Holy Trinity Catholic School
Oakley Road, Small Heath, Birmingham, B10 0AX
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- ST TERESA OF CALCUTTA MULTI ACADEMY COMPANY
- Headteacher
- Mrs Jo Daw
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Birmingham
- Sponsor
- St Teresa of Calcutta Multi-Academy Company
- Constituency
- Birmingham Ladywood
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 740
- Pupils on roll
- 714
- URN
- 144719
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Telephone
- 01217720184
About this school
Holy Trinity Catholic School is a Roman Catholic secondary academy in Birmingham. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 714 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
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
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 128 | 145 | 156 |
| Attainment 8 score | 40.4 | 42.1 | 44.0 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.22 -0.48 to +0.04 | -0.12 -0.36 to +0.13 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 26% | 29% | 35.9% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 56% | 58.6% | 60.3% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 10% | 19.3% | 28.8% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.1 | 3.4 | 3.7 |
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 Catholic 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 | Birmingham average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 40.4 | 40.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 42.1 | 40.3 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 44 | 40.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 11.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 708 |
| 2023/24 | 739 |
| 2024/25 | 747 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Holy Trinity Catholic School compares
Holy Trinity Catholic School ranked 51st of 85 secondary schools in Birmingham for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 53% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 10% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 44 | 9.3% | 61.9% | 714 | — |
| Small Heath Leadership Academy | 45.7 | 6.8% | 57.4% | 1,131 | 0.4 miles |
| Ark Boulton Academy | 44.2 | 6.7% | 70.3% | 877 | 0.7 miles |
| Bordesley Green Girls' School & Sixth Form | 49.8 | 7.5% | 61.3% | 938 | 1.0 miles |
| Ark St Alban's Academy | 46.9 | 4.8% | 72.6% | 797 | 1.1 miles |
| BOA Digital Technologies Academy | — | 9.2% | 52.7% | 443 | 1.4 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)
- 61.85%
- English as an additional language
- 59.2%
- Overall absence
- 9.32%
- Persistent absence
- 31.85%
Location
Nearby schools
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Small Heath Leadership Academy0.4 miles
Secondary · Birmingham
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Ark Boulton Academy0.7 miles
Secondary · Birmingham
-
Bordesley Green Girls' School & Sixth Form1.0 miles
Secondary · Birmingham
-
Ark St Alban's Academy1.1 miles
Secondary · Birmingham
-
BOA Digital Technologies Academy1.4 miles
Secondary · Birmingham
Other schools in Birmingham
Holy Trinity Catholic School ranks 48th of the 87 ranked secondary schools in Birmingham.
- Archbishop Ilsley Catholic School Secondary
- Arena Academy Secondary
- Ark Boulton Academy Secondary
- Ark St Alban's Academy Secondary
- Aston Manor Academy Secondary
- Aston University Engineering Academy Secondary
- Bartley Green School Secondary
- Birmingham Ormiston Academy Secondary
- Bishop Challoner Catholic College Secondary
- BOA Digital Technologies Academy Secondary
- Bordesley Green Girls' School & Sixth Form Secondary
- Broadway Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Holy Trinity Catholic School teach?
- Holy Trinity Catholic School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Birmingham.
- Who is the headteacher of Holy Trinity Catholic School?
- The headteacher of Holy Trinity Catholic School is Mrs Jo Daw, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Holy Trinity Catholic School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Holy Trinity Catholic 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 Holy Trinity Catholic School?
- Holy Trinity Catholic School has 714 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Holy Trinity Catholic School full?
- Holy Trinity Catholic School has capacity for 740 pupils and 714 on roll (96%), so it is close to full. 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 Catholic School a faith school?
- Yes. Holy Trinity Catholic School is designated Roman Catholic, in the Archdiocese of Birmingham.
- Is Holy Trinity Catholic School a selective school?
- No. Holy Trinity Catholic School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Holy Trinity Catholic School?
- Holy Trinity Catholic School is part of ST TERESA OF CALCUTTA MULTI ACADEMY COMPANY. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Holy Trinity Catholic School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 40.4 in 2022/23 and 44 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 Catholic School rank locally?
- Holy Trinity Catholic School ranked 51st of 85 secondary schools in Birmingham for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 53% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 10% 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 Catholic School's absence rate?
- Holy Trinity Catholic School's overall absence rate is 9.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Holy Trinity Catholic School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Holy Trinity Catholic 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.