Newmarket Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Suffolk
Exning Road, Newmarket, CB8 0EB
61
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 11/07/2023
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
92.5%
20.1% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
797
Capacity used
Has space89%
900 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
121 of 121 families who put it first got an offer
134
Places offered
203
Total applications
1.5
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 121 | 121 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 49 | 7 | ● 14% |
| 3rd preference | 33 | 1 | ● 3% |
| Total | 203 | 129 | 64% |
1st preference success by year
Suffolk lets families list 3 preferences. 30 applications came from outside the council area (10 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Claire Preston
- Address
- Exning Road, Newmarket, CB8 0EB
- Phone
- 01638664412
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Ward / constituency
- Newmarket West · West Suffolk
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 140669
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 23% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 16% | — | — |
| SEN support | 11% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: UNITY SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP
797 pupils · 900 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
11 July 2023
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 853 pupils
Attendance
92.5%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
7.5%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
20.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
2.9%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.4%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 42.5 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.50 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 39% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 61% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.91 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 45.9 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 45.6% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 73.1% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 30.6% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.98 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 160 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 158 | 14% | 50% | 78% | |
| English Language | 158 | 20% | 58% | 73% | |
| English Literature | 157 | 17% | 68% | 80% | |
| Combined Science | 151 | 5% | 41% | 62% | |
| History | 92 | 14% | 42% | 66% | |
| Geography | 79 | 10% | 44% | 53% | |
| Art and Design | 48 | 27% | 48% | 77% | |
| French | 46 | 9% | 41% | 61% | |
| Design & Technology | 41 | 0% | 22% | 37% | |
| Religious Studies | 30 | 27% | 70% | 73% | |
| Physical Education | 30 | 7% | 40% | 63% | |
| Drama | 15 | 27% | 67% | 73% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Suffolk council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.