Trimley St Martin Primary School, Felixstowe
Trimley St Martin Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Felixstowe. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in December 2014. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in November 2023 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the highest of the 6 schools in Felixstowe with published results, and 8,057th of 14,452 across England. It was 81% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- In line with England
- Ofsted
- Good (2014)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- Below England average
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Suffolk (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Trimley St Martin Primary School in detail
Trimley St Martin Primary School in its own words
The school runs after-school care.
Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 79% of Year 6 pupils at Trimley St Martin Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 72% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 75% and 72% in Suffolk and 77% and 75% across England.
Results fell from 87% in reading and 80% in maths in 2024.
With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.
Getting a place at Trimley St Martin Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 15 families put Trimley St Martin Primary School as their first choice and 39 named it as one of their preferences, for 15 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Trimley St Martin Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Trimley St Martin Primary School are Trimley St Mary Primary School (1.4 miles, Good, 59% reading, 54% maths); Felix Primary School (2.1 miles, Requires improvement, 41% reading, 51% maths); Grange Community Primary School (2.5 miles, Good, 65% reading, 74% maths); and Bucklesham Primary School (2.5 miles, Good, 71% reading, 71% maths).
Trimley St Martin Primary School's 2025 results were higher than all 4 of them.
Trimley St Mary Primary SchoolFelix Primary SchoolGrange Community Primary SchoolBucklesham Primary School
Who goes there
1.8% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
In 2026, 39 pupils (23.2%) received SEN support and 8 (4.8%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.
Staffing
Trimley St Martin Primary School had 12 teachers in 2026, one for every 14 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Entrance2, about 1.5 miles away in a straight line.
2 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Primary School (outside), 40 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 11 crimes within a mile of the school, most often anti-social behaviour, criminal damage and arson and violence and sexual offences. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Suffolk (32).
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Trimley St Martin Primary School issued 9 suspensions, 5.1 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; DfE school workforce census; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 3 years agoThis judgement is from December 2014, 11 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Latest (ungraded) inspection: The school remains Good.
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its December 2014 inspection - up from Requires Improvement.
Rated Good for
Leadership & management.
At a Glance
20.2%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 87% to 79% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 80% to 72% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 72% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
24.0
Avg class size
21.7
Infant (KS1)
25.8
KS2
7
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Trimley St Martin Primary School
Term dates
Trimley St Martin Primary School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Suffolk. Training (INSET) days, when pupils are not in school, vary by school: check the school's own calendar.
2026 to 2027
- Autumn term: Tuesday 1 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026)
- Spring term: Monday 4 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027)
- Summer term: Monday 12 April to Wednesday 21 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027)
2027 to 2028
- Autumn term: Wednesday 1 September to Friday 17 December 2027 (half term Monday 25 October to Friday 29 October 2027)
- Spring term: Tuesday 4 January to Friday 31 March 2028 (half term Monday 14 February to Friday 18 February 2028)
- Summer term: Tuesday 18 April to Friday 21 July 2028 (half term Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028)
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Trimley St Martin Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Trimley St Martin Primary School is in Suffolk; for families living there:
Apply to Suffolk for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 1
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 1 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Suffolk is 4 (the median across 365 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
81%
Available places
171 pupils
210 places
39 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Felixstowe
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Felixstowe
Across Suffolk council
Places available
8,806
Applications
6,492
Got 1st preference
94.9%
Got preferred school
99.1%
All primary applications across Suffolk council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Inspection History(10)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
39
SEN Support
8
EHC Plans
28.0%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
168
Total Pupils
88
Boys
80
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
12
Teachers
14.0:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£48,790
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,598
Per pupil
£1110k
Total funding
£53k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
6.3%
Overall absence
17.6%
Persistent absence
170
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Questions parents ask about Trimley St Martin Primary School
What are SATs results like at Trimley St Martin Primary School?
Of the pupils at Trimley St Martin Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 79% reached the expected standard in reading and 72% did so in maths.
What is Trimley St Martin Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Trimley St Martin Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in November 2023, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in December 2014, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for Trimley St Martin Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Trimley St Martin Primary School is oversubscribed, Suffolk allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Trimley St Martin Primary School?
Trimley St Martin Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 81% of its 210 places.
How big are the classes at Trimley St Martin Primary School?
Classes at Trimley St Martin Primary School average 24 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Trimley St Martin Primary School?
Trimley St Martin Primary School has around 168 pupils on roll. 20% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Trimley St Martin Primary School?
6.3% of sessions were missed at Trimley St Martin Primary School in 2024/25. 17.6% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Trimley St Martin Primary School?
Apply through Suffolk's coordinated admissions process, naming Trimley St Martin Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
What are Trimley St Martin Primary School's term dates?
Trimley St Martin Primary School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Suffolk. In 2026 to 2027: Autumn term: Tuesday 1 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026); Spring term: Monday 4 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027); Summer term: Monday 12 April to Wednesday 21 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027). In 2027 to 2028: Autumn term: Wednesday 1 September to Friday 17 December 2027 (half term Monday 25 October to Friday 29 October 2027); Spring term: Tuesday 4 January to Friday 31 March 2028 (half term Monday 14 February to Friday 18 February 2028); Summer term: Tuesday 18 April to Friday 21 July 2028 (half term Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028).
How many road collisions happen near Trimley St Martin Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 1 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Suffolk is 4 (the median across 365 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Trimley St Martin Primary School?
Trimley St Martin Primary School is at Kirton Road, Trimley St Martin, Felixstowe, Suffolk, IP11 0QL.
Sources: Suffolk term dates; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)