Holy Trinity Catholic School

Academy sponsor led·Secondary school Birmingham·B10 0AX
Composite score
55.0
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#1,915
National rank
#195
In West Midlands
#52
In Birmingham
Top 60%
Nationally

Performance (KS4 GCSE)

Attainment 8 score
44.0
National avg ≈ 46
Progress 8 score
—
% achieving 9–5 in English & Maths
36%
% achieving 9–4 in English & Maths
60%
% EBacc grade 5+
13%
EBacc average points score
3.65

Ofsted judgements

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

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
69 first choices, 111 places
First choices per place
0.62
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
395
any preference, for 111 places
First preferences per place, last five years▲ 0.11
00.511.5
1 per place
0.4720220.5920230.4920240.5120250.622026

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

Every child who put Holy Trinity Catholic School first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

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

School profile

Age range
11–16
Pupils on roll
747
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Admissions
Non-Selective

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
61.9%
Typical secondary: 27.5%
% EAL
59.2%
Typical secondary: 12.0%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
14.2%
Typical secondary: 13.7%
% with an EHC plan
1.3%
Typical secondary: 2.9%

Attendance

Overall absence
9.3%
Typical secondary: 8.9%
Persistently absent
31.7%
Typical secondary: 25.7%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
14.4
Typical secondary: 16.7
Spend per pupil
£8,856
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
80%
128 pupils tracked
Stayed in education
79%
Apprenticeship
1%
Employment
1%

DfE, KS4 destination measures.

Nearby secondary schools

Location

About Holy Trinity Catholic School

Holy Trinity Catholic School is a secondary school in Birmingham, classified by the DfE as a sponsor-led academy with a Roman Catholic religious character. Around 747 pupils aged 11 to 16 attend the school. The school holds a 'Good' judgement from Ofsted. The school's average Attainment 8 score in the latest GCSE results was 44.0 — broadly in line with the national average (national average: 46). Its Attainment 8 score has risen by 1.9 points year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of secondary schools nationally.

36% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, below the national average of about 45%. 60% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made Holy Trinity Catholic School their first choice was offered one of its 111 Year 7 places. After Year 11, 80% of its leavers went on to education, an apprenticeship or work that they stayed in for at least two terms. Overall pupil absence was 9.3%. There are about 14.4 pupils per teacher. The school serves a community with above-average levels of disadvantage: about 62% of pupils have been eligible for free school meals in the last six years, compared with roughly 24% nationally — useful context when reading the results above. 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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