Trinity School
Love Lane, Shaw, Newbury, RG14 2DU
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- NEWBURY ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Dr Charlotte Wilson
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Trinity School - Newbury Academy Trust
- SEN provision
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Newbury
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,204
- Pupils on roll
- 1,349
- URN
- 138525
- Local authority
- West Berkshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01635510500
About this school
Trinity School is a secondary academy in Newbury. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,349 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 8 February 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. 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 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 171 | 198 | 203 |
| Attainment 8 score | 47.6 | 45.9 | 42.9 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.31 +0.08 to +0.53 | +0.09 -0.11 to +0.30 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 40% | 34.3% | 38.9% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 63% | 61.1% | 59.6% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 40% | 19.2% | 65% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.3 | 4.0 | 3.9 |
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 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 | West Berkshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 47.6 | 41 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 45.9 | 40.6 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 42.9 | 38.5 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 10.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,234 |
| 2023/24 | 1,300 |
| 2024/25 | 1,355 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Trinity School compares
Trinity School ranked 7th of 9 secondary schools in West Berkshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 49% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 7% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 42.9 | 10.3% | 22.5% | 1,349 | — |
| St Bartholomew's School | 56.2 | 7.6% | 12.3% | 1,905 | 1.6 miles |
| Park House School | 55.9 | 7% | 13.3% | 981 | 2.5 miles |
| Kennet School | 46.5 | 9.2% | 17.1% | 1,824 | 3.1 miles |
| The Clere School | 41.3 | 10.9% | 25.9% | 382 | 4.4 miles |
| The Hurst School | 45.3 | 7.4% | 15.6% | 1,021 | 7.3 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 22.46%
- English as an additional language
- 14.3%
- Overall absence
- 10.27%
- Persistent absence
- 25.67%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Bartholomew's School1.6 miles
Secondary · Newbury
-
Park House School2.5 miles
Secondary · Newbury
-
Kennet School3.1 miles
Secondary · Thatcham
-
The Clere School4.4 miles
Secondary · Newbury
-
The Hurst School7.3 miles
Secondary · Tadley
Other schools in Newbury
- Park House School Secondary
- St Bartholomew's School Secondary
- The Clere School Secondary
- The Downs School Secondary
- Victoria Park Nursery School Nursery
- Beedon C.E. (Controlled) Primary School Primary
- Brightwalton C.E. Aided Primary School Primary
- Burghclere Primary School Primary
- Chaddleworth St Andrew's C.E. Primary School Primary
- Chieveley Primary School Primary
- Compton C.E. Primary School Primary
- Ecchinswell and Sydmonton Church of England Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Trinity School teach?
- Trinity School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Newbury.
- Who is the headteacher of Trinity School?
- The headteacher of Trinity School is Dr Charlotte Wilson, 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 1,349 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Trinity School full?
- Trinity School has capacity for 1,204 pupils and 1,349 on roll (112%), so it is at or above 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?
- No. Trinity School has no designated religious character.
- Is Trinity School a selective school?
- No. Trinity School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Trinity School?
- Trinity School is part of NEWBURY ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Trinity School have?
- The schools register lists Trinity School's special educational needs provision as: SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Trinity School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 47.6 in 2022/23 and 42.9 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Trinity School rank locally?
- Trinity School ranked 7th of 9 secondary schools in West Berkshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 49% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 7% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Trinity School's absence rate?
- Trinity School's overall absence rate is 10.3% 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 2 July 2026.