Trimley St Martin Primary School
Kirton Road, Trimley St Martin, Felixstowe, IP11 0QL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Samantha Ross
- Constituency
- Suffolk Coastal
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 168
- URN
- 124614
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01394448313
About this school
Trimley St Martin Primary School is a community primary school in Felixstowe. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 168 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 8 November 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 | 28 | 30 | 29 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 59% | 63% | 59% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 7% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 75% | 87% | 79% |
| Expected standard in maths | 79% | 80% | 72% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 75% | 80% | 76% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 109.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 106.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.60 | - | - |
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 Trimley St Martin Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Suffolk average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 59% | 54.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 63% | 55.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 59% | 57.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 196 |
| 2023/24 | 196 |
| 2024/25 | 175 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Trimley St Martin Primary School compares
Trimley St Martin Primary School ranked 125th of 225 primary schools in Suffolk for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 38% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 35% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 59% | 6.3% | 21.1% | 168 | — |
| Trimley St Mary Primary School | 44% | 5.6% | 22.6% | 389 | 1.4 miles |
| Felix Primary School | 32% | 8.4% | 40% | 201 | 2.1 miles |
| Grange Community Primary School | 57% | 7.1% | 28.3% | 160 | 2.5 miles |
| Bucklesham Primary School | 71% | 4.7% | 6.5% | 104 | 2.5 miles |
| Fairfield Infant School | — | — | — | 294 | 2.7 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)
- 21.14%
- English as an additional language
- 1.1%
- Overall absence
- 6.26%
- Persistent absence
- 17.65%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Trimley St Mary Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Felixstowe
-
Felix Primary School2.1 miles
Primary · Felixstowe
-
Grange Community Primary School2.5 miles
Primary · Felixstowe
-
Bucklesham Primary School2.5 miles
Primary · Ipswich
-
Fairfield Infant School2.7 miles
Primary · Felixstowe
Other schools in Felixstowe
Trimley St Martin Primary School ranks 1st of the 6 ranked primary schools in Felixstowe.
- Colneis Junior School Primary
- Fairfield Infant School Primary
- Felix Primary School Primary
- Grange Community Primary School Primary
- Kingsfleet Primary School Primary
- Langer Primary Academy Primary
- Trimley St Mary Primary School Primary
- Felixstowe School Secondary
- Felixstowe International College Independent schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Trimley St Martin Primary School teach?
- Trimley St Martin Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Felixstowe.
- Who is the headteacher of Trimley St Martin Primary School?
- The headteacher of Trimley St Martin Primary School is Mrs Samantha Ross, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Trimley St Martin Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Trimley St Martin Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Trimley St Martin Primary School?
- Trimley St Martin Primary School has 168 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Trimley St Martin Primary School full?
- Trimley St Martin Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 168 on roll (80%), 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 Trimley St Martin Primary School a faith school?
- No. Trimley St Martin Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Trimley St Martin Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Trimley St Martin Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Trimley St Martin Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 59% in 2022/23 and 59% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Trimley St Martin Primary School rank locally?
- Trimley St Martin Primary School ranked 125th of 225 primary schools in Suffolk for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 38% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 35% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Trimley St Martin Primary School's absence rate?
- Trimley St Martin Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Trimley St Martin Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Trimley St Martin Primary School'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.