Trinity Catholic High School

Voluntary aided school·Secondary school Woodford Green, Redbridge·IG8 0TP
Composite score
70.4
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#389
National rank
#120
In London
#7
In Redbridge
Top 12%
Nationally

Performance (KS4 GCSE)

Attainment 8 score
56.3
National avg ≈ 46
Progress 8 score
—
% achieving 9–5 in English & Maths
66%
% achieving 9–4 in English & Maths
86%
% EBacc grade 5+
16%
EBacc average points score
4.84

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Sixth form provision
Good

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
82%
253 first choices, 232 places
First choices per place
1.09
more first choices than places
Applications naming the school
683
any preference, for 232 places
Last place offered lived
1.57 mi
straight line, 2026 intake · 2523 m
Applications from another council area
50%
First preferences per place, last five years▲ 0.24
00.511.5
1 per place
1.3120221.0920231.0620240.8520251.092026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

The cut-off distance is how far the last child offered a place lived, not a catchment boundary: it moves every year with the number of applicants. Published by the council in its 2026 allocation figures, and checked against that document before we show it.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
11–18
Pupils on roll
1,598
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Admissions
Non-Selective

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
14.1%
Typical secondary: 27.5%
% EAL
11.7%
Typical secondary: 12.0%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
8.1%
Typical secondary: 13.7%
% with an EHC plan
1.4%
Typical secondary: 2.9%

Attendance

Overall absence
7.0%
Typical secondary: 8.9%
Persistently absent
21.5%
Typical secondary: 25.7%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
20.1
Typical secondary: 16.7
Spend per pupil
£7,513
Typical secondary: £7,815

“Typical” = the median secondary school in England. What this means

What pupils do next

The share of this school's Year 11 leavers in education, training or employment for at least two terms afterwards.

In education, training or work
97%
238 pupils tracked
Stayed in education
96%
Apprenticeship
1%
Employment
0%

DfE, KS4 destination measures.

Nearby secondary schools

Location

About Trinity Catholic High School

Trinity Catholic High School is a secondary school in Woodford Green, Redbridge, classified by the DfE as a voluntary aided school with a Roman Catholic religious character. Around 1,598 pupils aged 11 to 18 attend the school. The school holds a 'Good' judgement from Ofsted. In the most recent GCSE results, pupils achieved an average Attainment 8 score of 56.3, well above the national average of 46. Results have held broadly steady on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it among the top 12% of secondary schools in England.

66% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, well above the national average of about 45%. 86% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. Competition for places is real here - 82% of first-choice applicants were offered a Year 7 place for September 2026 (253 first choices for 232 places). The council's own allocation figures show the last child offered a place for 2026 lived 1.57 miles away in a straight line — that distance is not a fixed catchment and moves each year. After Year 11, 97% of its leavers went on to education, an apprenticeship or work that they stayed in for at least two terms. Overall pupil absence was 7.0%. There are about 20.1 pupils per teacher. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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