Trinity Academy, Brixton

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Trinity Academy
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Trinity Academy, Brixton

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SW2 1QS

England
Coordinates 51°27′23″N0°07′09″W / 51.4565°N 0.1192°W / 51.4565; -0.1192
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Type Free School
Religious affiliation(s) Roman Catholic Ethos
Established2014
Local authority Lambeth
Department for Education URN 140966 Tables
Ofsted Reports
PrincipalAntony Faccinello
Gender Coeducational
Age11to 18
Website www.trinityacademylondon.org OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

Trinity Academy is a coeducational Free School, established in 2014. [1] It is located in the Brixton area of the London Borough of Lambeth, England, [2] and caters for pupils aged 11 to 18. The school was judged to be Good by Ofsted in its first inspection in May 2017. [3]

Although Trinity Academy is not formally designated as a faith school, it has a Roman Catholic ethos. [4] One of the school's founders, former BBC broadcaster Dennis Sewell, has criticized the Catholic Education Service, for refusing to open any formally designated Catholic free schools due to the 50% rule which limits the number of places that can be reserved for Catholics. [5]

Since 2017, the school has been housed in a building next to South Bank University Sixth Form.[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. Cobb, Jason. "Trinity Academy Free School opens in Brixton on £18m site with only 17 pupils". Brixton Buzz. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
  2. "Trinity Academy Website". Trinity Academy. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
  3. "Trinity Academy - School Report" (PDF). Ofsted. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
  4. "Headteacher's Welcome". Trinity Academy. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
  5. Thompson, Damian. "The knives are out for Christian faith schools". The Spectator. Retrieved 22 October 2017.