Trinity Catholic School
Guy's Cliffe Avenue, Leamington Spa, CV32 6NB
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- ST RAPHAEL THE ARCHANGEL CATHOLIC MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
- Principal
- Mrs Beth Sharpe
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Birmingham
- Sponsor
- Our Lady of Lourdes MAC (North Worcs)
- SEN provision
- Not Applicable
- Constituency
- Warwick and Leamington
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,279
- Pupils on roll
- 369
- URN
- 148362
- Local authority
- Warwickshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01926428416
About this school
Trinity Catholic School is a Roman Catholic secondary academy in Leamington Spa. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 369 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
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
- 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 | 99 | 110 | 94 |
| Attainment 8 score | 40.1 | 37.4 | 36.5 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.45 -0.76 to -0.15 | -0.39 -0.67 to -0.10 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 31% | 30.9% | 29.8% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 51% | 50% | 44.7% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 21% | 11.8% | 14.9% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.3 |
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 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 | Warwickshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 40.1 | 41.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 37.4 | 39.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 36.5 | 37.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 11.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 13.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 10.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 561 |
| 2023/24 | 518 |
| 2024/25 | 401 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Trinity Catholic School compares
Trinity Catholic School ranked 36th of 36 secondary schools in Warwickshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 30% 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 | 36.5 | 10.1% | 40.3% | 369 | — |
| Myton School | 48.9 | 9.6% | 19.3% | 1,761 | 1.3 miles |
| North Leamington School | 57.4 | 7.6% | 17.5% | 1,482 | 1.3 miles |
| Campion School | 44.5 | 12.6% | 33.2% | 1,245 | 2.0 miles |
| Kenilworth School and Sixth Form | 57.4 | 8.2% | 10.9% | 1,930 | 3.5 miles |
| Bishop Ullathorne Catholic School | 52.9 | 6.8% | 25.8% | 1,155 | 5.8 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)
- 40.33%
- English as an additional language
- 33.2%
- Overall absence
- 10.07%
- Persistent absence
- 26.81%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Myton School1.3 miles
Secondary · Warwick
-
North Leamington School1.3 miles
Secondary · Leamington Spa
-
Campion School2.0 miles
Secondary · Leamington Spa
-
Kenilworth School and Sixth Form3.5 miles
Secondary · Kenilworth
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Bishop Ullathorne Catholic School5.8 miles
Secondary · Coventry
Other schools in Leamington Spa
- Campion School Secondary
- North Leamington School Secondary
- Whitnash Nursery School Nursery
- Bishops Tachbrook CofE Primary School Primary
- Briar Hill Infant School Primary
- Brookhurst Primary School Primary
- Clapham Terrace Community Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Cubbington CofE Primary School Primary
- Harbury CofE Primary School Primary
- Kingsway Community Primary School Primary
- Lighthorne Heath Primary School Primary
- Lillington Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Trinity Catholic School teach?
- Trinity Catholic School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Leamington Spa.
- Who is the principal of Trinity Catholic School?
- The principal of Trinity Catholic School is Mrs Beth Sharpe, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Trinity Catholic School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected 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 Trinity Catholic School?
- Trinity Catholic School has 369 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Trinity Catholic School full?
- Trinity Catholic School has capacity for 1,279 pupils and 369 on roll (29%), 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 School a faith school?
- Yes. Trinity Catholic School is designated Roman Catholic, in the Archdiocese of Birmingham.
- Is Trinity Catholic School a selective school?
- No. Trinity Catholic School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Trinity Catholic School?
- Trinity Catholic School is part of ST RAPHAEL THE ARCHANGEL CATHOLIC MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Trinity Catholic School have?
- The schools register lists Trinity Catholic School's special educational needs provision as: Not Applicable. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Trinity Catholic School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 40.1 in 2022/23 and 36.5 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 School rank locally?
- Trinity Catholic School ranked 36th of 36 secondary schools in Warwickshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 30% 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 School's absence rate?
- Trinity Catholic School's overall absence rate is 10.1% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Trinity Catholic School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, 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 10 July 2026.