Houldsworth Valley Primary Academy, Newmarket

Good
Primary
Academy sponsor led
Mixed
Ages 411

Data last updated 11 Sept 2026

Location

Very likely (~532m)Possible (~760m)Unlikely (~988m)Confidence: high

Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mrs Lisa Tweed
Pupils:332 / 420 capacity
LA:Suffolk
Phone:01638663214
Address:Rowley Drive, Newmarket, CB8 0PU
Trust:UNITY SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP
Admissions:Not applicable
Status:open
Opened:1 January 2017

Ofsted Rating

Good

Overall

URN:143861
UKPRN:10062302
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:West Suffolk
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

Ofsted rated this school Good.

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At a Glance

25.3%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication

SEN Provision

No

Special Measures

What Parents Think

60 responses
Would recommend92%
Child is happy95%
Well taught93%
Good progress95%
Feels safe97%
Well behaved92%
Bullying dealt with27%
Kept informed95%
Handles concerns62%
Wider development90%

Source: Ofsted Parent View - % who strongly agree or agree

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2025/26

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading-12ppMaths-13ppWriting-17pp

Reading has declined from 79% to 67%. Maths has declined from 84% to 71%. Writing has declined from 84% to 67%.

Class Sizes

24.1

Avg class size

22.0

Infant (KS1)

25.5

KS2

10

Total classes

2024/25 academic year

Getting There

Train Stations

Newmarket Rail Station
1.0km · 16 min walk
Entrance1 (Entrance)
1.0km · 16 min walk
Entrance2 (Entrance)
1.0km · 16 min walk

Bus Stops

School (adj)
71m · 1 min walk
Manderston Road (opp)
173m · 3 min walk
Valley Way Stores (adj)
281m · 5 min walk
White Lion (adj)
403m · 7 min walk
Tannersfield Way (opp)
498m · 8 min walk
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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

79%

Available places

332 pupils

420 capacity

88 spare places available

Area Demand Pressure - Newmarket

Low pressure
New homes approved:691
Projected new pupils:173

Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Newmarket

Admissions Demand - Suffolk

Low demand0.73x oversubscription

Places available

8,896

Applications

6,486

Got 1st preference

96.3%

Got preferred school

99.4%

Primary admissions across Suffolk (2025/26)

Inspection History(102)

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Good
Date not published by Ofsted
Good
Date not published by Ofsted
Good

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Pupil Absence
2024/25

4.64203%

Overall absence

10.90343%

Persistent absence

321

Enrolments

Authorised3.35833%
Unauthorised1.2837%
Persistent (10%+)10.90343%
Severe (50%+)0.62305%

Absence trend

3.04843%
18/19
2.90659%
20/21
4.87956%
21/22
5.03981%
22/23
5.30429%
23/24
4.64203%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

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