Trent College
Derby Road, Long Eaton, Nottingham, NG10 4AD
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 3 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Anglican
- Headteacher
- Mr William Penty
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Erewash
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,250
- Pupils on roll
- 990
- URN
- 113004
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01158494949
About this school
Trent College is an Anglican independent school in Nottingham. It teaches children aged 3 to 19 and has 990 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Trent College under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Trent College has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 1928, 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 | 131 | 139 | 129 |
| Attainment 8 score | 48.9 | 44.8 | 45.2 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 72% | 68.3% | 66.7% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 94% | 77.7% | 81.4% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0.8% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.1 | 2.7 | 2.9 |
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 Trent College has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Derbyshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 48.9 | 41.6 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 44.8 | 41.3 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 45.2 | 40.9 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,252 |
| 2023/24 | 1,202 |
| 2024/25 | 1,113 |
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
- 0
- Pupils on SEN support
- 373
Location
Nearby schools
-
Brackenfield Special School0.3 miles
Special schools · Nottingham
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Stanton Vale School0.6 miles
Academies · Nottingham
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Spring Valley School1.2 miles
Special schools · Breaston
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Hemlock Stone School2.1 miles
Special schools · Stapleford
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Foxwood Academy3.0 miles
Academies · Nottingham
Other schools in Nottingham
- Colston Bassett School Limited Independent schools
- Fig Tree Primary School Independent schools
- FUEL Independent schools
- Green Crescent School Independent schools
- Hollygirt School Independent schools
- Jamia Al-Hudaa Residential College Independent schools
- Nottingham High School Independent schools
- Plumtree School Independent schools
- Salterford House School Independent schools
- St Joseph's School Independent schools
- Pinxton Nursery School Nursery
- The Nottingham Nursery School and Training Centre Nursery
Common questions
- What ages does Trent College teach?
- Trent College teaches children aged 3 to 19. It is an independent school in Nottingham.
- Who is the headteacher of Trent College?
- The headteacher of Trent College is Mr William Penty, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Trent College been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Trent College 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 many pupils are at Trent College?
- Trent College has 990 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 19.
- Is Trent College full?
- Trent College has capacity for 1,250 pupils and 990 on roll (79%), 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 Trent College a faith school?
- Yes. Trent College is designated Anglican.
- How have Trent College's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 48.9 in 2022/23 and 45.2 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Trent College's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Trent College'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.