Academy · Wakefield
Trinity Academy Cathedral
- Secondary
- Ages 11–16
- Church of England
Term dates
We haven't checked Wakefield's term dates yet. See the school's website.
Admissions
Places for Year 7 are applied for through your home council, not the school.
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How places are given: as a Church of England school, it may give priority to children of that faith, then usually by distance. Check its admissions policy.
How many families applied: Year 7
For September 2026, 311 families put this school as their first choice, and 196 places were offered. 183 of the families who put it first got a place (59%). More families put it first than there were places.
| Entry | Places offered | Put it first | Got their first choice |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 196 | 311 | 59% |
| September 2025 | 198 | 304 | 63% |
| September 2024 | 204 | 294 | 68% |
Offers made on national offer day, from the Department for Education. Waiting lists and appeals can change things later. The hardest schools to get into.
Ofsted inspection
Report card, 2 June 2026. Ofsted now grades each area separately, from exceptional to urgent improvement, with no single overall grade.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Strong standard
- Achievement
- Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Strong standard
Safeguarding standards: met.
Previous inspection, 25 May 2022. Overall: Outstanding
From Ofsted's published inspection data (Open Government Licence). Report cards and older grades use different scales, so they can't be compared directly.
About and location
- Type
- Academy
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Pupils
- 1028 (capacity 1050)
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Diocese
- Diocese of Leeds (ce)
- Academy trust
- TRINITY MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Phone
- 01924330640
- Address
- Thornes Road, Wakefield, WF2 8QF
- Website
- cathedral.trinitymat.org
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