Newmarket Academy

How places are decided at Newmarket Academy

Newmarket Academy: key facts

What did Ofsted judge Newmarket Academy's overall effectiveness to be?

Ofsted judged Newmarket Academy's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in July 2023, on Ofsted's own scale.

How many pupils attend Newmarket Academy?

Newmarket Academy has 797 pupils on roll.

What ages does Newmarket Academy take?

Newmarket Academy admits pupils aged 11 to 16.

Where is Newmarket Academy located?

Newmarket Academy is located in Newmarket, CB8 0EB, Suffolk.

How do I apply to Newmarket Academy?

Newmarket Academy is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for secondary places is 31 October.

How close do you need to live to get into Newmarket Academy?

Distance did not decide places at Newmarket Academy for 2026-27 (Year 7): every applicant who applied on time was offered a place, so there was no cut-off distance. This changes year to year; check the current year's figures before relying on it.

How are Year 7 places decided at Newmarket Academy?

When Newmarket Academy has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after children — Looked after children (children in care) and children who were previously looked after (children who were in care, but ceased to be so because they were adopted or became subject to a child arrangements order or special guardianship order, immediately following having been in care, including those who appear [to the admission authority] to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted); 2. Siblings — Where the child has a sibling in the school or a sibling has already been offered a place at the school, and where the sibling will still be [attending] ... natural, half, step, and adopted brothers and sisters; a child of the partner of the parent/carer; and children who are fostered into the family. In all these cases, the child and their sibling will both be living at the same address (that is where the child is ordinarily resident) in a single family unit. Priority will be given, where necessary, to applications where there is the smallest age gap [to] the date of birth of any sibling already attending the school, or who has been offered a place at the time of application; 3. Catchment area — Children who are ordinarily resident in the catchment area. Using the criteria of children who live nearest to the school, we will measure the [distance] calculated electronically by Suffolk County Council using data provided jointly by the Post Office and Ordnance Survey, and 1 further criteria. The school offers 180 places at this entry point. Tie-break: If it is necessary to use a tie-breaker to distinguish between two or more applications, a distance criterion will be used. We will give priority to the applicants who live nearest to the school as measured by a straight line. In the unlikely event that two applicants competing for a single place at a school live the same distance from the school, the place will be offered to one applicant on the basis of lots drawn by an officer of Suffolk County Council not involved with admissions.

What is the largest ethnic background at Newmarket Academy?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 63.7% of pupils at Newmarket Academy are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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