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Trinity St Mary's CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School, South Woodham Ferrers

Chelmsford, CM3 5JXPrimaryAges 4–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Mar 2023
KS2 Results
47%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
1.0×
Not oversubscribed
8 1st-choice / 8 places
Ranking
#11,314
of 13,686 nationally

About Trinity St Mary's CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School, South Woodham Ferrers

Trinity St Mary's CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School sits within the Essex local authority, a large county with 444 primary schools. In the most recent local rankings based on KS2 expected standards, the school placed 312th, placing it in the bottom half of its peers. For context, the top-performing schools in the area include St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School in Colchester and Stambridge Primary School, both of which achieved a perfect ranking score of 100, followed closely by Great Totham Primary School on 95. Trinity St Mary's is a Church of England school in South Woodham Ferrers, part of the Chelmsford borough, and caters to 157 pupils aged 4 to 11, with a capacity of 206. The school is led by headteacher Janet Hoy and has a relatively high proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals at 16. 6%, which is above the national average for primary schools.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range4 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterChurch of England
AddressTrinity Square, Chelmsford, Chelmsford, CM3 5JX
HeadteacherJanet Hoy
Local AuthorityEssex
Number of Pupils157
Free School Meals (FSM)16.6%
School Capacity157 / 206 (76% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

9 Mar 2023
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Leadership & Management
Good

Latest monitoring visit (9 Mar 2023): School remains Good

Source: Ofsted, 21 Jun 2012. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

SEND Support

DyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearing

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

School day

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Teaching hours

08:55 – 15:25

After-school care

15:25-18:00

Source: trinitystmarys.com. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Trinity St Mary's CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School, South Woodham Ferrers has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.