Many of Trinity's pupils come from local schools and so join aged 10 or 11, but there is also a large intake of
prep school boys at 10, 11 and 13+. A traditional curriculum is studied by all pupils, with optional subjects at
GCSE such as
Mandarin Chinese becoming more popular. The school has a co-educational Sixth Form, a feature that was implemented in September 2012. For this change, a new state-of-the-art Sixth Form Centre was built, and opened by the
Mayor of London,
Boris Johnson. Trinity has enjoyed regional and national success in its main school sports of
rugby union,
field hockey,
cricket, and
water polo, and also in other sports as diverse as
swimming,
athletics, and
squash. The school has a climbing wall, two large astro-turf pitches and four hard tennis courts, along with pitches for rugby, cricket, soccer, and athletics, as well as the school's nearby sports field, Sandilands, and an indoor sports centre, with two large halls, several squash courts, a gymnasium, and an accompanying weights-room. The school offers over 100 clubs and societies. The school’s music facilities include a recording suite and a dedicated choir room. Trinity became the first All Steinway School in London in 2012 and has 25 pianos, including two model D concert grand pianos and five other grand pianos. The school has extensive musical facilities with over 25 fully-soundproof practice pods fitted with Steinway pianos, and regularly hosts both external and internal musical competitions such as the Coulsdon and Purley festival and the Trinity Musician of the year (TMOTY). The Trinity School chess club has achieved great success over the years. One of its members,
Laurence D. Marks, won the under-21 British championship in 1973, and its teams were in the finals of the
British Schools Chess Championship in 1967, 1969, and 1972. ==Trinity Boys Choir==