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Kettlefields Primary School

Community school · Newmarket · CB8 9UH

Ages 4–11 · 145 pupils · Cambridgeshire

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

63%

Overall absence

4.3%

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2022-10-19

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

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)63%
Higher standard (RWM)6%
Avg scaled score — reading
105.0
Avg scaled score — maths
103.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
103.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence4.3%
Persistent absence (10%+)7.5%
Unauthorised0.6%
Authorised absence
3.7%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
107

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill120%

145 pupils · 120 places

Pupils on roll
145
Boys / girls
70 / 75
School capacity
120
Capacity fill
145 / 120 (121%)
Free school meals
10.3%
FSM pupils
15
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

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

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mrs Alicia Gadsby

Location

Address
Stetchworth Road, Dullingham
Postcode
CB8 9UH
Town
Newmarket
County
Suffolk
Local authority
Cambridgeshire
District
East Cambridgeshire
Constituency
Ely and East Cambridgeshire
Urban/rural
Smaller rural: 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 community school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Newmarket, Cambridgeshire, 145 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 10.3%.

Open schools in Newmarket
15
Primary schools in Newmarket
13
Academies among open schools in Newmarket
67% (10)
Open schools in CB8
16
Primary in CB8
13
Open schools in Cambridgeshire LA
312
Primary in Cambridgeshire LA
210

Nearby primary schools

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

Compare with theseAll in NewmarketNear CB8

  • Ditton Lodge Primary School

    Ofsted: Strong standard

    Academy converter · Primary

    Newmarket · CB8 8BL · Cambridgeshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS271%
    • Absence4.2%
    • FSM8.8%

    2.8 miles away

Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Alicia Gadsby
Telephone
01638508360
Website
http://www.kettlefields.cambs.sch.uk

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