Trinity Catholic College is a large,

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secondary school and

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in the town of

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. It is part of Nicholas Postgate Catholic Academy Trust. Founded in 2009 following the amalgamation of St David's Roman Catholic Technology College, Newlands Catholic School FCJ, and St Mary's Catholic Sixth Form College, it is one of the largest Catholic secondary schools in the

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and the biggest in

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, with over 1,300 students on-roll. The College is based on a multi-million pound campus between Ladgate Lane and Saltersgill Avenue, which includes a state-of-the-art main building and a brand-new sixth form centre. The campus opened in 2011 after over £24 million in investment through the Building Schools for the Future programme. In 2020, the school announced it would be further extending its facilities. The school has been a member of the Nicholas Postgate Catholic Academy Trust since 2018, a

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which sponsors 27 academies across the

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, including St Peter’s Catholic College in South Bank, St Patrick’s Catholic College in Thornaby and

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in Redcar. The College’s current headteacher is Louise Dwyer, and the chief executive officer is Hugh Hegarty. The chair of governors is Carol Walker. The school was previously led by Janet Granycome and Peter Coady, and was part of the St Hilda’s Catholic Academy Trust until 2018. The College bears the name of the

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, a key doctrine of the

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, whilst its five Houses each commemorate an English martyr or

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; the Blessed Nicholas Postgate, the Venerable St Bede, St Hilda of Whitby,

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, and

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. The school operates a vertical tutor system, where each child belongs to a

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, rather than a

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