Trinity School
113%
Capacity
1,355
Pupils
2.0x
Demand
About Trinity School
Trinity School sits in the West Berkshire local authority, where it ranks fifth out of nine state secondary schools by Progress 8 score. That puts it just behind the three top-performing peers in the area: St Bartholomew's School, The Downs School and Denefield School. The school is large, with 1,355 pupils on roll against a capacity of 1,204, and it is oversubscribed: for 2025/26 entry, 447 families applied for 221 places, and 199 of those offers went to first-preference applicants. The headteacher is Charlotte Wilson, and the school has no religious character. Its most recent Ofsted inspection, an ungraded visit in February 2024, confirmed that the school remains Good, a rating it has held consistently across its previous graded inspections. The nearest Outstanding-rated school in the LA is St Bartholomew's, about 2.5 km away.
Academically, Trinity's Progress 8 score of 0.09 is slightly above the West Berkshire average of 0.02, meaning pupils make a little more progress than the typical student in the area. Attainment 8 sits at 45.9, and 61.1 per cent of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in English and maths. The EBacc entry rate is 19.2 per cent, with 13.6 per cent achieving the full EBacc at grade 5 or above. In the sixth form, 60 students took A-levels, with an average points per entry of 33.09, equivalent to a C+ grade. The value-added score for the sixth form is -0.19, which is below average, and the best three A-levels averaged a C+ grade. Progress in English and maths at KS4 is slightly negative, at -0.07 and -0.14 respectively, while EBacc progress is stronger at 0.37.
The school offers a wide range of facilities including a swimming pool, sports hall, theatre, science labs, music rooms and a chapel. Sports on offer include cricket, hockey, netball, rowing and martial arts, and there are clubs for drama, Model UN, Young Enterprise and gardening. SEND provision is comprehensive, covering specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia, moderate learning difficulty, speech and language needs, hearing and visual impairment, autistic spectrum disorder and a resourced provision. With a 22.2 per cent rate of pupils eligible for free school meals, Trinity draws from a mixed catchment. It will suit families who want a large, well-equipped secondary with a strong sixth form and a broad extracurricular offer, and who are comfortable with a school that is performing solidly but not at the very top of the LA rankings.
Key Details
| School Type | Secondary (State) |
| Age Range | 11 to 18 years |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Religious Character | Does not apply |
| Address | Love Lane, Newbury, West Berkshire, RG14 2DU |
| Headteacher | Charlotte Wilson |
| Local Authority | West Berkshire |
| Number of Pupils | 1,355 |
| Free School Meals (FSM) | 22.2% |
| School Capacity | 1,355 / 1,204 (113% full) |
| Sixth Form | Yes |
Ofsted Inspection Breakdown
8 Feb 2024Overall Effectiveness
Good
Latest inspection (8 Feb 2024): School remains Good
Source: Ofsted, 28 Feb 2014. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.
League Table Position
Based on Progress 8 (+0.09)
1325th of 3,141
Nationally
205th of 461
In South East
5th of 9
In West Berkshire
Source: Classpot analysis of DfE Progress 8 data
GCSE Results
2023/24Progress 8 Score
Students make similar progress to students nationally with the same starting point
Attainment 8 (vs national avg)
Students achieve significantly higher grades than the national average
Source: Department for Education, 2023/24. Progress 8 compares to students with similar Key Stage 2 results.
A-Level Results
2023/24Average Points per Entry
Value Added Score
Best 3 A-Levels (Average)
'21/22
37.8
'22/23
32.8
'23/24
33.1
Source: Department for Education 16-18 Performance Tables, 2023/24. Value Added measures progress compared to students with similar GCSE results.
Where GCSE leavers go
2022/2350%
of GCSE leavers stay on for sixth form at this school (cohort: 159 pupils).
- School sixth form (stay)50%
- FE college32%
- Employment9%
- Apprenticeship4%
- Not sustained4%
- Sixth form college1%
96% of leavers had a sustained destination 6 months on.
Source: DfE Compare School & College Performance, KS4 pupil destinations 2022/23 (revised). Only state-funded schools are required to report.
Where school leavers go
2022/2347%
of A-level / Level 3 leavers go to higher education (cohort: 74 pupils).
Top-tier university progression
13%
Russell Group
15%
Top-third HE
3%
Oxford / Cambridge
Percentages of the whole cohort (not just HE-goers). Russell Group = 24 elite research universities. Top-third HE = top by mean UCAS tariff.
- University (HE)47%
- Employment30%
- Apprenticeship12%
- Further education5%
- Not sustained4%
Sources: DfE 16-18 destination measures (broad bucket); DfE KS5 student destinations file (Russell Group / top-third HE / Oxbridge). Level 3 cohort. “Sustained” means the pupil was in education, apprenticeship or employment for 6 months in the year following completion.
Sixth form A-level subjects
2022/23- Sociology25
- Computer Studies / Computing18
- Mathematics18
- Business Studies:Single17
- Psychology15
- Geography11
- History11
- English Language8
- English Literature7
- Biology6
- Art and Design5
- Art and Design (Photography)4
Subjects with at least 3 entries in 2022/23. Number shown next to each subject is the number of pupils who sat that A-level exam — a rough indicator of subject popularity at this school. Source: DfE Compare School & College Performance.
SEND Support
Resourced ProvisionSource: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.
Facilities
10Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.
Extracurriculars
16Sports
Clubs & Activities
Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.
Admissions
2025/26Oversubscribed221
447
Good Demand
Popular school with more applications than places
224 families put this school as their 1st choice (50% of all applications)
Source: Department for Education, 2025/26. Data reflects national offer day applications and offers.
School day
Teaching hours
08:40 – 15:10
Source: trinitynewbury.org. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.
Class profile
2024/25Better than 75% of schools in England.
Better than 75% of schools in England.
Lower is generally better — fewer pupils per teacher or per class means more individual attention. Sources: DfE School Workforce Census & Schools, pupils and their characteristics, 2024/25.
Pupils & demographics
2024/25Below the national average (25%).
Above the national median (10%) — a meaningful share speak English as an additional language.
Ethnic background
- White British77.6%
- White (other)10.0%
- Asian4.8%
- Mixed3.2%
- Black0.1%
Source: DfE Schools, pupils and their characteristics (2024/25). Percentages may not sum to 100% — pupils classified as “unclassified”, “refused” or minor categories are not shown.
Attendance & Behaviour
2024/2575% of schools in England do better than this.
75% of schools in England do better than this.
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
75% of schools in England do better than this.
A pupil temporarily sent home for behaviour.
Permanent exclusion is rare — most schools have none in a given year.
Ranks vs all state-funded schools in England. Source: DfE Pupil absence in schools & Suspensions and permanent exclusions.
Catchment & Local Competition
No catchment data published for this school
The dashed grey ring is a generic 1-mile reference area — it's not an admission boundary. Real catchment depends on year, demand, and council criteria. We currently have real data for about 6% of UK schools and are actively expanding the database.
⚠ This school is oversubscribed — without published cutoff data we can't show how far places reach. Check your council's admissions page.
Schools within 1 mile (reference area)
1 mile is a fixed reference, not this school's catchment.
7
Total schools
6
Oversubscribed
5
Primary
Don’t use the dashed grey ring as a catchment boundary — it’s a reference area for counting nearby schools only. Real admission boundaries depend on year-by-year demand and council criteria; ask the school or council for authoritative info.
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Love Lane, Newbury
West Berkshire, RG14 2DU
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