Academy sponsor led · Suffolk

Newmarket Academy

11–16Ages
797Pupils
SecondaryPhase
140669URN

Exning Road, Newmarket, CB8 0EB · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jul 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.4per place

0.3 below Suffolk median (1.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Suffolk

192 applications for 141 places · 29th of 41 in Suffolk

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

43.6of 90

Suffolk 43.6 England 46.0

22nd of 43 in Suffolk

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 11 July 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education	Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Requires improvement
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management	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

1.4applications per place, Year 7

0.3 below Suffolk median (1.6) 0.9 below England median (2.2)

192 applications · 141 places offered · 119 named it first

2026 1.4; Suffolk median median 1.6
2025 1.5; Suffolk median median 1.6
2024 1.4; Suffolk median median 1.6
2023 1.2; Suffolk median median 1.6
2022 1.4; Suffolk median median 1.6
2021 1.3; Suffolk median median 1.6
2020 1.3; Suffolk median median 1.4
2019 1.1; Suffolk median median 1.5
2018 1.1; Suffolk median median 1.5
2017 1.1; Suffolk median median 1.5
2016 1.2; Suffolk median median 1.5
2015 1.1; Suffolk median median 1.5
2014 1.1; Suffolk median median 1.5; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Suffolk median in 0 of 12 years.

This school
Suffolk median

Dashed bars: as Newmarket College (URN 124804), the previous school.

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, 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	141	192	1.4	119	0.84
Sep 2025	134	203	1.5	121	0.90
Sep 2024	134	190	1.4	105	0.78
Sep 2023	160	197	1.2	120	0.75
Sep 2022	146	198	1.4	123	0.84
Sep 2021	153	204	1.3	146	0.95
Sep 2020	165	211	1.3	154	0.93
Sep 2019	176	199	1.1	145	0.82
Sep 2018	166	187	1.1	134	0.81
Sep 2017	119	136	1.1	94	0.79
Sep 2016	116	143	1.2	107	0.92
Sep 2015	125	133	1.1	95	0.76
Sep 2014 *	131	142	1.1	107	0.82

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

161 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)43.622nd of 43 in Suffolk

Suffolk 43.6 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths38%24th of 43 in Suffolk

Suffolk 40% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths62%

Suffolk 62% England 66%

This school
Suffolk median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.50

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	161	43.6	38%	62%	–
2024/25	160	45.9	46%	73%	–
2023/24	160	42.5	39%	61%	−0.50
2022/23	163	40.9	38%	54%	−0.34

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

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

Newmarket AcademyThis school
This school

Good2023

1.4applications per place 43.6Attainment 8
Soham Village College
9.7 km · Cambridgeshire

Outstanding2024

1.9applications per place 52.5Attainment 8
Bottisham Village College
10.0 km · Cambridgeshire

Requires improvement2024

1.4applications per place 50.7Attainment 8
Mildenhall College Academy
13.5 km · Suffolk

Remains Good2024

1.2applications per place 39.5Attainment 8
St Bede's Inter-Church School
17.3 km · Cambridgeshire

Outstanding2024

2.7applications per place 62.9Attainment 8
The Netherhall School
17.6 km · Cambridgeshire

Remains Good2024

1.8applications per place 46.8Attainment 8
Coleridge Community College
17.9 km · Cambridgeshire

Standards maintained2024

2.0applications per place 58.7Attainment 8
Samuel Ward Academy
18.2 km · Suffolk

Good2022

1.3applications per place 38.2Attainment 8
North Cambridge Academy
18.4 km · Cambridgeshire

Standards maintained2025

1.2applications per place 48.6Attainment 8

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 140669 · 935/4041
Trust: Unity Schools Partnership
Capacity: 900 pupils · 797 on roll
Free school meals: 23.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: SEN unit
Opened: 1 July 2014
Replaced: Newmarket College (URN 124804)
Address: Exning Road, Newmarket, CB8 0EB
Local authority: Suffolk · West Suffolk

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources