Trinity School
Birbeck Street, Off High Street, Stalybridge, SK15 1SH
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 3 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Christian
- Headteacher
- Mr Christopher O'Gorman
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Stalybridge and Hyde
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 121
- Pupils on roll
- 90
- URN
- 106276
- Local authority
- Tameside
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01613030674
About this school
Trinity School is a Christian independent school in Stalybridge. It teaches children aged 3 to 16 and has 90 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Trinity School under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Trinity School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 1979, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 11 | 19 | 11 |
| Attainment 8 score | 52.8 | 49.6 | 52.4 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 45% | 36.8% | 27.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 82% | 63.2% | 72.7% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 9% | 15.8% | 27.3% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.5 | 4.1 | 4.7 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Trinity School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Tameside average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 52.8 | 42.2 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 49.6 | 39.7 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 52.4 | 38.4 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 114 |
| 2023/24 | 125 |
| 2024/25 | 104 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 4
- Pupils on SEN support
- 23
Location
Nearby schools
-
Tame Bank0.3 miles
Special schools · Stalybridge
-
Works 4 U Support Services (Norman Mackie & Associates Ltd)0.7 miles
Other types · Ambleside
-
Cromwell High School0.8 miles
Academies · Dukinfield
-
Oakdale School0.9 miles
Academies · Dukinfield
-
Stansfield House1.1 miles
Special schools · Dukinfield
Other schools in Stalybridge
- Arlies Primary School Primary
- Buckton Vale Primary School Primary
- Dixons Silver Springs Primary Primary
- Gorse Hall Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Millbrook Primary School Primary
- St Paul's CofE Primary School, Stalybridge Primary
- St Raphael's Catholic Primary School Primary
- St. Peter's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Primary
- Stalyhill Infant School Primary
- Stalyhill Junior School Primary
- Wild Bank Primary School Primary
- Dixons Pennine Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Trinity School teach?
- Trinity School teaches children aged 3 to 16. It is an independent school in Stalybridge.
- Who is the headteacher of Trinity School?
- The headteacher of Trinity School is Mr Christopher O'Gorman, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Trinity School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Trinity School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Trinity School?
- Trinity School has 90 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 16.
- Is Trinity School full?
- Trinity School has capacity for 121 pupils and 90 on roll (74%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Trinity School a faith school?
- Yes. Trinity School is designated Christian.
- Is Trinity School a selective school?
- No. Trinity School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- How have Trinity School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 52.8 in 2022/23 and 52.4 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Trinity School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Trinity School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 24 July 2026.