Trinity School
Heathway, Dagenham, RM10 7SJ
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 3 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss Jo Long
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Dagenham and Rainham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Pupils on roll
- 312
- URN
- 131102
- Local authority
- Barking and Dagenham
- Telephone
- 02034355955
About this school
Trinity School is a community special school in Dagenham. It teaches children aged 3 to 19 and has 312 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 27 September 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Outstanding. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 12 | 17 | 13 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | - | - |
| Reading progress | -4.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -4.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -4.70 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 24 | 26 | 23 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | - | - |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | - | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | - | - |
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 | Barking and Dagenham average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 0% | 59.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 62.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 64.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 14% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 12.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 14% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 302 |
| 2023/24 | 314 |
| 2024/25 | 319 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 43.39%
- English as an additional language
- 38.2%
- Overall absence
- 14.04%
- Persistent absence
- 45.49%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Oxlow Bridge School0.4 miles
Free Schools · Dagenham
-
SENARP Vibe Independent School1.2 miles
Special schools · Dagenham
-
The Compass School1.4 miles
Free Schools · Romford
-
Mayesbrook Park School1.4 miles
Local authority maintained schools · Dagenham
-
Northstar Nurture School1.4 miles
Special schools · Dagenham
Other schools in Dagenham
- Mayesbrook Park School Local authority maintained schools
- Northstar Nurture School Special schools
- Oxlow Bridge School Free Schools
- Pathways School Free Schools
- SENARP Vibe Independent School Special schools
- Beam Primary School Primary
- Becontree Primary School Primary
- Dorothy Barley Infants' School Primary
- Dorothy Barley Junior Academy Primary
- Five Elms Primary School Primary
- Godwin Primary School Primary
- Grafton Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Trinity School teach?
- Trinity School teaches children aged 3 to 19. It is a special school in Dagenham.
- Who is the headteacher of Trinity School?
- The headteacher of Trinity School is Miss Jo Long, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Trinity School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Trinity School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Trinity School?
- Trinity School has 312 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 19.
- Is Trinity School a faith school?
- No. Trinity School has no designated religious character.
- What SEN provision does Trinity School have?
- The schools register lists Trinity School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Trinity School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2022/23 and 0% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Trinity School's absence rate?
- Trinity School's overall absence rate is 14% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- 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 30 June 2026.