Trinity School (Nottingham)

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name = The Trinity Catholic School


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motto = "Ad Dei Gloriam" (To The Glory Of God")
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established = 1975
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type = Comprehensive
religion = Roman Catholic
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head_label = Headteacher
head = Mr Michael McKeever
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specialist = Arts College
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street = Beechdale Road
city = Aspley, Nottingham
county = Nottinghamshire
country = England
postcode = NG8 3EZ
LEA = Nottingham
ofsted = 122895
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enrollment = 1125
gender = Coeducational
lower_age = 11
upper_age = 18
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colours = Black, White & Green
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website = http://www.trinity.nottingham.sch.uk
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The Trinity School in Nottingham, England is a comprehensive Catholic secondary school (ages 11-18). It was formed in 1975 by the merger of Bishop Dunn school, a co-education Secondary Modern and the Loreto Grammar School for Girls.

Trinity has achieved an outstanding reputation in academic achievement, music and sport, as well as many other areas.

The School Badge

The School Badge, re-designed in 1988, encapsulates much of the school's tradition. The cross is derived from the Bishop's cross. The Fleur-de-lys represents the Loreto School and the Triangle the first symbol of The Trinity School. They are set in our colours of green, black, silver and gold. "Ad Dei Gloriam" our motto, ("To the Glory of God"), sums up the purpose for which we all work and means that in The Trinity School "only our best is good enough."

Houses

In year 7 pupils are allocated into 4 different houses who compete against each other in a range of fields: Football, Rugby, Basketball, Cricket, Tennis, Athletics to name but a few sporting activities. The school has recently introduced House competitions such as House Debate, Inter-house Drama, Modern Foreign Languages and Piano recitals.

The 4 houses are named after English Martyrs who died in the name of Christianity.

*Arrowsmith = Red
*Barlow = Green
*Campion = Blue
*Dalby = Yellow

The Show Band

Trinity School Show Band were formed in 1998 as a traditional marching band but became a show band two years later. In 2001 they participated in the World Championships in Germany and in 2002 some band members became part of ITV programme "Dangerville". They came 12th in the 2003 World Championships in Italy and 17th in 2004. In the 2007 season, they retained the BYBA National Championships title which they had won the previous year. In July 2008, the band travelled to Italy once again in an attempt to qualify for the 2009 World Championships, but came tenth. As of August 2008, the band were placed second in Division Two of the national league table.

External links

* [http://www.trinity.nottingham.sch.uk/default.htm Official website]