Academy converter · Suffolk

Exning Primary School

5–11Ages
223Pupils
PrimaryPhase
151104URN

Oxford Street, Exning, Newmarket, CB8 7EW · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jul 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.9per place

1.1 above Suffolk median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Suffolk

86 applications for 30 places · 8th of 165 in Suffolk

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

75%met the expected standard

Suffolk 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 7 July 2026Published 27 September 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard
Inclusion	Exceptional
Curriculum and teaching		Strong standard
Achievement		Strong standard
Attendance and behaviour		Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Strong standard
Early years		Strong standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance	Exceptional

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

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Inspection history

7 July 2026
Report card · 2 Exceptional, 5 Strong standard
15 January 2020
Graded inspection: Outstanding · as Exning Primary School, URN 124544

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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

2.9applications per place, Reception

1.1 above Suffolk median (1.8) 0.7 above England median (2.2)

86 applications · 30 places offered · 49 named it first

2026 2.9; Suffolk median median 1.8
2025 2.7; Suffolk median median 1.8
2024 2.1; Suffolk median median 1.8; as the previous school
2023 3.5; Suffolk median median 1.8; as the previous school
2022 2.3; Suffolk median median 1.8; as the previous school
2021 2.8; Suffolk median median 1.9; as the previous school
2020 2.0; Suffolk median median 1.7; as the previous school
2019 2.5; Suffolk median median 1.8; as the previous school
2018 1.9; Suffolk median median 1.8; as the previous school
2017 2.2; Suffolk median median 1.8; as the previous school
2016 2.1; Suffolk median median 1.9; as the previous school
2015 2.6; Suffolk median median 1.9; as the previous school
2014 1.9; Suffolk median median 1.9; as the previous school

This school
Suffolk median

Dashed bars: as Exning Primary School (URN 124544), the previous school.

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	30	86	2.9	49	1.63
Sep 2025	29	77	2.7	42	1.45
Sep 2024 *	28	59	2.1	37	1.32
Sep 2023 *	29	101	3.5	63	2.17
Sep 2022 *	29	67	2.3	32	1.10
Sep 2021 *	29	82	2.8	40	1.38
Sep 2020 *	30	60	2.0	29	0.97
Sep 2019 *	31	76	2.5	45	1.45
Sep 2018 *	30	58	1.9	32	1.07
Sep 2017 *	30	66	2.2	39	1.30
Sep 2016 *	30	63	2.1	39	1.30
Sep 2015 *	30	78	2.6	41	1.37
Sep 2014 *	29	54	1.9	23	0.79

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 84% · Writing 84% · Maths 81% → all three 75% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard75%29th of 223 in Suffolk

Suffolk 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard84%

Suffolk 76% England 78%

Higher standard34%

Suffolk 32% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard84%

Suffolk 73% England 75%

Greater depth13%

Suffolk 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard81%

Suffolk 73% England 77%

Higher standard38%

Suffolk 21% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (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	75%	13%	106	107
2023/24	66%	10%	107	106
2022/23	83%	17%	107	109

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

Exning Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

2.9applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Laureate Community Academy
1.7 km · Suffolk

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.3applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Paddocks Primary School
2.2 km · Suffolk

Good2024

2.0applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Houldsworth Valley Primary Academy
3.0 km · Suffolk

Improved significantly2025

1.5applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Burwell Village College (Primary)
3.2 km · Cambridgeshire

Good2024

1.6applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
St Louis Catholic Academy
3.2 km · Suffolk

Graded · no overall grade2025

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

Good2022

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

2026

1.7applications per place 96%met the SATs standard
Swaffham Prior Church of England Primary School
5.2 km · Cambridgeshire

Good2022

3.1applications per place 94%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: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 151104 · 935/2021
Trust: Eastern Education Group Trust
Capacity: 225 pupils · 223 on roll
Free school meals: 16.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: SEN unit
Opened: 1 September 2024
Replaced: Exning Primary School (URN 124544)
Address: Oxford Street, Exning, Newmarket, CB8 7EW
Local authority: Suffolk · West Suffolk

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