Trinity School
Seal Hollow Rd, Sevenoaks, TN13 3SL
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Christian
- Trust
- TRINITY SCHOOL SEVENOAKS LTD
- Headmaster
- Dr Matthew Pawson
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Sevenoaks
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,140
- Pupils on roll
- 1,153
- URN
- 139554
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01732469111
About this school
Trinity School is a Christian secondary academy in Sevenoaks. It teaches children aged 11 to 19 and has 1,153 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 14 March 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 | 178 | 177 | 175 |
| Attainment 8 score | 48.5 | 50.0 | 46.7 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.22 +0.01 to +0.44 | +0.26 +0.05 to +0.48 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 51% | 48.6% | 45.1% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 74% | 68.9% | 66.3% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 50% | 41.2% | 44.6% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.2 |
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 | Kent average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 48.5 | 37.6 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 50 | 37.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 46.7 | 37.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,130 |
| 2023/24 | 1,149 |
| 2024/25 | 1,145 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Trinity School compares
Trinity School ranked 38th of 100 secondary schools in Kent for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 64% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 16% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 46.7 | 8.2% | 18.2% | 1,153 | — |
| Knole Academy | 44.3 | 10.8% | 22.2% | 1,410 | 1.0 miles |
| Wrotham School | 39.5 | 11.1% | 19.8% | 1,054 | 4.5 miles |
| Leigh Academy Hugh Christie | 40.5 | 10.7% | 39.8% | 688 | 6.0 miles |
| Hadlow Rural Community School | 36.3 | 12.8% | 31.2% | 377 | 6.9 miles |
| St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar School | 83.6 | 3.7% | 4.5% | 1,084 | 7.0 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)
- 18.2%
- English as an additional language
- 6.6%
- Overall absence
- 8.15%
- Persistent absence
- 22.01%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Knole Academy1.0 miles
Secondary · Sevenoaks
-
Wrotham School4.5 miles
Secondary · Sevenoaks
-
Leigh Academy Hugh Christie6.0 miles
Secondary · Tonbridge
-
Hadlow Rural Community School6.9 miles
Secondary · Hadlow
-
St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar School7.0 miles
Secondary · Orpington
Other schools in Sevenoaks
- Knole Academy Secondary
- Wrotham School Secondary
- Amherst School Primary
- Borough Green Primary School Primary
- Chevening, St Botolph's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary
- Dunton Green Primary School Primary
- Halstead Community Primary School Primary
- Ide Hill Church of England Primary School Primary
- Ightham Primary School Primary
- Kemsing Primary School Primary
- Lady Boswell's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Sevenoaks Primary
- Otford Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Trinity School teach?
- Trinity School teaches children aged 11 to 19. It is a secondary school in Sevenoaks.
- Who is the headmaster of Trinity School?
- The headmaster of Trinity School is Dr Matthew Pawson, 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 1,153 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
- Is Trinity School full?
- Trinity School has capacity for 1,140 pupils and 1,153 on roll (101%), 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?
- Yes. Trinity School is designated Christian.
- 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 TRINITY SCHOOL SEVENOAKS LTD. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Trinity School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 48.5 in 2022/23 and 46.7 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 38th of 100 secondary schools in Kent for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 64% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 16% 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 8.2% 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 1 July 2026.