- What did Ofsted judge Trinity School's overall effectiveness to be?
- Ofsted judged Trinity School's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in June 2015 (last graded inspection), and an ungraded inspection in March 2024 confirmed it, on Ofsted's own scale.
- How many pupils attend Trinity School?
- Trinity School has 1,153 pupils on roll.
- What ages does Trinity School take?
- Trinity School admits pupils aged 11 to 19.
- Where is Trinity School located?
- Trinity School is located in Sevenoaks, TN13 3SL, Kent.
- How do I apply to Trinity School?
- Trinity School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for secondary places is 31 October.
- Does Trinity School have a religious character?
- Yes — Trinity School has a religious character of Christian. Faith criteria may apply to admissions; check the school's oversubscription policy for details.
- How are Year 7 places decided at Trinity School?
- When Trinity School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked After Children and previously Looked After Children — A looked after child is a child who is (a) in the care of a local authority, or (b) being provided with accommodation by a local authority in the exercise of their social services functions... A previously looked after child means such children who were adopted (or subject to child arrangement orders or special guardianship orders) immediately following having been looked after and those children who appear to the admission authority to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted; 2. Children of Permanent Members of Staff — Up to 4 places will be offered to the children of a member of staff at Trinity School, employed by the school when: a) the member of staff has been employed for two or more years at the time at which the application for admission to the school is made, or b) the member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage. If applications which meet these criteria exceed the number that can be offered, applicants with a sibling on roll at Trinity in September of the year of admission will be ranked before those without a sibling, followed by those who are attached to a Christian church and meet the Faith places criteria for the school; and then, within each group, applicants will be ranked by distance from the school; 3. Faith places — Up to 50% of the remaining places will be allocated to students from families attached to a Christian church, ranked as follows: a. Students with siblings on roll at the time that the applicant will join the school; b. Distance from the school, with the closest homes being allocated first, and 1 further criteria. The school offers 180 places at this entry point. Tie-break: In the event that distance from school results in several students eligible for the last place, then the last place will be allocated by ballot of those equidistant students. The ballot will be overseen by someone independent of the school. In the event that the last student admitted by distance is a twin or of multiple birth, then they would both, or all, be admitted.
- What is the largest ethnic background at Trinity School?
- According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 74.8% of pupils at Trinity School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.