About Us

Footstars C.I.C are a coaching and training organisation based in Ipswich, Suffolk. Established in 2012, we have grown from one session a week to a full time operation. 

As a registered not for profit organisation, we pride ourselves on the following core values:

  • Provide opportunities for the local community to take part in physical activity which has enjoyment at its core - regardless of age, race, gender or ability.
  • Engage the local community through sport including inactive and disabled people. 
  • Increasing quality of coaching available in the community through engagement and provision of activity services by qualified coaches in schools.
  • Providing a range of free and/or subsidised and paid for opportunities for the disadvantaged.

Weekly Football Sessions

Our weekly football sessions have been suspended for the 2025/26 season due to relocating sites. An update on this will be provided in due course. In the mean time you can still find us at Partner Schools, Partner Football Clubs and Holiday Courses.

School Sport Programme


We offer high quality PE provision to schools across Suffolk. Lessons follow the National Curriculum, we pride ourselves on maintaining high standards in our planning, delivery and assessment of physical education.


As a Footstars Partner School we can support you in a variety of ways to enhance your PE and school sport provision including our range of resources and experienced members of staff.


Our services include:

  • Organising and managing your school provision
  • Support quality assurance and aid in school events 
  • Consistent coach delivering high quality provision
  • Termly pupil assessments against the National Curriculum

To receive a copy of our PE and School Sport Brochure or to discuss how we can support your school, please contact guy.hayes@footstars.org.uk


Holiday Camps

For Summer 2025 our Activity Days return to Saxmundham and Leiston and our Football Camps at Ipswich Wanderers Football Club.

Activity Days run for 4 hours are are fully funded including a packed lunch for children eligible for Free School Meals aged 7-13 years old.

Places for our 6 hour Football Camp are £20 per day. Sibling discount is available. Free places including a packed lunch are available for children eligible for Free School Meals aged 7-13 years old.

Please contact Guy.Hayes@Footstars.org.uk for a booking form.

Inflatable Football Pitch Hire

Our selection of inflatable football pitches are great to hire for football club presentation days, birthday parties and school fetes. We have three 3 v 3 pitches and one 1 v 1 pitch. For more information please email Guy.Hayes@Footstars.org.uk