Trimley St Mary Primary School

About Our School

The Community Primary School is situated in the large semi-rural village of Trimley St Mary on the outskirts of Felixstowe, which is in the South East of England. Felixstowe is a popular seaside resort about ten miles south of the county town of Ipswich in Suffolk and hosts the largest container port in the UK.

The school dates from 1904, but has been generally extended during the 1980s to cater for children from new housing in the area.

At the present time nearly 400 pupils, aged from 4 to 11 years, are catered for at the school. The children are organised into single age-group classes, with two parallel classes in each year.

Further down this page you will find sections showing the Aims and Ethos of the school which were agreed by Staff and Governors and form the basis for all we strive for in school.

Our computer suite, containing 16 multimedia PCs, enables whole class teaching of the whole range of I.T. topics. All children in years 2 to 6 have a weekly I.T. lesson in the suite. Computers in other areas of the school are also available to classes.
A Year 3 class is pictured here.

Children always make a dash for this new equipment which has recently been added to the outside play area.

The outside heated swimming pool is used regularly during the Summer term for swimming lessons and by families in the evenings and at weekends.

Children from the two Foundation stage classes enjoy an autumnal sunny morning in the outside play area.

The Aims of Trimley St. Mary Primary School

At Trimley St Mary Primary School we aim to...

-create a safe, secure and happy environment where pupils are motivated, challenged and inspired and where creativity can flourish;

-develop pride in the school community through a culture of tolerance, co-operation and respect for self and others;

-provide equal access to a high quality, broad, balanced and appropriate curriculum enabling each pupil to reach their full potential, both academic and social;

-develop confident, positive and independent pupils who take ownership of the learning process, recognise that they can succeed and are keen to learn;

-encourage parents and the wider community to become active partners in the education process and life of the school;

-promote high expectations in all areas, recognise achievement and celebrate success.

The Ethos of the School

The school exists to serve the community and in particular the young children living in it.

It is a partnership between parents, the staff, Governors and the Local Education Authority to promote the development of the children.

The main tasks of the school relate to the leaming of skills by the children and their intellectual, physical, emotional and spiritual development. The children know what is expected of them in terms of behaviour and attitude to work.

The children are seen as individuals, each with a unique potential. They experience a curriculum planned for all children, modified to match individual needs.

The children are also members of the school and of a wider society. Their development as social beings is promoted as they experience caring and trust and as they learn to be sensitive to the needs and wishes of others.

The success of the school may be judged by the extent to which the children enjoy their experiences and are enriched and empowered by them so that they can contemplate the past and the present with self respect and face the new with self confidence.