Community school · Suffolk

Paddocks Primary School

4–11Ages
179Pupils
PrimaryPhase
124565URN

Rochfort Avenue, Newmarket, CB8 0DL · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.0per place

close to Suffolk median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Suffolk

49 applications for 25 places · 48th of 165 in Suffolk

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

71%met the expected standard

Suffolk 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 22 May 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.0applications per place, Reception

close to Suffolk median (1.8) 0.2 below England median (2.2)

49 applications · 25 places offered · 21 named it first

2026 2.0; Suffolk median median 1.8
2025 2.2; Suffolk median median 1.8
2024 3.0; Suffolk median median 1.8
2023 1.9; Suffolk median median 1.8
2022 2.4; Suffolk median median 1.8
2021 2.5; Suffolk median median 1.9
2020 2.0; Suffolk median median 1.7
2019 2.4; Suffolk median median 1.8
2018 2.5; Suffolk median median 1.8
2017 2.4; Suffolk median median 1.8
2016 3.0; Suffolk median median 1.9
2015 2.4; Suffolk median median 1.9
2014 2.2; Suffolk median median 1.9

More applications per place than the Suffolk median in 13 of 13 years.

This school
Suffolk median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	25	49	2.0	21	0.84
Sep 2025	22	49	2.2	16	0.73
Sep 2024	18	54	3.0	17	0.94
Sep 2023	30	58	1.9	20	0.67
Sep 2022	26	63	2.4	19	0.73
Sep 2021	22	54	2.5	21	0.95
Sep 2020	30	59	2.0	32	1.07
Sep 2019	27	64	2.4	22	0.81
Sep 2018	29	73	2.5	26	0.90
Sep 2017	28	67	2.4	14	0.50
Sep 2016	27	82	3.0	21	0.78
Sep 2015	30	72	2.4	15	0.50
Sep 2014	30	66	2.2	23	0.77

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 71% · Writing 75% · Maths 82% → all three 71% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard71%52nd of 223 in Suffolk

Suffolk 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard71%

Suffolk 76% England 78%

Higher standard36%

Suffolk 32% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard75%

Suffolk 73% England 75%

Greater depth14%

Suffolk 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard82%

Suffolk 73% England 77%

Higher standard39%

Suffolk 21% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Suffolk median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	71%	7%	104	106
2023/24	69%	10%	107	108
2022/23	69%	10%	106	106

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Paddocks Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

2.0applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Laureate Community Academy
0.7 km · Suffolk

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.3applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Houldsworth Valley Primary Academy
0.9 km · Suffolk

Improved significantly2025

1.5applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
St Louis Catholic Academy
1.3 km · Suffolk

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.5applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
All Saints Church of England Primary School, Newmarket
1.7 km · Suffolk

Good2022

2.2applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Ditton Lodge Primary School
2.1 km · Cambridgeshire

2026

1.7applications per place 96%met the SATs standard
Exning Primary School
2.2 km · Suffolk

2026

2.9applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Burwell Village College (Primary)
5.2 km · Cambridgeshire

Good2024

1.6applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Cheveley CofE Primary School
5.9 km · Cambridgeshire

Remains Good2023

1.6applications per place 74%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 124565 · 935/2055
Capacity: 210 pupils · 179 on roll
Free school meals: 18.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Rochfort Avenue, Newmarket, CB8 0DL
Local authority: Suffolk · West Suffolk

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources