Trinity Academy Cathedral

State-Funded School

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Yorkshire and The HumberRegion

WakefieldLocal Authority

Wakefield and RothwellConstituency

WF2 8QFPostcode

9.6

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Trinity Academy Cathedral is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Wakefield, Yorkshire and The Humber.

The school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,028 pupils. Trinity Academy Cathedral is part of Trinity Multi Academy Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2022

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Outstanding

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 48.7
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 49%
EBacc average point score: 4.33

Ethnicity

White

72%

Asian

11%

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

1,028

Total Pupils

46%Boys

54%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

42%

England average

27%

First language not English

25%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 1,028
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: Trinity Multi Academy Trust

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
19 Jul 2022	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding
2 Dec 2016	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Requires improvement

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.