73%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
46%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
45.9
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
31%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
636.0
EBacc APS · 2024/25
813
Pupils · 2024/25
21%
EAL · 2024/25
20%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good
Ofsted inspection · 11/07/2023
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authoritySuffolk
PhaseSecondary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio19.9:1
Admissions—
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen
Overview of Newmarket Academy · Secondary · Suffolk
Part ofUNITY SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
73%
+12pp
73%63%53%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 73%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
46%
+7pp
46%39%32%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 46%
Attainment 8
45.9
+3.4
45.943.440.9
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 45.9
EBacc entry
31%
-28pp
84%57%31%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 31%
EBacc APS
636.0
+9.7
636.0585.1534.2
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 636.0
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
813
Pupil : teacher ratio
19.9
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
21%
FSM eligible
21%
SEN
16%
Overall absence
7%
Persistent absence
20%
Contact
Address
Exning Road, Newmarket, CB8 0EB
Local authority
Suffolk
Telephone
Email
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History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Secondary — Key Stage 4
GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.
| Year | GCSE 9–4 | GCSE 5+ | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | EBacc entry | EBacc APS | EBacc lang entry | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 73% | 46% | 45.9 | Not applicable | 31% | 636.0 | 31% | 813 |
| 2023/24 | 61% | 39% | 42.5 | -0.50 | 59% | 626.3 | 59% | 831 |
| 2022/23 | 54% | 38% | 40.9 | -0.34 | 74% | 616.0 | 75% | 836 |
| 2021/22 | 61% | 38% | 43.5 | -0.12 | 67% | 534.2 | 69% | 799 |
| 2018/19 | 53% | 32% | 42.3 | +0.05 | 84% | 567.6 | 86% | 694 |
| 2017/18 | 65% | 39% | 45.2 | +0.21 | 79% | 345.6 | 83% | 623 |
| 2016/17 | 59% | 33% | 41.9 | -0.03 | 54% | — | 59% | 616 |
Sixth form — Key Stage 5
| Year | A-level APS | Avg grade | VA progress | AAB+ | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016/17 | 27.4 | C- | -0.34 | 11% | 30 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 813 | 20.0 | 16% | 21% | 21% | 7% | 20% |
| 2023/24 | 831 | 20.7 | 15% | 16% | 22% | 9% | 26% |
| 2022/23 | 836 | 18.8 | 18% | 16% | 23% | 8% | 22% |
| 2021/22 | 799 | 19.9 | 16% | 15% | 23% | 7% | 23% |
| 2020/21 | 771 | 21.4 | 14% | 15% | 22% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 694 | 20.5 | 7% | 16% | 23% | 4% | 8% |
| 2017/18 | 623 | 17.5 | 8% | 15% | 23% | 4% | 9% |
| 2016/17 | 616 | 17.2 | 9% | 13% | 27% | 4% | 7% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.