Know exactly where your child stands for Trinity School
Thousands of practice questions and up to 6 mock papers, all in the exact Trinity School 11+ format, on one simple plan. It starts with a free diagnostic.
Thousands of practice questions and up to 6 mock papers, all in the exact Trinity School 11+ format, on one simple plan. It starts with a free diagnostic.
Trinity School
Trinity School is an academically selective day school for boys, transitioning to co-education from September 2027. Its 11+ entrance exam uses the Quest Admissions board and consists of two stages, including an interview. The annual fees are £30,468 per year from September 2026.
If your son is the kind who wants to be busy, the sort who'll happily go from a maths lesson to choir to a match without coming up for air, Trinity is a school built for exactly that. It is an academically selective day school for boys in Shirley Park, Croydon, taking them from ten to eighteen with a co-educational sixth form. The school has a long memory, having opened in 1882 as Whitgift Middle School, taken the name Trinity in 1954 and settled at its present site in 1965. It belongs to the Whitgift Foundation, and from September 2027 it will admit girls into Years 6 and 7, opening co-education through every year group.
Music and sport run deep here. Every pupil learns an instrument, and there is a Trinity-Steinway Scholarship, run with Steinway & Sons and the Royal College of Music, for talented young pianists. The Good Schools Guide points to the school's "exceptional co-curricular opportunities," and a gentle Christian ethos sits underneath it all. Parents tend to notice the warmth of the place, the way boys back each other and respect their differences rather than compete to stand out.
This is a full, lively school, and it rewards a boy who wants to throw himself into music, sport or some other pursuit alongside demanding academic work, rather than one after a quiet life. Led since September 2016 by headmaster Alasdair Kennedy, Trinity suits the curious, sociable son who'll be happiest with plenty to get stuck into and good company to do it with.
Key facts
Admissions
Admissions contact
lowerschooladmissions@trinity.croydon.sch.uk
Admissions phone
020 8656 9541
Registration form
Sibling policy
What this school tests
Computer-Based Assessment
English
- Grammar
- Punctuation
- Reading Comprehension - Comparison
- Reading Comprehension - Evaluation
- Reading Comprehension - Grammar and punctuation
- Reading Comprehension - Inference and Deduction
- Reading Comprehension - Information Retrieval
- Reading Comprehension - Language Techniques and Imagery
- Reading Comprehension - Sentence-level Comprehension
- Reading Comprehension - Sequencing
- Reading Comprehension - Structure, Form, Voice and Tone
- Reading Comprehension - Summarising
- Reading Comprehension - Text Classification and Purpose
- Reading Comprehension - Types of Words and Phrases
- Reading Comprehension - Word Meaning / Choice
- Spelling
- Vocabulary
Maths
- Algebra
- Angles and Degrees
- BIDMAS
- Coordinate Grids
- Estimation and Rounding
- Factors and Multiples
- Fractions, Decimals and Percentages
- Measurement
- Money
- Number and Place Value
- Operations
- Perimeter, Area and Volume
- Position and Direction
- Properties of Shapes
- Ratio and Proportion
- Reflection, Rotation and Symmetry
- Sequences
- Special Numbers
- Speed, Distance and Time
- Statistics
- Time
Non-verbal Reasoning
- Figure Analogies
- Figure Matrices
- Figure Series
- Grid Matrices
- Horizontal Codes
- Match to a Group of Figures
- Most Like Three Figures
- Odd Figure Out
- Odd Shaped Matrices
- Star Matrices
- Triangle Matrices
- Vertical Codes
Verbal Reasoning
- Alphabet Logic
- Anagrams
- Compound Words
- Embedded Words
- Form a Word
- Insert 2 / 3 Letters
- Insert a Letter
- Letter Analogies
- Letter Sequences
- Move 1 / 2 Letters
- Ordering Words
- Rhyming Synonyms
- Shuffled Sentences
- Synonyms
- Word / Logic Puzzles
- Word Analogies
- Word Completion
- Word Match
- Word Opposites
- Word Pairs
- Word Relationships
- Word Swap
- Words and Codes
Spatial Reasoning
- 2D Rotations
- 2D View of 3D Shape
- 3D Rotations
- Block Counting
- Building Blocks
- Combining Shapes
- Diagonal Reflections
- Figure Missing from Image
- Fold and Punch
- Folding Cubes
- Hidden Shapes
- Missing Face of Cube
- Nets of 3D Shapes
- Shape Completion
Guided Written Paper
English
- Creative Writing - Descriptive
- Creative Writing - Narrative
- Creative Writing - Personal
- Creative Writing - Persuasive
Catchment area
Selection review and safety net
Previous exam results
GCSE results
Most pupils at this school sit IGCSE and Pre-U qualifications, which are not reflected in DfE's published GCSE measures. See the school's own website for full results.
Reference: https://www.compare-school-performance.service.gov.uk/
A-level results
In 2025 students achieved an A average grade per A-Level entry. 57.6% gained AAB or better including two facilitating subjects.
Reference: https://www.compare-school-performance.service.gov.uk/
Frequently asked questions
What exam board does Trinity School use for the 11+?
Trinity School uses the Quest Admissions exam board for its 11+ entrance exam.
Does Trinity School interview as part of the 11+?
Yes, an interview stage is part of the Trinity School 11+ entrance process.
Is Trinity School co-educational or single-sex?
Trinity School is currently a boys' school. From September 2027, it will admit girls into Years 6 and 7, becoming co-educational across all year groups.
What is Trinity School's website?
The official website for Trinity School is https://www.trinity-school.org/.
How many stages are there in the Trinity School 11+ exam?
The Trinity School 11+ entrance exam consists of two stages.
What are the annual fees for Trinity School?
The annual fees for Trinity School are £30,468 per year, effective from September 2026.
Location
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