Academy converter · Suffolk

St Louis Catholic Academy

3–11Ages
300Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
139448URN

Fordham Road, Newmarket, CB8 7AA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.5per place

0.3 below Suffolk median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Suffolk

58 applications for 39 places · 120th of 165 in Suffolk

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

64%met the expected standard

Suffolk 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 11 February 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Inspection history

11 February 2025
Graded inspection, no overall grade
7 November 2019
Ungraded inspection: School remains 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

1.5applications per place, Reception

0.3 below Suffolk median (1.8) 0.7 below England median (2.2)

58 applications · 39 places offered · 38 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.5; Suffolk median median 1.8
2025 1.7; Suffolk median median 1.8
2024 1.7; Suffolk median median 1.8
2023 1.6; Suffolk median median 1.8
2022 1.5; Suffolk median median 1.8
2021 1.6; Suffolk median median 1.9
2020 1.6; Suffolk median median 1.7
2019 1.5; Suffolk median median 1.8
2018 1.7; Suffolk median median 1.8
2017 1.6; Suffolk median median 1.8
2016 1.6; Suffolk median median 1.9
2015 1.8; Suffolk median median 1.9
2014 1.7; Suffolk median median 1.9

More applications per place than the Suffolk median in 0 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	39	58	1.5	38	0.97
Sep 2025	31	53	1.7	27	0.87
Sep 2024	34	57	1.7	33	0.97
Sep 2023	37	59	1.6	29	0.78
Sep 2022	45	69	1.5	46	1.02
Sep 2021	41	65	1.6	38	0.93
Sep 2020	45	73	1.6	48	1.07
Sep 2019	43	64	1.5	42	0.98
Sep 2018	43	75	1.7	45	1.05
Sep 2017	45	73	1.6	43	0.96
Sep 2016	45	73	1.6	48	1.07
Sep 2015	44	80	1.8	45	1.02
Sep 2014	44	75	1.7	44	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 83% · Writing 74% · Maths 69% → all three 64% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard64%87th of 223 in Suffolk

Suffolk 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard83%

Suffolk 76% England 78%

Higher standard36%

Suffolk 32% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard74%

Suffolk 73% England 75%

Greater depth10%

Suffolk 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard69%

Suffolk 73% England 77%

Higher standard12%

Suffolk 21% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (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	64%	5%	106	103
2023/24	64%	11%	105	107
2022/23	75%	8%	106	108

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

St Louis Catholic AcademyThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

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

Good2022

2.2applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Houldsworth Valley Primary Academy
0.9 km · Suffolk

Improved significantly2025

1.5applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Paddocks Primary School
1.3 km · Suffolk

Good2024

2.0applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Ditton Lodge Primary School
1.4 km · Cambridgeshire

2026

1.7applications per place 96%met the SATs standard
Laureate Community Academy
1.6 km · Suffolk

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.3applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Exning Primary School
3.2 km · Suffolk

2026

2.9applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Cheveley CofE Primary School
4.8 km · Cambridgeshire

Remains Good2023

1.6applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Moulton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
5.1 km · Suffolk

Outstanding2022

1.9applications per place 83%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
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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: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 139448 · 935/3318
Trust: Our Lady of Walsingham Catholic Multi Academy Trust
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 303 pupils · 300 on roll
Free school meals: 14.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 April 2013
Replaced: St Louis Roman Catholic Primary School (URN 124768)
Address: Fordham Road, Newmarket, CB8 7AA
Local authority: Suffolk · West Suffolk

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