The Trinity School
Carris Close, Colchester, CO4 6ED
780 pupils · 87% of 900 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- ALPHA TRUST
- Local authority
- Essex
- Free school meals
- 16.3%
Ofsted
No overall grade (2025) — Inspected 2024–2025 — no overall grade under the interim framework
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 7 May 2025, published 9 June 2025. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.71 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 177 | 126 | 682 | 177 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 176 | 153 | 707 | 176 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 179 | 160 | 725 | 179 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 178 | 116 | 621 | 178 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 119 | 87 | 558 | 119 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- The Gilberd School 0.1 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- Colchester Academy 2.8 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- St Helena School 3 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Colchester Royal Grammar School 3.9 km · Most areas: Exceptional (2026)
- Colchester County High School for Girls 4.5 km · Outstanding (2023) · previous system
- St Benedict's Catholic College 4.5 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.