Paddocks Primary School, Newmarket

In its own words: "Paddocks Primary School is a place where everyone is valued and cared for as an individual, their diversity and views are respected and where children are at the centre of all we do."

From the headteacher's welcome: "Here at Paddocks we endeavour to give every child a positive introduction to school life. We have formed strong bonds with the pre-school nurseries in our local area and visit many, ensuring an effective transition for our new intake children."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, gymnastics, multi-sports, dance, drama, choir, coding, art, homework club and forest school.

The school runs a breakfast club from 7:45am and after-school care.

Coming up: an admissions event on Monday 16 November 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2025, 71% of Year 6 pupils at Paddocks Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 82% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 75% and 72% in Suffolk and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 83% in reading and 86% in maths in 2024.

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

For September 2026 entry, 21 families put Paddocks Primary School as their first choice and 49 named it as one of their preferences, for 25 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Paddocks Primary School are Laureate Community Academy (0.4 miles, Good, 71% reading, 75% maths); Houldsworth Valley Primary Academy (0.5 miles, Good, 67% reading, 71% maths); St Louis Catholic Academy (0.8 miles, Good, 83% reading, 69% maths); and All Saints Church of England Primary School, Newmarket (1.1 miles, Good, 67% reading, 78% maths).

Paddocks Primary School's 2025 results were higher than all 4 of them.

In 2026, 24 pupils (13.4%) received SEN support and 4 (2.2%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is a specific learning difficulty such as dyslexia.

The nearest railway station is Newmarket Rail Station, about 1.2 miles away in a straight line.

11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Halifax Way (opposite), 80 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Paddocks Primary School stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 104 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, shoplifting and other theft. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Suffolk (32), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Paddocks Primary School issued 2 suspensions, 1.1 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.