Academy sponsor led · Birmingham

Holy Trinity Catholic School

11–16Ages
714Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
144719URN

Oakley Road, Small Heath, Birmingham, B10 0AX

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Sep 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.6per place

0.7 below Birmingham median (4.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in BirminghamSelective

395 applications for 111 places · 58th of 83 in Birmingham

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

41.4of 90

Birmingham 45.3 England 46.0

63rd of 88 in Birmingham

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 26 September 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding

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

3.6applications per place, Year 7

0.7 below Birmingham median (4.2) 1.3 above England median (2.2)

395 applications · 111 places offered · 69 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 3.6; Birmingham median median 4.2
2025 3.1; Birmingham median median 4.3
2024 2.5; Birmingham median median 4.0
2023 2.8; Birmingham median median 4.1
2022 2.9; Birmingham median median 4.5
2021 2.9; Birmingham median median 4.3
2020 3.1; Birmingham median median 4.8
2019 2.9; Birmingham median median 4.8; as the previous school
2018 3.0; Birmingham median median 4.6; as the previous school
2017 3.0; Birmingham median median 4.5; as the previous school
2016 2.6; Birmingham median median 3.8; as the previous school
2015 2.8; Birmingham median median 3.6; as the previous school
2014 2.5; Birmingham median median 3.5; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Birmingham median in 0 of 7 years.

This school
Birmingham median

Dashed bars: as Holy Trinity Catholic School (URN 103538), the previous school.

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	111	395	3.6	69	0.62
Sep 2025	148	455	3.1	75	0.51
Sep 2024	150	377	2.5	73	0.49
Sep 2023	151	429	2.8	89	0.59
Sep 2022	148	435	2.9	69	0.47
Sep 2021	144	421	2.9	92	0.64
Sep 2020	146	459	3.1	96	0.66
Sep 2019 *	123	355	2.9	95	0.77
Sep 2018 *	124	370	3.0	48	0.39
Sep 2017 *	126	377	3.0	49	0.39
Sep 2016 *	119	311	2.6	54	0.45
Sep 2015 *	122	341	2.8	58	0.48
Sep 2014 *	125	312	2.5	50	0.40

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

148 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)41.463rd of 88 in Birmingham

Birmingham 45.3 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths34%68th of 88 in Birmingham

Birmingham 46% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths51%

Birmingham 65% England 66%

This school
Birmingham median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.12

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	148	41.4	34%	51%	–
2024/25	156	44.0	36%	60%	–
2023/24	145	42.1	29%	59%	−0.12
2022/23	128	40.4	26%	56%	−0.22

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

Holy Trinity Catholic SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

3.6applications per place 41.4Attainment 8
Small Heath Leadership Academy
0.6 km · Birmingham

Good2022

3.5applications per place 46.6Attainment 8
Ark Boulton Academy
1.2 km · Birmingham

Good2024

4.0applications per place 46.4Attainment 8
Ark Victoria Academy
1.3 km · Birmingham

Improved significantly2024

5.8applications per place 48.5Attainment 8
Bordesley Green Girls' School & Sixth Form
1.7 km · Birmingham

Good2022

6.9applications per place 51.3Attainment 8
Ark St Alban's Academy
1.8 km · Birmingham

Good2024

3.6applications per place 50.4Attainment 8
Starbank School
1.9 km · Birmingham

Good2023

46.4Attainment 8
BOA Digital Technologies Academy
2.2 km · Birmingham

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.3applications per place
Yardleys School
2.3 km · Birmingham

Good2023

5.8applications per place 43.6Attainment 8

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 144719 · 330/4026
Trust: St Teresa of Calcutta Multi Academy Company
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 740 pupils · 714 on roll
Free school meals: 57.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 May 2019
Replaced: Holy Trinity Catholic School (URN 103538)
Address: Oakley Road, Small Heath, Birmingham, B10 0AX
Local authority: Birmingham

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