Newmarket Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jul 12 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
- 831 (93% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.0%
- Girls
- 49.0%
- First language not English
- 15.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 21.5%
- Persistent absence
- 25.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 10.8%
White British 68.7%
Other White 13.2%
Mixed 5.1%
Unclassified 3.7%
Pakistani 3.4%
Indian 1.7%
Other Asian 1.2%
African 1.2%
Other 1.1%
Caribbean 0.4%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.34
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.1
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 74%
Local authority average 28%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 38%
Local authority average 40%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 40.9
Local authority average 43.5
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.78
Local authority average 3.74
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 22 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 18 |
| Engineering Studies | Technical Award | 36 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 28 |
| Additional Mathematics FSMQ | Other General Qualification (Level 3) | 7 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 15 |
| Biology | GCSE | 9 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 7 |
| Classical Civilisation | GCSE | 2 |
| Economics | GCSE | 29 |
Admissions
Newmarket Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 134
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 105
- 2nd preference
- 48
- 3rd preference
- 37
- From another Local Authority
- 15
Offers
- 1st preference
- 105
- 2nd preference
- 12
- 3rd preference
- 4
- To another Local Authority
- 7
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 161 73 88 |
| Year 8 | 175 97 78 |
| Year 9 | 172 84 88 |
| Year 10 | 160 81 79 |
| Year 11 | 163 89 74 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 86.0% 86.2% 86.5% |
Further education | 52.0% 38.2% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 17.0% 41.8% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 17.0% 4.9% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 1.3% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 6.0% 4.1% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 3.9% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 5.0% 5.1% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.7% 1.0% |