Trinity School, Newbury
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| Motto | Personal Excellence and Collective Responsibility |
|---|---|
| Established | 1999 |
| Type | Academy |
| Executive Headteacher | Mrs Charlotte Wilson M.A. (Ed) |
| Chair of Governors | Mrs Sheila Loy |
| Location |
Love Lane Shaw Newbury RG14 2DU Berkshire |
| Local authority | West Berkshire |
| DfE URN | 138525 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Staff | 182 |
| Students | 1025 |
| Gender | Co-Educational (Mixed-Sex) |
| Ages | 11–19 |
| Houses |
Griffin Phoenix Dragon |
| Colours |
Red Black Yellow |
| Website | www.trinitynewbury.org |
Trinity School is a co-educational secondary school with academy status in Newbury, Berkshire, England. The school opened in 1999 when two existing schools (Turnpike School and Shaw House School) and one new school combined - hence the name Trinity. Trinity School caters for pupils between the ages of 11 and 19 and currently has approximately 1025 students on roll, including 108 in the Sixth Form.
Description
Trinity School sits adjacent to Shaw House, a 16th-century mansion, completed in 1581. Shaw House originally formed part of the school however it is now managed by West Berkshire council and is used as a conference venue and public attraction.
Trinity School became an academy in May 2012 and in January 2013 was graded as ‘Good’ by Ofsted. The school has forged close links with its feeder primary schools in the area and in March 2013 Trinity sponsored Fir Tree Primary School and Nursery, forming the Newbury Academy Trust; a multi-academy trust of which Trinity is the lead school. Speenhamland Primary School joined the Newbury Academy Trust in February 2017. Charlotte Wilson is the Executive Headteacher of all three schools and CEO of the Newbury Academy Trust.
The school has gone undergone a great deal of refurbishment work in recent year. A £4 million sports complex was opened in October 2011; comprising sports hall, fitness club, gymnasium and an outdoor multi-use-games-area with areas for class based learning. In September 2012 a dedicated and state-of-the-art Sixth Form Centre was opened; based over three floors it includes multiple study rooms equipped with IT facilities, a servery, three study rooms, an open-learning center, silent-study area and a large open-plan student lounge. In September 2015, a new ASD Unit was opened, a 25 place local authority resource for students on the Autistic Spectrum and in May 2016, a brand new, purpose-built library was officially opened by Ian Pearson, Head of Education at West Berkshire Council.
Houses
When pupils join Trinity School they are placed in one of three houses: Dragon (blue), Griffin (yellow) and Phoenix (green).
Sixth form
Trinity School has a sixth form, which pupils from the school the surrounding schools attend.
The sixth form centre is located in its own building, consisting of three floors. The centre contains a large, open-plan Common Room which is used as a socialising space, a Classroom, Three Study Rooms equipped with Computers, a Silent-Study Area and a Servery.
Qualifications
Courses
The school offers a wide range of GCSE and BTEC subjects, which students begin in Year 9. In Sixth Form, students are offered a wide range of AS and A Levels, as well vocational qualifications including BTECs. Since the school's opening in 1999, the grades have notably improved, from 40% to 65%.
School Units
ACE Unit
The school has an ACE unit which specialises in aiding pupils with dyslexia and learning difficulties. Many pupils with dyslexia who been helped by ACE unit have gone on to universities across the country.
The ACE Unit is run by Gaynor Davies who is assisted by other members of staff. The Unit has two specialised classrooms, both containing computers which run software to aid the pupils with their learning. The unit also houses the ACE office.
ASD Unit
The school also has an ASD unit. This resource caters for students who have an Education and Health Care Plan (EHCP) for Autism Spectrum Disorder and, without specialist intervention would struggle in a mainstream school. The unit opened in September 2015.
The ASD Unit is run by Kate Hinks who is assisted by an additional teacher and five Teaching Assistants. The unit will have up to 45 students with Autism Spectrum Disorder when full and the staff team will grow as more students join the unit. The unit is a state of the art space with two classrooms, various meeting and small group rooms, a kitchen/common room, an office and a sensory free quiet zone.
Isolation Unit
The school also uses an Isolation Unit.
Its purpose is to keep students learning away from the Classroom when they're behaving disruptively and disturbing the rest of the class, hurting other students, attending an after-school detention or breaking the School Code.
It has 50 spaces available and is run by 3 Staff at the most, who keep an eye on the Students from the Front Desk.
Inclusion Unit
The school has an Inclusion Unit.
The Inclusion Unit is used to help students with disabilities learn alongside the rest of the class, it does this by teaching in the unit to help them catch up with the rest of the class, it is sometimes also used when a student was off ill and missing alot of lessons, this is so they catch up on what they missed.
Medical Unit
The Medical Unit is used when a Student is hurt, it is run by a doctor from the NHS, known to the Students as Mrs Cunningham, it is built into the Sixth Form on the bottom floor and you can visit by turning left at the Sixth Form entrance.
Headteachers
Trinity School's past and present headteachers, since its establishment in 1999, are as follows:
| Years | Name |
|---|---|
| Trinity Comprehensive School | |
| September 1999 to July 2003 |
Rosemary Roscoe |
| September 2003 to December 2008 |
Deborah Forster |
| January 2009 to February 2009 |
Charlotte Wilson (Acting) |
| February 2009 to December 2011 |
Paul Gerard Dick (Executive)
Charlotte Wilson (Associate) |
| January 2012 to July 2012 |
Paul Gerard Dick (Consultant Head)
Charlotte Wilson (Headteacher) |
| Trinity School (Newbury Academy Trust) | |
| September 2012 to July 2017 |
Charlotte Wilson (Headteacher) |
| September 2017 to present |
Charlotte Wilson (Executive)
Brendan Hanlon (Associate) |