Newmarket Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jul 11 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Not available
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Unique reference
- 140669
- Address
- Exning Road, CB8 0EB
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 813 (92% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.2%
- Girls
- 49.8%
- First language not English
- 20.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 20.5%
- Persistent absence
- 19.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 12.4%
White British 64.5%
Other White 13.2%
Mixed 5.9%
Pakistani 3.6%
Unclassified 3.2%
Indian 3.1%
African 2.5%
Other 2%
Other Asian 1.2%
Caribbean 0.4%
Irish 0.1%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 31%
Local authority average 27%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 46%
Local authority average 40%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 45.9
Local authority average 42.7
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.97
Local authority average 3.69
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 22 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 17 |
| Biology | GCSE | 7 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 7 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 41 |
| English Language | GCSE | 158 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 157 |
| French | GCSE | 46 |
| Geography | GCSE | 79 |
| German | GCSE | 1 |
Admissions
Newmarket Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 134
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 121
- 2nd preference
- 49
- 3rd preference
- 33
- From another Local Authority
- 30
Offers
- 1st preference
- 121
- 2nd preference
- 7
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 10
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.2 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 140 63 77 |
| Year 8 | 159 77 82 |
| Year 9 | 175 97 78 |
| Year 10 | 173 86 87 |
| Year 11 | 166 85 81 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 81.0% 86.1% 85.5% |
Further education | 41.0% 41.1% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 16.0% 39.6% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 22.0% 4.6% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 2.0% 0.8% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 6.0% 3.1% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 3.5% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 8.0% 4.9% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 2.5% 3.0% |