Houldsworth Valley Primary Academy is a primary school located in Newmarket. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 02/12/2015. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Rowley Drive, Newmarket, CB8 0PU
Website:
Telephone: 01638663214
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Suffolk
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Lisa Tweed
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 143861

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 02/12/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 327
Number of Boys: 169
Number of Girls: 158

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3% 4%
Persistent absence: 3.9% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -2.5 Confidence interval -5.1 to 0.1
Writing
Average: 1.5 Confidence interval -0.9 to 3.8
Maths
Average: 0.1 Confidence interval -2.2 to 2.3

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:58%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:8%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:99
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:102
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Houldsworth Valley Primary Academy
Rowley Drive , CB8 0PU
2out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Paddocks Primary School
Rochfort Avenue , CB8 0DL
3out of 4 929 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St Louis Catholic Academy
Fordham Road , CB8 7AA
3out of 4 1,022 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
All Saints Church of England Primary School, Newmarket
Vicarage Road , CB8 8JE
3out of 4 1,132 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Ditton Lodge Primary School
St Johns Avenue , CB8 8BL
3out of 4 1,361 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Newmarket Academy
Exning Road , CB8 0EB
3out of 4 692 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Fairstead House
Fordham Road , Newmarket CB8 7AA
- not rated 1,072 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.