Trinity Catholic College
Lacy Road, Middlesbrough, TS4 3JW
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- NICHOLAS POSTGATE CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Michael Burns
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Diocese
- Diocese of Middlesbrough
- Sponsor
- Nicholas Postgate Catholic Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Middlesbrough and Thornaby East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,500
- Pupils on roll
- 1,270
- URN
- 142382
- Local authority
- Middlesbrough
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01642298100
About this school
Trinity Catholic College is a Roman Catholic secondary academy in Middlesbrough. It teaches children aged 11 to 19 and has 1,270 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Trinity Catholic College, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 227 | 233 | 222 |
| Attainment 8 score | 35.7 | 38.1 | 42.6 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.85 -1.04 to -0.66 | -0.73 -0.92 to -0.55 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 29% | 30.5% | 40.1% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 50% | 51.5% | 57.2% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 32% | 34.3% | 24.8% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.0 | 3.3 | 3.5 |
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 Catholic 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 | Middlesbrough average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 35.7 | 26.7 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 38.1 | 28.3 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 42.6 | 28.5 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 15.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 12.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 10.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,355 |
| 2023/24 | 1,316 |
| 2024/25 | 1,303 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Trinity Catholic College compares
Trinity Catholic College ranked 5th of 8 secondary schools in Middlesbrough for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 47% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 8% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 42.6 | 10.1% | 45.1% | 1,270 | — |
| Outwood Academy Acklam | 42.9 | 9.6% | 52.9% | 1,201 | 0.6 miles |
| Acklam Grange School | 48.5 | 7.6% | 33.4% | 1,452 | 1.4 miles |
| The King's Academy | 37.9 | 11.5% | 39% | 1,381 | 1.4 miles |
| Lift Unity City | 34.2 | 13.8% | 72.5% | 1,033 | 1.5 miles |
| Macmillan Academy | 47.8 | 9% | 46.6% | 1,586 | 2.1 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)
- 45.1%
- English as an additional language
- 16.6%
- Overall absence
- 10.07%
- Persistent absence
- 30.67%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Outwood Academy Acklam0.6 miles
Secondary · Middlesbrough
-
Acklam Grange School1.4 miles
Secondary · Middlesbrough
-
The King's Academy1.4 miles
Secondary · Middlesbrough
-
Lift Unity City1.5 miles
Secondary · Middlesbrough
-
Macmillan Academy2.1 miles
Secondary · Middlesbrough
Other schools in Middlesbrough
Trinity Catholic College ranks 6th of the 11 ranked secondary schools in Middlesbrough.
- Acklam Grange School Secondary
- Lift Unity City Secondary
- Macmillan Academy Secondary
- Nunthorpe School & Sixth Form Secondary
- Outwood Academy Acklam Secondary
- Outwood Academy Normanby Secondary
- Outwood Academy Ormesby Secondary
- Outwood Academy Riverside Secondary
- St Peter's Catholic College Secondary
- The King's Academy Secondary
- Abingdon Primary School Primary
- Acklam Whin Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Trinity Catholic College teach?
- Trinity Catholic College teaches children aged 11 to 19. It is a secondary school in Middlesbrough.
- Who is the headteacher of Trinity Catholic College?
- The headteacher of Trinity Catholic College is Michael Burns, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Trinity Catholic College been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Trinity Catholic College, 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 Trinity Catholic College?
- Trinity Catholic College has 1,270 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
- Is Trinity Catholic College full?
- Trinity Catholic College has capacity for 1,500 pupils and 1,270 on roll (85%), 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 Trinity Catholic College a faith school?
- Yes. Trinity Catholic College is designated Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of Middlesbrough.
- Is Trinity Catholic College a selective school?
- No. Trinity Catholic College is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Trinity Catholic College part of an academy trust?
- Trinity Catholic College is part of NICHOLAS POSTGATE CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Trinity Catholic College's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 35.7 in 2022/23 and 42.6 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 Catholic College compare with other schools in Middlesbrough?
- Trinity Catholic College ranked 5th of 8 secondary schools in Middlesbrough for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 47% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 8% 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 Catholic College's absence rate?
- Trinity Catholic College's overall absence rate is 10.1% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Trinity Catholic College's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Trinity Catholic 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 2 July 2026.