How many pupils does Newmarket Academy have?

Newmarket Academy has 813 pupils enrolled.

Who is the headteacher of Newmarket Academy?

The headteacher of Newmarket Academy is Claire Preston.

What type of school is Newmarket Academy?

Newmarket Academy is a Academy sponsor led with a Secondary phase of education.

Which local authority is Newmarket Academy in?

Newmarket Academy is in the Suffolk local authority area.

Academy sponsor led Secondary Open

Newmarket Academy

Exning Road, West Suffolk, Suffolk, CB8 0EB

Ofsted: Good (graded inspection, 11 July 2023). Last inspected 11 July 2023.

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813

Pupils

20.5%

Free school meals

1 July 2014

Opened

About this school

Newmarket Academy is an Academy sponsor led serving secondary age pupils, located in West Suffolk, Suffolk. The school has 813 pupils enrolled. Ofsted: Good (graded inspection, 11 July 2023). Last inspected 11 July 2023. The Headteacher is Claire Preston. The school is administered by Suffolk local authority. It belongs to UNITY SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP. It opened in 1 July 2014.

School details

Head: Claire Preston
Trust: UNITY SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP
Local authority: Suffolk
Gender: Mixed
URN: 140669

Contact

01638664412 admin@newmarketacademy.co.uk Visit website Ofsted Report

Admissions

Applications for places at Newmarket Academy are handled by the school or the local authority (Suffolk). See the school's website for admissions arrangements, or read the GOV.UK guide to school admissions.

GCSE Performance (Key Stage 4)

45.9

Attainment 8 · 2024-25

−0.50

Progress 8 · 2023-24

46%

Grade 5+ in English & maths · 2024-25

73%

Grade 4+ in English & maths · 2024-25

3.98

EBacc average point score · 2024-25

31%

Entering the EBacc · 2024-25

Attainment 8 is the school's average GCSE score across eight key subjects — higher is better.
Progress 8 shows how much progress pupils made between ages 11 and 16 compared with similar pupils nationally — 0 is average, positive is above average. Shown for 2023-24, the most recent year the Department for Education published it.
Grade 5+ / 4+ in English & maths is the share of pupils achieving at least a strong pass (5) or a standard pass (4) in both subjects.
EBacc covers the English Baccalaureate subject mix: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.

Source: Department for Education school performance data. Check this school on GOV.UK →