Holy Trinity School
Birmingham Road, Kidderminster, DY10 2BY
- Phase
- All-through
- School type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 4 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- HOLY TRINITY SCHOOL ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Ian Williams
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Wyre Forest
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 785
- Pupils on roll
- 723
- URN
- 141105
- Local authority
- Worcestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01562822929
About this school
Holy Trinity School is an all-through academy in Kidderminster. It teaches children aged 4 to 18 and has 723 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Holy Trinity School, and its latest judgement is set out below. 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 51 | 50 | 52 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 51% | 50% | 52% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 2% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 75% | 68% | 67% |
| Expected standard in maths | 76% | 66% | 67% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 73% | 76% | 81% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 104.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 103.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.20 | - | - |
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 | 65 | 66 | 68 |
| Attainment 8 score | 45.2 | 45.1 | 41.6 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.18 -0.17 to +0.52 | -0.09 -0.43 to +0.26 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 49% | 40.9% | 38.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 65% | 65.2% | 69.1% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 62% | 54.5% | 39.7% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.6 |
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 Holy 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 | Worcestershire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 51% | 54.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 50% | 56.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 52% | 57.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | Worcestershire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 45.2 | 38.4 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 45.1 | 37.5 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 41.6 | 36.9 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 737 |
| 2023/24 | 747 |
| 2024/25 | 739 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Holy Trinity School compares
Holy Trinity School ranked 22nd of 31 secondary schools in Worcestershire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 44% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 19% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 41.6 | 7.6% | 21.1% | 723 | — |
| St Ambrose Catholic Primary | — | 6.7% | 20.3% | 207 | 0.1 miles |
| St George's CofE School | — | 4.9% | 36.8% | 223 | 0.1 miles |
| Unity Academy | — | — | 67.9% | 34 | 0.4 miles |
| St Mary's CofE (VA) Primary School | — | 6.3% | 54.8% | 212 | 0.5 miles |
| King Charles I School | 44 | 8.4% | 28% | 1,140 | 0.5 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)
- 21.07%
- English as an additional language
- 9.9%
- Overall absence
- 7.61%
- Persistent absence
- 24.25%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Ambrose Catholic Primary0.1 miles
Primary · Kidderminster
-
St George's CofE School0.1 miles
Primary · Kidderminster
-
Unity Academy0.4 miles
Free Schools · Kidderminster
-
St Mary's CofE (VA) Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Kidderminster
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King Charles I School0.5 miles
Secondary · Kidderminster
Other schools in Kidderminster
Holy Trinity School ranks 16th of the 23 ranked primary schools in Kidderminster, and Holy Trinity School ranks 4th of the 5 ranked secondary schools in Kidderminster.
- Birchen Coppice Academy Primary
- Blakedown CofE Primary School Primary
- Chaddesley Corbett Endowed Primary School Primary
- Cleobury Mortimer Primary School Primary
- Comberton Primary School Primary
- Cookley Sebright Primary School Primary
- Far Forest Lea Memorial CofE Primary School Primary
- Farlow CofE Primary School Primary
- Foley Park Primary Academy Primary
- Franche Primary School Primary
- Hartlebury CofE Primary School Primary
- Heronswood Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Holy Trinity School teach?
- Holy Trinity School teaches children aged 4 to 18. It is an all-through school in Kidderminster.
- Who is the headteacher of Holy Trinity School?
- The headteacher of Holy Trinity School is Mr Ian Williams, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Holy Trinity School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Holy 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 many pupils are at Holy Trinity School?
- Holy Trinity School has 723 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 18.
- Is Holy Trinity School full?
- Holy Trinity School has capacity for 785 pupils and 723 on roll (92%), 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 Holy Trinity School a faith school?
- No. Holy Trinity School has no designated religious character.
- Is Holy Trinity School a selective school?
- No. Holy Trinity School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Does Holy Trinity School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Holy Trinity School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Holy Trinity School part of an academy trust?
- Holy Trinity School is part of HOLY TRINITY SCHOOL ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Holy Trinity School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 51% in 2022/23 and 52% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Holy Trinity School compare with other schools in Worcestershire?
- Holy Trinity School ranked 22nd of 31 secondary schools in Worcestershire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 44% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 19% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Holy Trinity School's absence rate?
- Holy Trinity School's overall absence rate is 7.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Holy Trinity School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Holy 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.