Chilton Trinity School
Ofsted: Good
Score
C55
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Bridgwater, TA6 3JA
- Distance
- 9.8km away
The King Alfred School
Burnham Road, Highbridge, TA9 3EE
Local ranking25th of 32 secondary schools in Somerset
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1375
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 22 November 2022. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 40.7 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 29.5% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 52.9% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 227
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 89.0%
- Continued in education
- 79.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 6.0%
- Employment
- 4.0%
- Not sustained
- 8.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 90.0%
- Higher education
- 53.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 4.0%
- Employment
- 30.0%
- Not sustained
- 9.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
C-
Avg A-Level Grade
27.6
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
27.7
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
74
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 6.7% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 28.5
- 16-18 Cohort
- 129
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1294
- Boys
- 624 (49%)
- Girls
- 645 (51%)
- Capacity
- 1375 (92% full)
- SEND
- 13.2%
- FSM Eligible
- 31.1%
- EAL
- 5.8%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 2.6%
- SEN Support
- 10.6%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 16.4:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 78.9
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,042/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 11.0% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 29.6% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 90.5%
- White Other: 3.2%
- Asian Other: 1.4%
- Mixed Other: 1.3%
- Other: 0.8%
- Asian Indian: 0.6%
- Mixed White & Black African: 0.6%
- Black African: 0.5%
90.5%
White British
3.2%
White Other
1.4%
Asian Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Burnham Road
Highbridge, South West
Administrative
- URN
- 146439
- UKPRN
- 10081164
- Establishment No.
- 4005
- Trust
- PATHWAY TRUST
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