SCHOOL PROFILE

Trinity Church of England School, Lewisham

All-through Voluntary aided school URN 100749
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 1,020 Published school capacity
Capacity used 102.7% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 16 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest inspection

25 November 2025
Latest published outcome Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding Met
Inclusion Strong standard
Curriculum & teaching Strong standard
Achievement Strong standard
Attendance & behaviour Strong standard
Personal development Strong standard
Leadership & governance Strong standard
INSPECTION HISTORY

Previous Ofsted activity

20 October 2021
Ungraded inspection School remains Good
Published 12 December 2021
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Voluntary aided school
Phase All-through
Gender Mixed
Religious character Church of England
Local authority Lewisham
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 1,048 1,048 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 495 47.2% of pupils
Male pupils 553 52.8% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

29.6%
4.8 pts above England
School 29.6%
Lewisham 27.8%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

22.8%
2.5 pts above England
School 22.8%
Lewisham 31.5%
London 39.2%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.4%
0.6 pts below England
School 0.4%
Lewisham 0.6%
London 0.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
20.8%
218
African
18.0%
189
Caribbean
16.2%
170
Any other White background
9.3%
97
Any other Mixed background
6.3%
66
Any other Black background
5.7%
60
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 27.3% 286 of 1,048 pupils
6.5 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 27.3%
Lewisham 21.8%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 22.0% 230 pupils
England 14.8% 7.2 pts above
EHC plans 5.3% 56 pupils
England 6.0% 0.7 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 108
Social, emotional & mental health 44
Autistic spectrum disorder 33
Specific learning difficulty 31
Moderate learning difficulty 25
No specialist assessment yet 22

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 4 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
ATTAINMENT 8

Average attainment score

48.3 9.1 pts above England
School 48.3
Lewisham 40.9
London 42.1
England 39.2
English & maths grade 5+ 56.0% England 36.0% 20.0 pts above England
English & maths grade 4+ 69.0% England 51.4% 17.6 pts above England
EBacc entry 88.8% England 30.6% 58.2 pts above England
EBacc average point score 4.44 England 3.41
Progress 8 Not available for 2024/25

Latest published: 0.53 · 2023/24

Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.

ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

5.12%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.10 pts lower than England
School 5.12%
Lewisham 5.79%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

9.83%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

5.98 pts lower than England
School 9.83%
Lewisham 16.14%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.18%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.62 pts lower than England
School 1.18%
Lewisham 1.28%
London 1.67%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open all-through schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

102.7% 11.7 pts above England
Trinity Church of England School, Lewisham
102.7%
Lewisham
90.3%
London
91.4%
England
91.1%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information