Chilton Trinity School
Chilton Street, Bridgwater, TA6 3JA
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- FUTURA LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
- Headteacher
- Ms Kathryn Deady
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Futura Learning Partnership
- Constituency
- Bridgwater
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,050
- Pupils on roll
- 990
- URN
- 145677
- Local authority
- Somerset
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01278425222
About this school
Chilton Trinity School is a secondary academy in Bridgwater. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 990 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit 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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 171 | 175 | 179 |
| Attainment 8 score | 39.8 | 43.0 | 42.0 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.64 -0.86 to -0.42 | -0.12 -0.34 to +0.09 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 29% | 38.3% | 36.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 52% | 66.9% | 59.2% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 19% | 33.1% | 17.3% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.5 | 3.9 | 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 Chilton 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 | Somerset average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 39.8 | 36.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 43 | 34 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 42 | 32.3 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 11.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 11.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 941 |
| 2023/24 | 970 |
| 2024/25 | 975 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Chilton Trinity School compares
Chilton Trinity School ranked 22nd of 28 secondary schools in Somerset for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 45% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 9% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 42 | 9.5% | 29% | 990 | — |
| Haygrove School | 48.8 | 10.3% | 22.1% | 1,051 | 1.4 miles |
| Robert Blake School | 42.9 | 10.1% | 34.4% | 1,014 | 1.4 miles |
| Brymore Academy | 44 | 10% | 14.2% | 327 | 3.2 miles |
| The King Alfred School an Academy | 40.5 | 11% | 31.1% | 1,269 | 6.1 miles |
| Monkton Wood Academy | 41.4 | 11.3% | 22.9% | 1,267 | 7.6 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)
- 29.03%
- English as an additional language
- 15.5%
- Overall absence
- 9.5%
- Persistent absence
- 24.51%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Haygrove School1.4 miles
Secondary · Bridgwater
-
Robert Blake School1.4 miles
Secondary · Bridgwater
-
Brymore Academy3.2 miles
Secondary · Bridgwater
-
The King Alfred School an Academy6.1 miles
Secondary · Highbridge
-
Monkton Wood Academy7.6 miles
Secondary · Taunton
Other schools in Bridgwater
Chilton Trinity School ranks 4th of the 5 ranked secondary schools in Bridgwater.
- Brymore Academy Secondary
- Haygrove School Secondary
- Robert Blake School Secondary
- Ashcott Primary School Primary
- Cannington Church of England Primary School Primary
- Catcott Primary School Primary
- Eastover Primary School Primary
- Enmore Church of England Primary School Primary
- Hamp Academy Primary
- Hamp Nursery and Infants' School Primary
- Kingsmoor Primary School Primary
- Middlezoy Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Chilton Trinity School teach?
- Chilton Trinity School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Bridgwater.
- Who is the headteacher of Chilton Trinity School?
- The headteacher of Chilton Trinity School is Ms Kathryn Deady, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Chilton Trinity School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Chilton 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 Chilton Trinity School?
- Chilton Trinity School has 990 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Chilton Trinity School full?
- Chilton Trinity School has capacity for 1,050 pupils and 990 on roll (94%), 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 Chilton Trinity School a faith school?
- No. Chilton Trinity School has no designated religious character.
- Is Chilton Trinity School a selective school?
- No. Chilton Trinity School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Chilton Trinity School?
- Chilton Trinity School is part of FUTURA LEARNING PARTNERSHIP. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Chilton Trinity School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 39.8 in 2022/23 and 42 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Chilton Trinity School rank locally?
- Chilton Trinity School ranked 22nd of 28 secondary schools in Somerset for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 45% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 9% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Chilton Trinity School's absence rate?
- Chilton Trinity School's overall absence rate is 9.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Chilton Trinity School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Chilton 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 10 July 2026.