Academy converter · Cumberland

Trinity School

11–18Ages
1,711Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
Sixth formAges 16–18
137369URN

Strand Road, Carlisle, CA1 1JB · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2024 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.9per place

close to Cumberland median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Cumberland

481 applications for 253 places · 7th of 16 in Cumberland

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

39.4of 90

Cumberland 41.5 England 46.0

14th of 19 in Cumberland

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 19 November 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Sixth form provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.9applications per place, Year 7

close to Cumberland median (1.9) 0.3 below England median (2.2)

481 applications · 253 places offered · 205 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.9; Cumberland median median 1.9
2025 2.1; Cumberland median median 1.9
2024 1.9; Cumberland median median 1.5
2023 1.9; Cumberland median median 1.8
2022 2.2; Cumberland median median 1.8
2021 2.3; Cumberland median median 1.8
2020 2.2; Cumberland median median 1.7
2019 2.4; Cumberland median median 1.6
2018 2.2; Cumberland median median 1.8
2017 2.4; Cumberland median median 1.7
2016 2.4; Cumberland median median 1.6
2015 2.5; Cumberland median median 1.6
2014 2.7; Cumberland median median 1.5

More applications per place than the Cumberland median in 13 of 13 years.

This school
Cumberland median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	253	481	1.9	205	0.81
Sep 2025	255	545	2.1	239	0.94
Sep 2024	248	474	1.9	213	0.86
Sep 2023	261	494	1.9	252	0.97
Sep 2022	258	575	2.2	275	1.07
Sep 2021	259	597	2.3	239	0.92
Sep 2020	270	593	2.2	287	1.06
Sep 2019	270	639	2.4	327	1.21
Sep 2018	270	598	2.2	305	1.13
Sep 2017	269	647	2.4	346	1.29
Sep 2016	261	632	2.4	341	1.31
Sep 2015	244	597	2.5	294	1.20
Sep 2014	233	624	2.7	338	1.45

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

260 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)39.414th of 19 in Cumberland

Cumberland 41.5 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths29%13th of 19 in Cumberland

Cumberland 33% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths49%

Cumberland 56% England 66%

This school
Cumberland median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.14

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	260	39.4	29%	49%	–
2024/25	265	41.4	30%	53%	–
2023/24	269	45.2	46%	67%	−0.14
2022/23	249	42.0	36%	57%	−0.36

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Trinity SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.9applications per place 39.4Attainment 8
Richard Rose Central Academy
0.5 km · Cumberland

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.2applications per place 42.4Attainment 8
St John Henry Newman Catholic School
2.8 km · Cumberland

Good2022

2.2applications per place 38.9Attainment 8
Richard Rose Morton Academy
3.1 km · Cumberland

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.6applications per place 41.5Attainment 8
Caldew School
6.5 km · Cumberland

Good2022

2.6applications per place 40.5Attainment 8
William Howard School
13.2 km · Cumberland

Standards maintained2025

1.5applications per place 42.0Attainment 8
The Nelson Thomlinson School
16.6 km · Cumberland

Good2023

1.4applications per place 43.1Attainment 8
Queen Elizabeth Grammar School Penrith
28.7 km · Westmorland and Furness

Good2023

1.4applications per place 65.2Attainment 8 Selective
Ullswater Community College
28.9 km · Westmorland and Furness

Good2023

1.8applications per place 39.5Attainment 8

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 137369 · 942/5402
Trust: Trinity School, A Church of England Academy
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 1,500 pupils · 1,711 on roll
Free school meals: 22.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2011
Replaced: Trinity School (URN 112429)
Address: Strand Road, Carlisle, CA1 1JB
Local authority: Cumberland

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources