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Requires improvement
Oversubscribed
Academy
Trinity Academy Cathedral
Secondary
Church of England
Thornes Road, Wakefield, WF28QF
019 2433 0640


School Profile

GENDER
Mixed
AGE
11 - 16
PUPILS
928

Trinity Academy Cathedral is an Academy (Academy converter) with a Church of England religious character. The school consists of mixed pupils aged between 11 and 16 and has a capacity of 1050. The school was last rated as Requires improvement by Ofsted on 10 Nov 2016.

This school has strong academic results. It is in the top 30% of Secondary schools in England based on Key Stage 4 GCSE performance and ranking according to the Attainment 8 score (how well pupils of the school have performed in up to 8 qualifications).


PUPIL MIX
423 boys and 505 girls
PUPILS PER TEACHER
16.7
ELIGIBLE FOR FREE SCHOOL MEALS
26.7%
ENGLISH NOT FIRST LANGUAGE
21.6%
PERSISTENT ABSENCE
15.3%
PUPIL DIVERSITY MIX
School census date: 16 Jan 2020

SPECIAL CLASSES
No
SEN SUPPORT
13.4%
EHC PLAN
1.9%


School Performance


Attainment 8 score

School
50.7
Local Authority
45.3
England
46.7

Progress 8 score

Well Above Average


Grade 5 or above in English & Maths GCSEs

School
46%
Local Authority
45%
England
43%


English Baccalaureate

  School Local Authority England
Pupils entering EBacc 15% 32% 40%
EBacc average point score 3.57 3.87 4.07




School Inspections


Inspectorate

The Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted)

Inspection reports

Ofsted Website  

Latest inspection rating

Latest inspection date

10 Nov 2016

Latest inspection summary:


Category Assessment
Quality of education No Judgement
Behaviour and attitudes No Judgement
Personal development No Judgement
Leadership and management Good
Safeguarding is effective Yes




School Admissions



Demand for secondary school places
Oversubscribed

Applications and Offers  
Total preferred applications 372
Of which first preference applications 235
Of which second preference applications 78
Of which third preference applications 50
Total offers made 200
Of which first preference offers 198
Of which second preference offers 2
Of which third preference offers 0




School Destinations

Destination data is not available for this school.




School Neighbourhood


PUBLIC TRANSPORT
7
GREEN SPACE
9
ENVIRONMENT
3
SAFETY
1
PROPERTY
£127,500 Median house price as at September 2020


DIVERSITY MIX


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