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Trinity Catholic College

Lacy Road, Middlesbrough, TS4 3JW

State-funded
Secondary
Ages 11–19
Mixed
Sixth form

Overview

Trinity Catholic College is a state-funded school (academy converter) in Middlesbrough, North East, for pupils aged 11–19. This summary is generated only from official structured fields.

School details

Official establishment type
Academy converter
Establishment group
Academies
Phase of education
Secondary
Age range
Ages 11–19
Gender of entry
Mixed
Boarding
No boarders
Sixth form
Yes
Religious character
Roman Catholic
School capacity
1,500
Pupils on roll
1,270
URN
142382

Admissions

Admissions policy
Non-selective
Local authority
Middlesbrough
Academy trust or group
NICHOLAS POSTGATE CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST

Contact the school or your local authority for catchment and application deadlines.

School places

DfE school capacity survey · May 2025 (2024/25)

Capacity at survey date
1,500
Pupils on roll
1,286
Unfilled places at survey date
214

A dated snapshot from the Department for Education school capacity survey, separate from the school details above. Unfilled places at the survey date do not mean places are currently available for admission. About this data

Official admissions data

Applications & demand

Preferences expressed by families through coordinated admissions, shown over time.

2026/27 admissions · Year 7

First preferences
210

Times the school was named as a family's first preference.

Total preferences
485

All recorded preference positions for this school.

Offers made
235

Offers recorded through coordinated admissions, not physical capacity.

First preferences compared with offers

0.89 first preferences per offer

210 first preferences and 235 offers were recorded for 2026/27.

What does this mean?

This is the Department for Education's own published comparison of first preferences with total offers recorded. It indicates the level of requests made through coordinated admissions. Offers are not necessarily the school's maximum capacity, admissions arrangements vary between local authorities, the figure is not a measure of school quality, and it should not be used on its own to judge the likelihood of gaining a place.

First preferences over time

Latest five available admissions years. Missing years are not estimated.

Admissions history

Admissions yearFirst preferencesTotal preferencesOffers made
2026/27210485235
2025/26178445233
2024/25149384236
2023/24178432231
2022/23192436235

Source: Department for Education · Applications and offers data.

Official performance data

School performance

Official Department for Education results for this school. Results are shown for the academic year they relate to.

2024/25 results

  • Attainment 8 score

    School
    42.6
    England
    47.1

    Pupils included: 222

  • Grade 5 or above in English & maths

    School
    40.1%
    England
    46.5%

    Pupils included: 222

  • Grade 4 or above in English & maths

    School
    57.2%
    England
    66.4%

    Pupils included: 222

  • Entering the EBacc

    School
    24.8%
    England
    41.5%

    Pupils included: 222

Progress 8 was not published for 2024/25.

Source: Department for Education · School performance data.

Official inspection data

Ofsted inspections

Inspection information published by Ofsted, shown in Ofsted's own words.

Ofsted inspection

Inspected 19 November 2024 · Published 18 December 2024

Original education inspection framework (September 2024 to November 2025)

Ofsted did not give schools an overall effectiveness grade during this inspection period. The judgements Ofsted did publish are shown below.

Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Effectiveness of leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding was effective
Yes
Sixth form provision (where applicable)
Good

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Source: Ofsted · Inspections and outcomes. Official Ofsted page for this school

Location

Address
Lacy Road, Middlesbrough, TS4 3JW
Local authority
Middlesbrough

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