Kennett Primary School, Newmarket

From the headteacher's welcome: "I am very proud to be the headteacher at Kennett Primary School. As the latest custodian in a long line of headteachers, since the first school was opened in 1865, I am delighted to lead Team Kennett during this chapter of the school's development. The children, staff, parents and carers make every day at Kennett Primary School special and unique."

The school runs after-school care.

In 2025, 91% of Year 6 pupils at Kennett Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 82% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 76% and 74% in Cambridgeshire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 57% in reading and 57% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 16 families put Kennett Primary School as their first choice and 55 named it as one of their preferences, for 15 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 4 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to Kennett Primary School are St Christopher's CEVCP School (1.6 miles, Good, 81% reading, 90% maths); Moulton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (1.9 miles, Outstanding, 93% reading, 87% maths); The Pines Primary School (2 miles, Good, 86% reading, 71% maths); and St Louis Catholic Academy (4 miles, Good, 83% reading, 69% maths).

Kennett Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

Kennett Primary School is one of 22 schools run by Anglian Learning, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 66% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

8.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 6.2% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

Kennett Primary School had 8 teachers in 2026, one for every 13 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Kennett Rail Station, about 710 metres away (roughly a 9-minute walk).

3 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is County Primary Sch (near), 200 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 13 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and other crime. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Cambridgeshire (57).

In 2024/25, Kennett Primary School issued 1 suspension, 0.9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.