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Trinity Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

Voluntary aided school · Stowmarket · IP14 2BZ

Ages 4–11 · 177 pupils · Suffolk

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Ofsted

Standards maintained

KS2 expected (RWM)

77%

Overall absence

3.7%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Standards maintained

Inspection date

2025-02-11

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)77%
Higher standard (RWM)12%
Avg scaled score — reading
107.0
Avg scaled score — maths
106.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
107.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence3.7%
Persistent absence (10%+)5.3%
Unauthorised0.4%
Authorised absence
3.3%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
150

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.00 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

21

Places offered

21

1st-preference offers

21

Total preferences (any rank)
36
Preferred offers (top 3)
21
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill56%

177 pupils · 315 places

Pupils on roll
177
Boys / girls
91 / 86
School capacity
315
Capacity fill
177 / 315 (56%)
Free school meals
21.5%
FSM pupils
38
Gender
Mixed
School type
Voluntary aided school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Religious character
Church of England
Diocese
Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich
Governance
Voluntary aided school
Headteacher
Mrs Linda Curran-Spain

Location

Address
Lavenham Way, Combs
Postcode
IP14 2BZ
Town
Stowmarket
County
Suffolk
Local authority
Suffolk
District
Mid Suffolk
Constituency
Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed voluntary aided school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Stowmarket, Suffolk, 177 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 21.5%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich.

Open schools in Stowmarket
25
Primary schools in Stowmarket
18
Academies among open schools in Stowmarket
64% (16)
Open schools in IP14
25
Primary in IP14
18
Open schools in Suffolk LA
366
Primary in Suffolk LA
253

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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    • KS248%
    • Absence5.5%
    • FSM27.4%
    • Demand0.92

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    • Absence4.5%
    • FSM16.4%
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    • KS255%
    • Absence4.9%
    • FSM42.1%
    • Demand1.00

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  • Wood Ley Community Primary School

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    • Absence5.1%
    • FSM15.3%
    • Demand1.16

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  • Grace Cook Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

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    • Absence5.0%
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  • Freeman Community Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

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    • KS261%
    • Absence5.2%
    • FSM12.2%
    • Demand1.24

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  • Bosmere Community Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

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    • KS266%
    • Absence5.9%
    • FSM23.8%
    • Demand1.00

    2.5 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Linda Curran-Spain
Telephone
01449770462
Website
www.trinityprimaryschool.com/

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