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Trimley St Mary Primary School

Primary · Community school · Felixstowe, IP11 0ST

Requires improvement

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Good
Requires improvement
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National ranking

Key stage 2 2024/25

#13,313 of 15,057

Worse than 88% of schools in England

Ranked by pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Trimley St Mary Primary School Ofsted rating

Ofsted four-point inspection gradesInspected 15 Oct 2024

Area360 rating
Requires improvement
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Early years
Good
Safeguarding
Effective

School facts

PhasePrimary
TypeCommunity school
Ages4 to 11
Pupils389
GenderMixed
Head teacherHayley Lamb and Lucy Beston
Local authoritySuffolk
WebsiteVisit

Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 124613.

Key stage 2 results

2024/25

Year 6 results in national curriculum tests and teacher assessments. The expected standard is the level pupils should reach by the end of primary school.

MeasureThis schoolSuffolkEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing and maths44%, worse than England, worse than Suffolk59%63%
Higher standard in reading, writing and mathsScore of 110 or more in reading and maths, greater depth in writing.5%, worse than England, similar to Suffolk7%8%
Average reading scoreScaled score from 80 to 120; 100 meets the expected standard.102, worse than England, worse than Suffolk105106
Average maths scoreScaled score from 80 to 120; 100 meets the expected standard.100, worse than England, worse than Suffolk104105
Average grammar, punctuation and spelling scoreScaled score from 80 to 120; 100 meets the expected standard.101, worse than England, worse than Suffolk104105
Expected standard in reading59%, worse than England, worse than Suffolk73%76%
Expected standard in writing64%, worse than England, worse than Suffolk70%73%
Expected standard in maths54%, worse than England, worse than Suffolk71%75%
Pupils taking tests59--

Source: DfE, Compare school performance, Compare school performance 2024-2025.

Pupils

2025/26

Pupils at the January school census.

MeasureThis school
Total pupils389
Girls194
Boys195
Eligible for free school mealsPupils from low-income families who can get free school meals.20.3%
First language not English2.1%
School places2024/25Capacity, not including nursery.413
Unfilled placesShare of school places not taken.5.8%
SEN supportPupils with special educational needs who get extra help at school.87
EHC planEducation, health and care plan: a legal plan for pupils with more complex needs.16
Average class size27.8

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and School capacity, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Pupils ethnicity

2025/26

Share of pupils in each ethnic group, as recorded at the January school census.

Pupils ethnicity

White British
93.1%
Other White
2.1%
White and Black Caribbean
1.5%
White and Black African
1%
Other mixed
0.8%
Irish
0.3%
Traveller of Irish heritage
0.3%
White and Asian
0.3%
African
0.3%
Other Black
0.3%

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Teachers and staff

2025/26

Staff numbers are full-time equivalent (FTE). Teacher turnover shows where the school's teachers were by the following year's census.

MeasureThis school
Pupils per teacher20.8
Pupils per adultAdults include teaching assistants.10.7
Teachers (FTE)18.66
Teaching assistants (FTE)17.85
Support staff (FTE)23.34
Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/2518.5
Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/2517
Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2024/250
Teachers who left state schools (FTE)2024/251.5

Source: DfE, School workforce in England, Reporting year 2025, published 04 Jun 2026.

Admissions

2026/27

Applications and offers for the main entry points. Offers from oversubscribed schools depend on each school's admissions criteria; check the local authority admissions page.

MeasureThis school
Offers made (Reception)Places offered on national offer day.50
Applications (Reception)Includes every preference parents listed.97
First preference applications (Reception)Families who put this school as their first choice.50
First preference offers (Reception)First-choice applicants who were offered a place.50
Applications from another local authority (Reception)0

Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, published 18 Jun 2026.

Attendance

2025/26

Share of possible sessions missed.

MeasureThis schoolSuffolkEngland
Overall absence5.8%, worse than England, worse than Suffolk5.1%5.1%
Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of sessions.14.1%, similar to England, similar to Suffolk12.6%13.2%
Severe absencePupils missing 50% or more of sessions.1.5%, similar to England, similar to Suffolk1.2%1%

Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England, Autumn and spring term 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.

Suspensions and exclusions

2024/25

Suspension rate is the number of suspensions per 100 pupils, so one pupil can be counted more than once. A permanently excluded pupil is removed from the school roll.

MeasureThis school
Suspension rate1.6%
Pupils with one or more suspensions1%
Permanent exclusion rate0%
Permanent exclusions0

Source: DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England, Academic year 2024/25, published 09 Jul 2026.

Nearby schools

Ratings include official Ofsted judgements and Area360 summaries of inspection grades. Open a school’s profile for its inspection grades and results.

Schools near Trimley St Mary Primary School
DistancePhaseNameTypeRatingLinks
0.7 miSecondaryFelixstowe SchoolAcademy sponsor led
Good
0.8 miPrimaryFelix Primary SchoolAcademy converter
Requires improvement
1.1 miPrimaryGrange Community Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led
Good
1.4 miPrimaryTrimley St Martin Primary SchoolCommunity school
Good
1.5 miPrimaryFairfield Infant SchoolAcademy converter
Unrated
1.8 miPrimaryColneis Junior SchoolAcademy converter
Unrated

Frequently asked questions about Trimley St Mary Primary School

What is Trimley St Mary Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Trimley St Mary Primary School is rated Requires improvement, last inspected on 15 Oct 2024. Recent Ofsted inspections have no single overall grade, so Area360 summarises the inspection grades.

How does Trimley St Mary Primary School rank in England?

Trimley St Mary Primary School ranks 13,313 of 15,057 schools in England for Key stage 2 2024/25 (worse than 88% of schools).

What are Trimley St Mary Primary School's SATs results?

In 2024/25, 44% of pupils at Trimley St Mary Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 63%).

How hard is it to get into Trimley St Mary Primary School?

For Reception entry in 2026/27, Trimley St Mary Primary School made 50 offers from 97 applications (1.9 per offer), and 50 of 50 first-preference applicants got a place. Applications include every preference parents listed.

How many pupils attend Trimley St Mary Primary School?

Trimley St Mary Primary School has 389 pupils aged 4 to 11.

What is the capacity of Trimley St Mary Primary School?

Trimley St Mary Primary School had 413 school places in 2024/25.

How big are classes at Trimley St Mary Primary School?

At Trimley St Mary Primary School, the average class had 27.8 pupils in 2025/26, and there were 20.8 pupils per teacher.

What is attendance like at Trimley St Mary Primary School?

In 2025/26, pupils at Trimley St Mary Primary School missed 5.8% of sessions (England 5.1%), and 14.1% were persistently absent, missing 10% or more of sessions (England 13.2%).

Figures are the latest published by the Department for Education for each measure. Small numbers are suppressed by the publisher to protect pupils' privacy. Read how Area360 school ratings and rankings work.