Newmarket Academy
Academy sponsor led in Newmarket, Suffolk.
School details
| Phase | Secondary |
|---|---|
| Type | Academy sponsor led |
| Age range | 11 to 16 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 797 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 900 |
| Free school meals | 23.30% |
| Trust or sponsor | UNITY SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP |
| Local authority | Suffolk |
| Address | Exning Road, Newmarket, Suffolk, CB8 0EB |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | http://www.newmarketacademy.co.uk/ |
| Telephone | 01638664412 |
| URN | 140669 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 11 July 2023, published 25 September 2023:
| Overall effectiveness | Good |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
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Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
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Nearby schools
- Soham Village College (secondary school, about 9.7 km)
- Bottisham Village College (secondary school, about 10.0 km)
- Mildenhall College Academy (secondary school, about 13.5 km)
- St Bede's Inter-Church School (secondary school, about 17.3 km)
- The Netherhall School (secondary school, about 17.6 km)
- Coleridge Community College (secondary school, about 17.9 km)
- Samuel Ward Academy (secondary school, about 18.2 km)
- North Cambridge Academy (secondary school, about 18.4 km)
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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.