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Trinity Catholic High School[1]

Secondary · ages 11–18

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Headline results

Attainment 8
A8 52 52.4 2025/26[2]
A-level average grade
AL C C 2024/25[3]

Results

GCSE (key stage 4)

Attainment 8
52.4 2025/26[2]
Grade 5+ in English & maths
57.1% 2025/26[2]
Grade 7+ in English & maths
21% 2025/26[2]
Progress 8
+0.24 2023/24[4]
Progress 8, 2025/26
Not calculated[5]
Progress 8, 2024/25
Not calculated[5]
Earlier years
Year Attainment 8 Grade 5+ in English & maths Grade 7+ in English & maths Progress 8
2024/25 56.3[6] 66%[6]
2023/24 56.4[4] 67.2%[4] +0.24[4]
2022/23 57[7] 66%[7] +0.40[7]
2021/22 59.8[8] 68%[8] +0.56[8]

A level (16–18)

A-level average grade
C 2024/25[3]
AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
10.4% 2024/25[3]
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 C+[10] 15.4%[10]
2022/23 C+[11] 12.6%[11]
2021/22 B-[12] 14.3%[12]
2018/19 C[13] 9.7%[13]

Destinations after GCSEs

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
97% 2022/23[14]
School sixth form
74% 2022/23[14]
Sixth-form college
4% 2022/23[14]
Further education college
17% 2022/23[14]
Apprenticeship
1% 2022/23[14]
Employment
0% 2022/23[14]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment School sixth form Sixth-form college Further education college Apprenticeship Employment
2021/22 99%[15] 78%[15] 2%[15] 14%[15] 3%[15] 1%[15]
2020/21 99%[16] 80%[16] 2%[16] 12%[16] 3%[16] 1%[16]
2019/20 99%[17] 77%[17] 2%[17] 19%[17] 0%[17]
2018/19 98%[18] 84%[18] 2%[18] 9%[18] 2%[18]

Destinations after 16–18 study

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
87% 2022/23[19]
UK higher education
61% 2022/23[19]
Education
62% 2022/23[19]
Apprenticeship
8% 2022/23[19]
Employment
17% 2022/23[19]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment UK higher education Education Apprenticeship Employment
2021/22 89%[20] 60%[20] 65%[20] 5%[20] 19%[20]
2020/21 92%[21] 68%[21] 69%[21] 6%[21] 17%[21]
2019/20 89%[22] 67%[22] 72%[22] 5%[22] 13%[22]
2018/19 92%[23] 66%[23] 72%[23] 2%[23] 17%[23]

Higher education after 16–18 study

Progressed to higher education
71% 2021/22[24]
Top third of most selective universities
28% 2021/22[24]
Russell Group universities
28% 2019/20[25]
Oxford or Cambridge
2% 2017/18[26]
Earlier leavers
Left in Progressed to higher education Top third of most selective universities Russell Group universities Oxford or Cambridge
2020/21 76%[27] 34%[27]
2019/20 80%[25] 29%[25] 28%[25]
2018/19 80%[28] 24%[28] 22%[28]
2017/18 79%[26] 28%[26] 27%[26] 2%[26]

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.

Ofsted

Latest inspection
28 Feb 2023[29]
Type
S5 Inspection[29]
Report published
26 Apr 2023[29]
Personal development
Good[29]
Quality of education
Good[29]
Overall effectiveness
Good[29]
Behaviour and attitudes
Good[29]
Safeguarding is effective
Yes[29]
Sixth form provision (where applicable)
Good[29]
Effectiveness of leadership and management
Good[29]

Competition to get in

Applications and offers, Year 7

Applications per place
2.9 Entry Sept 2026[30]
Applications (any preference)
683 Entry Sept 2026[30]
First preferences
253 Entry Sept 2026[30]
Places offered
232 Entry Sept 2026[30]
First preferences per place
1.1 Entry Sept 2026[30]
Earlier years
Entry Applications First preferences Places offered Per place First preferences per place
Entry Sept 2025 582[30] 200[30] 236[30] 2.5[30] 0.8[30]
Entry Sept 2024 651[30] 247[30] 232[30] 2.8[30] 1.1[30]
Entry Sept 2023 620[30] 242[30] 221[30] 2.8[30] 1.1[30]
Entry Sept 2022 684[30] 303[30] 231[30] 3.0[30] 1.3[30]

Admissions

Places (published admission number), 11+ entry
240 Entry Sept 2027[31]

Character & practicalities

Type
Voluntary aided school[1]
Ages
11–18[1]
Boys / girls
Mixed[1]
Faith
Roman Catholic[1]
Admissions
Non-selective[1]
Sixth form
Yes[1]
Boarding
No boarders[1]
Capacity
1579[1]
Local authority
Redbridge[1]
Website
http://tchs.org.uk[1]
District
Redbridge[32]
Postcode
IG8 0TP[1]
URN
102860[1]

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

Pupils

Number on roll
1598 2024/25[33]
English as an additional language
11.7% 2024/25[33]
SEN support
8.1% 2024/25[33]
EHC plan
1.4% 2024/25[33]
Free school meals in the last 6 years
14.1% 2024/25[33]

Pupils' ethnicity 2025/26

White
52.7%[34]
Mixed
12.4%[34]
Asian
10.9%[34]
Black
19.1%[34]
Any other ethnic group
2.3%[34]
Unclassified
2.7%[34]

The school census's major ethnic groups as shares of the school's pupils, summed by us from the published counts. For information only: never used to rank, filter or colour schools.

Sources

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    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.
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    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.
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    Quote
    The governing body has set its admission number at 240 pupils to Year 7. (p. 1)
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