St Louis Catholic Academy

Fordham Road, Newmarket, Suffolk, CB8 7AA

Not rated

Inspected 11 February 2025 · no overall grade

No overall grade

Ofsted

64%

KS2 expected

Primary

Phase

3–11

Ages

295

Pupils

Mixed

Gender

Academy converter

Type

School Information

Local Authority: Suffolk →
School Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
Age Range: Ages 3–11
Gender: Mixed
Pupils / Capacity: 295 / 303 (97%)
Sixth Form: Does not have a sixth form
Nursery: Has Nursery Classes
Religious Character: Roman Catholic
Last Ofsted Inspection: 11 February 2025

Pupil profile

2023/24

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

15.8%

Disadvantaged

33.6%

EAL

1.7%

SEN support

10.2%

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)

64%

Expected standard (RWM)

Higher standard (RWM)

106

Avg reading score

103

Avg maths score

Attendance

3.9%

Overall absence

5.2%

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.

13.7

Teachers (FTE)

↑ +1.8 vs 2023/24

22.9

Pupils per teacher

↓ -3.7 vs 2023/24

10.95

Teaching assistants (FTE)

↓ -1.4 vs 2023/24

£45,202

Avg teacher salary

Mean · 11% on leadership pay

↑ +£4,785 vs 2023/24

Teacher vacancies

0% rate

→ 0 vs 2023/24

1.8

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.

£6,275

Spend per pupil

£6,623

Income per pupil

52%

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.