Community school · Suffolk

Trimley St Mary Primary School

4–11Ages
389Pupils
PrimaryPhase
124613URN

High Road, Trimley St Mary, Felixstowe, IP11 0ST · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2024 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.9per place

close to Suffolk median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Suffolk

97 applications for 50 places · 51st of 165 in Suffolk

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

44%met the expected standard

Suffolk 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 15 October 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management	Good
Early years provision	Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.9applications per place, Reception

close to Suffolk median (1.8) 0.3 below England median (2.2)

97 applications · 50 places offered · 50 named it first

2026 1.9; Suffolk median median 1.8
2025 2.0; Suffolk median median 1.8
2024 1.7; Suffolk median median 1.8
2023 1.9; Suffolk median median 1.8
2022 1.7; Suffolk median median 1.8
2021 2.0; Suffolk median median 1.9
2020 1.8; Suffolk median median 1.7
2019 1.6; Suffolk median median 1.8
2018 1.6; Suffolk median median 1.8
2017 1.9; Suffolk median median 1.8
2016 1.5; Suffolk median median 1.9
2015 1.7; Suffolk median median 1.9
2014 1.6; Suffolk median median 1.9

This school
Suffolk median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	50	97	1.9	50	1.00
Sep 2025	56	109	2.0	56	1.00
Sep 2024	45	75	1.7	43	0.96
Sep 2023	53	99	1.9	52	0.98
Sep 2022	60	99	1.7	58	0.97
Sep 2021	49	98	2.0	48	0.98
Sep 2020	46	83	1.8	45	0.98
Sep 2019	59	93	1.6	58	0.98
Sep 2018	45	72	1.6	44	0.98
Sep 2017	46	86	1.9	46	1.00
Sep 2016	58	87	1.5	57	0.98
Sep 2015	40	69	1.7	40	1.00
Sep 2014	55	87	1.6	51	0.93

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 59% · Writing 64% · Maths 54% → all three 44% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard44%189th of 223 in Suffolk

Suffolk 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard59%

Suffolk 76% England 78%

Higher standard20%

Suffolk 32% England 33%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard64%

Suffolk 73% England 75%

Greater depth8%

Suffolk 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard54%

Suffolk 73% England 77%

Higher standard12%

Suffolk 21% England 24%

Average scaled score 100 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Suffolk median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	44%	5%	102	100
2023/24	48%	2%	104	101
2022/23	42%	2%	103	102

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Trimley St Mary Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.9applications per place 44%met the SATs standard
Felix Primary School
1.3 km · Suffolk

2026

1.8applications per place 32%met the SATs standard
Grange Community Primary School
1.8 km · Suffolk

Good2022

1.7applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Trimley St Martin Primary School
2.2 km · Suffolk

Remains Good2023

2.6applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Fairfield Infant School
2.5 km · Suffolk

Remains Good2023

1.4applications per place
Colneis Junior School
2.9 km · Suffolk

Remains Good2022
Langer Primary Academy
3.1 km · Suffolk

Good2023

2.3applications per place 35%met the SATs standard
Kingsfleet Primary School
3.4 km · Suffolk

Remains Good2024

3.3applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Shotley Community Primary School
4.6 km · Suffolk

Good2023

1.4applications per place 9%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 124613 · 935/2117
Capacity: 420 pupils · 389 on roll
Free school meals: 20.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: High Road, Trimley St Mary, Felixstowe, IP11 0ST
Local authority: Suffolk · East Suffolk

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources