Laureate Community Academy
Exning Road, Newmarket, CB8 0AN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- UNITY SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP
- Headteacher
- Mr David Perkins & Mrs Catherine Dalton
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Unity Schools Partnership
- Constituency
- West Suffolk
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 239
- URN
- 142993
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01638663927
About this school
Laureate Community Academy is a primary academy in Newmarket. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 239 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Laureate Community Academy, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 44 | 29 | 28 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 66% | 76% | 64% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 9% | 14% | 11% |
| Expected standard in reading | 73% | 79% | 71% |
| Expected standard in maths | 80% | 86% | 75% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 68% | 83% | 68% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 106.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +6.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.40 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Laureate Community Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Suffolk average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 66% | 54.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 76% | 55.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 64% | 57.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 248 |
| 2023/24 | 248 |
| 2024/25 | 241 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Laureate Community Academy compares
Laureate Community Academy ranked 88th of 225 primary schools in Suffolk for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 50% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 64% | 4.6% | 17.8% | 239 | — |
| Paddocks Primary School | 71% | 3.8% | 17.8% | 179 | 0.4 miles |
| Houldsworth Valley Primary Academy | 65% | 4.6% | 28.6% | 332 | 0.9 miles |
| St Louis Catholic Academy | 64% | 3.9% | 15.8% | 300 | 1.0 miles |
| Exning Primary School | 75% | 4.7% | 18.3% | 223 | 1.0 miles |
| All Saints Church of England Primary School, Newmarket | 48% | 6% | 22.9% | 177 | 1.3 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 17.82%
- English as an additional language
- 55.6%
- Overall absence
- 4.57%
- Persistent absence
- 8.65%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Paddocks Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Newmarket
-
Houldsworth Valley Primary Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Newmarket
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St Louis Catholic Academy1.0 miles
Primary · Newmarket
-
Exning Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Newmarket
-
All Saints Church of England Primary School, Newmarket1.3 miles
Primary · Newmarket
Other schools in Newmarket
Laureate Community Academy ranks 8th of the 12 ranked primary schools in Newmarket.
- All Saints Church of England Primary School, Newmarket Primary
- Burrough Green CofE Primary Academy Primary
- Cheveley CofE Primary School Primary
- Ditton Lodge Primary School Primary
- Exning Primary School Primary
- Houldsworth Valley Primary Academy Primary
- Kennett Primary School Primary
- Kettlefields Primary School Primary
- Moulton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Paddocks Primary School Primary
- St Louis Catholic Academy Primary
- Wickhambrook Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Laureate Community Academy teach?
- Laureate Community Academy teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Newmarket.
- Who is the headteacher of Laureate Community Academy?
- The headteacher of Laureate Community Academy is Mr David Perkins & Mrs Catherine Dalton, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Laureate Community Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Laureate Community Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Laureate Community Academy?
- Laureate Community Academy has 239 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Laureate Community Academy full?
- Laureate Community Academy has capacity for 210 pupils and 239 on roll (114%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Laureate Community Academy a faith school?
- No. Laureate Community Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Laureate Community Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Laureate Community Academy as having nursery classes.
- Is Laureate Community Academy part of an academy trust?
- Laureate Community Academy is part of UNITY SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Laureate Community Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 66% in 2022/23 and 64% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Laureate Community Academy compare with other schools in Suffolk?
- Laureate Community Academy ranked 88th of 225 primary schools in Suffolk for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 50% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Laureate Community Academy's absence rate?
- Laureate Community Academy's overall absence rate is 4.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Laureate Community Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Laureate Community Academy's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 2 July 2026.