Trinity St Mary's CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School, South Woodham Ferrers
Trinity Square, South Woodham Ferrers, Chelmsford, CM3 5JX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Acting Headteacher
- Miss Janet Hoy
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Diocese
- Diocese of Chelmsford
- Constituency
- Maldon
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 206
- Pupils on roll
- 132
- URN
- 115200
- Local authority
- Essex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01245321711
About this school
Trinity St Mary's CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School, South Woodham Ferrers is a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in Chelmsford. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 132 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Trinity St Mary's CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School, South Woodham Ferrers, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 9 March 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 30 | 17 | 29 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 50% | 47% | 31% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 6% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 73% | 76% | 55% |
| Expected standard in maths | 63% | 53% | 48% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 50% | 53% | 52% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 103.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 101.0 | 100.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.80 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Trinity St Mary's CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School, South Woodham Ferrers has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Essex average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 50% | 58.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 47% | 59.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 31% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 186 |
| 2023/24 | 164 |
| 2024/25 | 157 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Trinity St Mary's CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School, South Woodham Ferrers compares
Trinity St Mary's CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School, South Woodham Ferrers ranked 377th of 388 primary schools in Essex for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 7% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 31% | 5.2% | 17.8% | 132 | — |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, SWF | 77% | 5.1% | 7.7% | 180 | 0.1 miles |
| Elmwood Primary School | 55% | 5% | 11.3% | 414 | 0.3 miles |
| Collingwood Primary School | 63% | 4.8% | 17.6% | 208 | 0.3 miles |
| Woodville Primary School | 67% | 4.6% | 8.1% | 412 | 0.7 miles |
| Riverside Primary School | 60% | 5.5% | 16.1% | 422 | 1.2 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 17.83%
- English as an additional language
- 1.9%
- Overall absence
- 5.2%
- Persistent absence
- 11.11%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, SWF0.1 miles
Primary · Chelmsford
-
Elmwood Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Chelmsford
-
Collingwood Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Chelmsford
-
Woodville Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Chelmsford
-
Riverside Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Hullbridge
Other schools in Chelmsford
Trinity St Mary's CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School, South Woodham Ferrers ranks 45th of the 46 ranked primary schools in Chelmsford.
- Baddow Hall Infant School Primary
- Baddow Hall Junior School Primary
- Barnes Farm Primary School Primary
- Beehive Lane Community Primary School Primary
- Boreham Primary School Primary
- Broomfield Primary School Primary
- Chancellor Park Primary School, Chelmsford Primary
- Christchurch Church of England Primary School Primary
- Cold Norton Primary School Primary
- Collingwood Primary School Primary
- East Hanningfield Church of England Primary Academy Primary
- Elmwood Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Trinity St Mary's CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School, South Woodham Ferrers teach?
- Trinity St Mary's CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School, South Woodham Ferrers teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Chelmsford.
- Who is the acting headteacher of Trinity St Mary's CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School, South Woodham Ferrers?
- The acting headteacher of Trinity St Mary's CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School, South Woodham Ferrers is Miss Janet Hoy, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Trinity St Mary's CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School, South Woodham Ferrers been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Trinity St Mary's CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School, South Woodham Ferrers, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Trinity St Mary's CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School, South Woodham Ferrers?
- Trinity St Mary's CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School, South Woodham Ferrers has 132 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Trinity St Mary's CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School, South Woodham Ferrers full?
- Trinity St Mary's CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School, South Woodham Ferrers has capacity for 206 pupils and 132 on roll (64%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Trinity St Mary's CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School, South Woodham Ferrers a faith school?
- Yes. Trinity St Mary's CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School, South Woodham Ferrers is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Chelmsford.
- Is Trinity St Mary's CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School, South Woodham Ferrers a selective school?
- No. Trinity St Mary's CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School, South Woodham Ferrers is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Does Trinity St Mary's CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School, South Woodham Ferrers have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Trinity St Mary's CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School, South Woodham Ferrers as having no nursery classes.
- How have Trinity St Mary's CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School, South Woodham Ferrers's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 50% in 2022/23 and 31% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Trinity St Mary's CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School, South Woodham Ferrers compare with other schools in Essex?
- Trinity St Mary's CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School, South Woodham Ferrers ranked 377th of 388 primary schools in Essex for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 7% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Trinity St Mary's CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School, South Woodham Ferrers's absence rate?
- Trinity St Mary's CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School, South Woodham Ferrers's overall absence rate is 5.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Trinity St Mary's CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School, South Woodham Ferrers's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Trinity St Mary's CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School, South Woodham Ferrers's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.