Trinity Church of England School, Lewisham
Voluntary aided all-through school in London (Lewisham).
Who the school serves
Share of pupils. Free school meals and language: school census, 2025/26. Special educational needs: 2025/26. England figures are for the same type of school, same years. Sources: DfE school census and Special educational needs in England (OGL v3.0), via WhatSchool. "Within 3 miles" is the simple average of the same figure for secondary and all-through schools within 3 miles (4.8 km), not weighted by pupil numbers, using only schools with a figure for the same year; it is shown only when at least 3 schools qualify.
495 girls (47%) and 553 boys (53%) on roll (school register, GIAS, 24 Oct 2026).
Places
- Pupils on roll
- 1,048 (school register, GIAS, 24 Oct 2026)
- Capacity survey
- 1,044 pupils, 1,140 places (2024/25)
- Unfilled places
- 96 (8.4%) (2024/25)
Free school meals: two measures
- Eligible for free school meals (census)
- 29.6% (310 pupils) share of all pupils on roll, school census 15 Jan 2026
- Register figure (GIAS)
- 29.6% (310 pupils) performance-table basis, GIAS census 15 Jan 2026
- Taking a free meal on census day
- 29.6% eligible pupils who took a meal, share of all pupils on roll
These are different official measures and are never filled in from each other: the census figure counts pupils eligible on census day as a share of all pupils on roll (DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics 2025/26); the register figure is the performance-table measure held in Get Information about Schools (24 Oct 2026 extract), with its own population and census date. They differ by more than 0.05 points in 45% of schools.
Support staff
iDerived arithmetic: teaching assistant headcount (school workforce census, November 2025) divided by pupils. TAs also work across the whole school, not only with pupils who have SEN. No England figure is shown.Over time
Eligible for free school meals (census, each January)
SEN support
EHC plansiSchool census, each January. England free school meals: Schools, pupils and their characteristics, DfE, same type of school. England SEN history is not split by type of school, so it is not drawn.
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| Year | Eligible for free school meals (census) | England eligible all-through | SEN support | EHC plan | All SEN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 29.6% | - | 21.9% | 5.3% | 27.3% |
| 2024/25 | 27.7% | - | 15.7% | 4.0% | 19.7% |
| 2023/24 | 27.2% | - | 11.4% | 3.3% | 14.7% |
| 2022/23 | 27.4% | - | 10.0% | 3.0% | 13.0% |
| 2021/22 | 24.3% | - | 8.5% | 2.2% | 10.7% |
| 2020/21 | 21.7% | - | 9.6% | 1.9% | 11.5% |
| 2019/20 | 16.9% | - | 10.3% | 2.2% | 12.5% |
Primary need
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| Primary need | What it can mean | EHC plan | SEN support | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hearing impairment | Hearing loss, from mild to profound. | 19 | 89 | 108 |
| Specific learning difficulty | Difficulties with a specific skill such as reading (dyslexia), writing, maths or coordination. | 56 | 0 | 56 |
| Speech, language and communication | Difficulty saying what they mean or understanding what others say. | 8 | 36 | 44 |
| Other difficulty or disability | Any other need that does not fit the categories above. | 15 | 18 | 33 |
| Moderate learning difficulty | Learns more slowly than most pupils and needs support with basic skills. | 5 | 26 | 31 |
| Severe learning difficulty | Significant difficulty learning, usually needing a lot of help in every area. | 5 | 20 | 25 |
| Autism | Difficulties with social communication and interaction, often with fixed interests or sensory needs. | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| Support without a specialist assessment | The school gives support but the exact type of need has not been assessed or recorded. | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| Visual impairment | Sight loss that cannot be fully corrected with glasses. | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Profound and multiple learning difficulty | Very significant learning needs along with physical or sensory disabilities. | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Social, emotional and mental health | Difficulties managing emotions or behaviour, which may show as withdrawn or disruptive behaviour. | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Physical disability | A physical disability that affects how the pupil moves or takes part. | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Multi-sensory impairment | Both sight and hearing loss. | 0 | 1 | 1 |
230 pupils with an EHC plan and 1048 on SEN support, out of (school census, 2025/26). Each pupil is counted once, by their primary need. DfE Special educational needs in England. The descriptions are general, not about this school.
Understanding this data
- EHC plan
- An education, health and care plan is a legal document from the local council for a child with needs that cannot be met by the school's usual support. It names the support the child must get.
- SEN support
- Extra help given by the school itself to a child with special educational needs who does not have an EHC plan.
- SEN information report
- Every school must publish a report on how it supports pupils with SEN. Look for it on the school website.
Plain-English summary. See GOV.UK: Children with special educational needs.
Guides for parents
All guides- Free school meals and pupil premiumWho gets free school meals in England from September 2026, how to apply, and what it means for the school.