Paddocks Primary School
Ofsted: GoodCommunity school · Primary
Newmarket · CB8 0DL · Suffolk
Ages 4–11
- KS269%
- Absence3.8%
- FSM18.4%
0.3 miles away
OpenSecondaryOfsted: GoodURN 140669
Newmarket Academy
Academy sponsor led · Newmarket · CB8 0EB
Ages 11–16 · 797 pupils · Suffolk
Ofsted
Good
Attainment 8
42.5
Overall absence
8.7%
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Good
Inspection date
2023-07-11
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding effective
- Yes
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 4 (2023/24)
Progress 8-0.50
−20+2
Attainment 842.5
English & maths grade 5+39%
English & maths grade 4+61%
EBacc entry59%
EBacc APS: 3.9
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence8.7%
Persistent absence (10%+)26.2%
Unauthorised3.0%
- Authorised absence
- 5.7%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 4.4%
- Enrolments in measure
- 888
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill89%
797 pupils · 900 places
- Pupils on roll
- 797
- Boys / girls
- 396 / 401
- School capacity
- 900
- Capacity fill
- 797 / 900 (89%)
- Free school meals
- 23.3%
- FSM pupils
- 186
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
Age range
Ages 11–16
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
1 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Governance
- Academy trust: UNITY SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP
- Academy trust
- UNITY SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP
- Sponsor
- Unity Schools Partnership
- Headteacher
- Mrs Claire Preston
Location
- Address
- Exning Road
- Postcode
- CB8 0EB
- Town
- Newmarket
- County
- Suffolk
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- District
- West Suffolk
- Constituency
- West Suffolk
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
SEN & specialist provision
As recorded in GIAS — provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.
- SEN types
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Resourced provision
- SEN unit
- SEN unit places
- 21 on roll / 22 capacity
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed academy sponsor led (secondary), Ages 11–16, in Newmarket, Suffolk, 797 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy. Free school meals: 23.3%. SEN provision includes: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder.
Nearby secondary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Houldsworth Valley Primary Academy
Ofsted: GoodAcademy sponsor led · Primary
Newmarket · CB8 0PU · Suffolk
Ages 4–11
- KS267%
- Absence5.3%
- FSM25.3%
0.4 miles away
St Louis Catholic Academy
Ofsted: Not judgedAcademy converter · Primary
Newmarket · CB8 7AA · Suffolk
Ages 3–11
- KS275%
- Absence3.8%
- FSM14.0%
0.5 miles away
Laureate Community Academy
Ofsted: Not judgedAcademy converter · Primary
Newmarket · CB8 0AN · Suffolk
Ages 2–11
- KS266%
- Absence5.6%
- FSM13.4%
0.6 miles away
Academy sponsor led · Primary
Newmarket · CB8 8JE · Suffolk
Ages 4–11
- KS255%
- Absence6.4%
- FSM21.5%
0.8 miles away
Ditton Lodge Primary School
Ofsted: Strong standardAcademy converter · Primary
Newmarket · CB8 8BL · Cambridgeshire
Ages 4–11
- KS271%
- Absence4.2%
- FSM8.8%
1.1 miles away
Other independent special school
Newmarket · CB8 7LF · Suffolk
Ages 11–18
1.6 miles away
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mrs Claire Preston
- Telephone
- 01638664412