Trinity Academy Cathedral
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Wakefield
Thornes Road, Wakefield, WF2 8QF
67
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Outstanding
Graded 25/05/2022
Application demand
63%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
92.0%
20.3% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,028
Capacity used
Nearly full98%
1,050 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
63%
1st preference success rate
191 of 304 families who put it first got an offer
198
Places offered
589
Total applications
3.0
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 304 | 191 | ● 63% |
| 2nd preference | 124 | 7 | ● 6% |
| 3rd preference | 123 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Later preferences (4th–5th) | 38 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 589 | 198 | 34% |
1st preference success by year
Wakefield lets families list 5 preferences. 23 applications came from outside the council area (13 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Headteacher
- Anna Gillinder
- Address
- Thornes Road, Wakefield, WF2 8QF
- Phone
- 01924330640
- Local authority
- Wakefield
- Ward / constituency
- Wakefield West · Wakefield and Rothwell
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 145579
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 42% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 23% | — | — |
| SEN support | 10% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: TRINITY MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
1,028 pupils · 1,050 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
25 May 2022
Full graded inspection
Outstanding overall effectivenessPersonal development Outstanding Quality of education Outstanding Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,077 pupils
Attendance
92.0%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
8.0%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
20.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
3.9%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
6.0%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 47.0 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.34 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 46% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 68% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.20 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 48.7 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 49% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 69% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 49.5% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.33 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 200 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 199 | 21% | 56% | 76% | |
| English Language | 199 | 18% | 53% | 68% | |
| English Literature | 195 | 21% | 62% | 78% | |
| Combined Science | 165 | 14% | 41% | 59% | |
| Geography | 127 | 17% | 39% | 52% | |
| French | 107 | 18% | 66% | 81% | |
| Art and Design | 87 | 13% | 24% | 45% | |
| History | 59 | 37% | 68% | 80% | |
| Biology | 31 | 48% | 100% | 100% | |
| Physics | 31 | 58% | 100% | 100% | |
| Chemistry | 31 | 52% | 94% | 100% | |
| Religious Studies | 22 | 55% | 86% | 86% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Wakefield council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.