Trinity Catholic CollegeAcklam Grange School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Middlesbrough.

Summary of the comparison

Trinity Catholic College and Acklam Grange School are secondary schools in Middlesbrough.

  • Trinity Catholic College scores 44 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Acklam Grange School scores 64 out of 100 (grade C, average). Acklam Grange School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Trinity Catholic College was judged the expected standard and Acklam Grange School was judged Good.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 42.6 for Trinity Catholic College and 48.5 for Acklam Grange School.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has risen at Trinity Catholic College (39.6 in 2021-22, 42.6 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Acklam Grange School (50.7 in 2021-22, 48.5 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Trinity Catholic College versus Acklam Grange School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure MiddlesbroughTrinity Catholic CollegeMiddlesbroughAcklam Grange SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD44/100C64/100Stronger figure
Local ranking5th of 8 in Middlesbrough 1st of 8 in Middlesbrough Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-19 11-16
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll1,303 1,456
Capacity1,500 1,470
LocationMiddlesbrough, TS4 3JW Middlesbrough, TS5 8PB
GCSE results
Attainment 842.6 48.5 Stronger figure46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths40.1% 48.6% Stronger figure45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths57.2% 71.6% Stronger figure64.8%
Entering EBacc24.8% 34.8% Stronger figure40.5%
EBacc average point score3.54 4.31 Stronger figure4.09
Cohort222 282
A-level results
A-level entries44 Not reported
A-level average points28.3 Not reported35.0
A-level average gradeC- Not reported
Best 3 A-levels points31.8 Not reported35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects10.0% Not reported17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census1,303 1,456
Free school meals (ever 6)45.1% 33.4%
English as an additional language16.6% 10.6%
SEN support12.1% 15.9%
SEN with an EHC plan1.8% 3.2%
Attendance
Overall absence10.1% 7.6% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence30.7% 21.2% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

GCSE Attainment 8

GCSE Progress 8

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Trinity Catholic College

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