The Trinity School

Overview

The Trinity School provides a high-quality education where pupils are “very well prepared for adulthood” through an “exemplary personal development offer.” The school maintains “very high expectations” for learning and behaviour, supported by staff who deliver “high-quality teaching” and foster a positive, inclusive ethos.

Strengths

• The curriculum is “broad” and “ambitious,” with staff using “strong subject knowledge” to introduce content clearly and check learning rigorously.
• Personal development is outstanding, offering a “plethora of opportunities” including a “super-curriculum,” clubs, and residential trips that build resilience and teamwork.
• Staff prioritise literacy and oracy, ensuring pupils become “fluent and accurate readers” through clear vocabulary teaching and structured talk opportunities.
• The school culture is inclusive; pupils feel it is “safe, and normal, to be different” and know adults will address concerns “robustly.”
• Staff receive “high-quality professional development” and are “very well supported with their workload,” leading to high job satisfaction.

Areas to improve

• The school must ensure “some small groups of pupils engage with learning as well as their peers,” as a minority currently lack positive attitudes and have poor attendance.
• Staff should build on existing work to further improve the attendance and attitudes to learning of these specific pupils.

Safeguarding

The report states that “the arrangements for safeguarding are effective.”