and no university progression figures (top third, Russell Group, Oxbridge).

Ofsted

Inspected by
Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI)[15]

Inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI), not Ofsted. ISI publishes its reports on its own website (isi.net), not as open data, so they aren't shown here.

Competition to get in

No published data for this school.

Character & practicalities

Type
Other independent school[1]
Ages
10–18[1]
Boys / girls
Mixed[1]
Sixth form
Yes[1]
Boarding
No boarders[1]
Capacity
1060[1]
Local authority
Croydon[1]
Nursery classes
No Nursery Classes[15]
Special classes
No Special Classes[15]
Section 41 (can be named in an EHC plan)
Not approved[15]
District
Croydon[16]
Postcode
CR9 7AT[1]
URN
101842[1]

School details as recorded in Get Information About Schools on 14 Oct 2026.

Pupils

Number on roll
1049 2024/25[17]
SEN support
18% 2024/25[17]
EHC plan
0.1% 2024/25[17]
Free school meals in the last 6 years
0% 2024/25[17]

Practicalities

Admissions contact
The admissions contact details for Trinity School are provided in the document. 2026-10-14[18]
SEND provision
180 Entry Sept 2024[19]

In the inspectors' and the school's words

Academic
Leaders have high academic expectations for their pupils. In lessons, pupils are highly engaged, keen to learn and behave well.[19]
Warmth
There is an atmosphere of warmth, friendliness and teamwork across the whole school that supports pupils’ wellbeing. They provide pupils with a stimulating education in a warm and nurturing environment.[19]
Pastoral care
They meticulously balance the support for pupil’s physical and emotional health with the potential challenges of high academic expectations. Leaders have established a comprehensive pastoral system.[19]
Behaviour
Pupils behave well as a result.[19]
Learning support
Leaders ensure that individual learning plans (IEP) are detailed, regularly reviewed, and identify clear strategies for staff to use As a result, pupils who have SEND make good progress.[19]
Enrichment
Leaders provide an extensive and diverse co-curricular programme that complements the curriculum. Pupils also develop their own clubs and societies and run these concurrently.[19]
Pupil voice
Pupils know that their teachers listen to them, and that their opinions are considered important and are acted upon. Pupils have many ways to share their thoughts, for example, through the active pupil council.[19]
Independence
pupils display a positive attitude to learning, are highly motivated, and take responsibility for their own learning. the ‘Trinity Diploma’, further develop pupils’ communication and independent learning skills.[19]
Collaboration
Leaders have created a collaborative environment where teachers and pupils show respect for each other. They have created an inclusive and collaborative culture within the school.[19]
Structure
Leaders set high expectations for behaviour, and pupils are encouraged to be the best version of themselves. Leaders and staff reward positive behaviour and make effective use of suitable sanctions when behaviour falls short of expectations.[19]
Sport
A large amount of curriculum time is dedicated to physical education (PE). There are many sports fixtures and competitions Leaders emphasise the importance of participation and inclusivity in sport.[19]

Sources

  1. Department for Education: Get Information About Schools: all establishments. Period 2026-10-14, published 2026-10-14. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  2. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS5 (16-18) final. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  3. Department for Education: Performance tables schools data (explore education statistics). Period 2025/26, provisional, published 2026-10-15. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  4. Department for Education: Key stage 4 performance 2024/25: data guidance. Period 2024/25. Archived copy; original. Licence: OGL-3.0.
    Quote
    It is not possible to calculate Progress 8 for academic years 2024/25 and 2025/26 due to gaps in the baseline caused by COVID-19 disruption.
  5. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 final. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  6. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 final. Period 2023/24, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  7. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 final. Period 2022/23, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  8. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 final. Period 2021/22, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  9. Department for Education: A level and other 16 to 18 results 2020/21. Period 2020/21. Archived copy; original. Licence: OGL-3.0.
    Quote
    Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the summer exam series was cancelled in both 2020 and 2021, and alternative processes were set up to award grades.
  10. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS5 (16-18) final. Period 2023/24, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  11. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS5 (16-18) final. Period 2022/23, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  12. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS5 (16-18) final. Period 2021/22, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  13. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS5 (16-18) final. Period 2018/19, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  14. Department for Education: 16-18 destination measures: 16-19 study leavers institution level destinations. Period 2023/24. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  15. Department for Education: Get Information About Schools: all establishments (independent schools' inspectorate and provision). Period 2026-10-17, published 2026-10-17. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  16. Office for National Statistics: Parish to Ward to Local Authority District (May 2026) Lookup in EW. Period 2026-05-01. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  17. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: School census. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  18. trinity-school.org: trinity-school.org — Admissions. Period 2026-10-14. Licence: copyright-quoted.
    Quote
    020 8656 9541 (p. 1)
  19. trinity-school.org: trinity-school.org — Inspection Report Jan 2025 (PDF). Period 2026-10-14. Licence: copyright-quoted.
    Quotes (21)
    The school has identified 180 pupils as having special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). (p. 14)
    A large amount of curriculum time is dedicated to physical education (PE). There are many sports fixtures and competitions (p. 8)
    Leaders emphasise the importance of participation and inclusivity in sport (p. 8)
    There is an atmosphere of warmth, friendliness and teamwork across the whole school that supports pupils' wellbeing (p. 5)
    They provide pupils with a stimulating education in a warm and nurturing environment (p. 3)
    Leaders have high academic expectations for their pupils. In lessons, pupils are highly engaged, keen to learn and behave well (p. 6)
    They meticulously balance the support for pupil's physical and emotional health with the potential challenges of high academic expectations (p. 5)
    Leaders have established a comprehensive pastoral system (p. 8)
    Pupils behave well as a result (p. 8)
    Leaders set high expectations for behaviour, and pupils are encouraged to be the best version of themselves (p. 8)
    Leaders and staff reward positive behaviour and make effective use of suitable sanctions when behaviour falls short of expectations (p. 8)
    Leaders provide an extensive and diverse co-curricular programme that complements the curriculum (p. 6)
    Pupils also develop their own clubs and societies and run these concurrently (p. 3)
    Pupils know that their teachers listen to them, and that their opinions are considered important and are acted upon (p. 8)
    Pupils have many ways to share their thoughts, for example, through the active pupil council (p. 8)
    pupils display a positive attitude to learning, are highly motivated, and take responsibility for their own learning (p. 6)
    the 'Trinity Diploma', further develop pupils' communication and independent learning skills (p. 6)
    Leaders have created a collaborative environment where teachers and pupils show respect for each other (p. 3)
    They have created an inclusive and collaborative culture within the school (p. 5)
    Leaders ensure that individual learning plans (IEP) are detailed, regularly reviewed, and identify clear strategies for staff to use (p. 6)
    As a result, pupils who have SEND make good progress (p. 6)