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Paddocks Primary School

Community school · Newmarket · CB8 0DL

Ages 4–11 · 179 pupils · Suffolk

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

69%

Overall absence

3.8%

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2024-05-22

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)69%
Higher standard (RWM)10%
Avg scaled score — reading
106.0
Avg scaled score — maths
106.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
108.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence3.8%
Persistent absence (10%+)3.5%
Unauthorised2.3%
Authorised absence
1.5%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.8%
Enrolments in measure
171

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 fill85%

179 pupils · 210 places

Pupils on roll
179
Boys / girls
95 / 84
School capacity
210
Capacity fill
179 / 210 (85%)
Free school meals
18.4%
FSM pupils
33
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 Amanda Thompson

Location

Address
Rochfort Avenue
Postcode
CB8 0DL
Town
Newmarket
County
Suffolk
Local authority
Suffolk
District
West Suffolk
Constituency
West Suffolk
Urban/rural
Urban: 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, Suffolk, 179 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 18.4%.

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 Suffolk LA
366
Primary in Suffolk LA
253

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

  • Laureate Community Academy

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy converter · Primary

    Newmarket · CB8 0AN · Suffolk

    Ages 2–11

    • KS266%
    • Absence5.6%
    • FSM13.4%

    0.4 miles away

  • St Louis Catholic Academy

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy converter · Primary

    Newmarket · CB8 7AA · Suffolk

    Ages 3–11

    • KS275%
    • Absence3.8%
    • FSM14.0%

    0.8 miles away

  • Ditton Lodge Primary School

    Ofsted: Strong standard

    Academy converter · Primary

    Newmarket · CB8 8BL · Cambridgeshire

    Ages 4–11

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

    1.3 miles away

  • Exning Primary School

    Ofsted: Outstanding

    Academy converter · Primary

    Newmarket · CB8 7EW · Suffolk

    Ages 5–11

    • FSM16.1%

    1.3 miles away

Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Amanda Thompson
Telephone
01638664127
Website
www.paddocksprimary.org.uk/

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