Paddocks Primary School

Rochfort Avenue, Newmarket, Suffolk, CB8 0DL

Good

Inspected 22 May 2024

Good

Ofsted

71%

KS2 expected

Primary

Phase

4–11

Ages

185

Pupils

Mixed

Gender

Community school

Type

School Information

Local Authority: Suffolk →
School Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
Age Range: Ages 4–11
Gender: Mixed
Pupils / Capacity: 185 / 210 (88%)
Sixth Form: Does not have a sixth form
Nursery: No Nursery Classes
Religious Character: Does not apply
Last Ofsted Inspection: 22 May 2024

Pupil profile

2023/24

Who attends this school — useful context if you’re considering teaching here.

17.8%

Disadvantaged

17.8%

EAL

0.5%

SEN support

13.0%

EHC plan

Source: DfE School Census, 2023/24, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Results & performance

2023/24

Official Department for Education results, pupil destinations and attendance.

SATs results (Key Stage 2)

71%

Expected standard (RWM)

Higher standard (RWM)

104

Avg reading score

106

Avg maths score

Attendance

3.8%

Overall absence

4.2%

Persistent absence

Source: Department for Education performance tables, 2023/24, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Some independent schools’ qualifications (e.g. IGCSEs) are not all reflected in these figures.

Workforce

2024/25

Staffing at this school, with the trend over recent years — useful if you’re considering working here.

8.6

Teachers (FTE)

↓ -1.0 vs 2023/24

21.5

Pupils per teacher

↑ +1.3 vs 2023/24

7.47

Teaching assistants (FTE)

↑ +2.4 vs 2023/24

£44,547

Avg teacher salary

Mean · 22% on leadership pay

↑ +£4,191 vs 2023/24

Teacher vacancies

0% rate

→ 0 vs 2023/24

Leadership (FTE)

→ 0.0 vs 2023/24

Data for the 2024/25 academic year (trend lines show 3 years). Source: DfE School Workforce Census, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. State-funded schools only.

School finances

2024-25

How this school is funded and where the money goes — per pupil.

£6,422

Spend per pupil

£6,192

Income per pupil

51%

Spent on teaching staff

Source: DfE school finance returns (CFR for council-maintained schools, AAR for academies), 2024-25, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Per-pupil figures are calculated from total income/expenditure.