Wickhambrook Primary Academy
Wickhambrook, Newmarket, CB8 8XN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- UNITY SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP
- Headteacher
- Mrs Rosie Kerr
- Sponsor
- Unity Schools Partnership
- Constituency
- West Suffolk
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 180
- URN
- 142995
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01440820309
About this school
Wickhambrook Primary Academy is a primary academy in Newmarket. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 180 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- 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 | 23 | 29 | 20 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 74% | 86% | 70% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 9% | 10% | 30% |
| Expected standard in reading | 83% | 93% | 70% |
| Expected standard in maths | 74% | 86% | 75% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 78% | 86% | 65% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 109.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 107.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.70 | - | - |
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 Wickhambrook Primary 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 | 74% | 54.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 86% | 55.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 70% | 57.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 198 |
| 2023/24 | 181 |
| 2024/25 | 176 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Wickhambrook Primary Academy compares
Wickhambrook Primary Academy ranked 63rd of 225 primary schools in Suffolk for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 70% | 4.7% | 18.2% | 180 | — |
| Hundon Community Primary School | 43% | 6.3% | 22.9% | 64 | 4.0 miles |
| Thurlow Voluntary Controlled Primary School | 73% | 5.5% | 15.4% | 77 | 4.9 miles |
| Cheveley CofE Primary School | 74% | 5.2% | 16.9% | 143 | 5.4 miles |
| Barrow Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | 67% | 3.1% | 10.6% | 199 | 5.6 miles |
| Hartest Church of England Primary School | 57% | 8.1% | 34.2% | 42 | 5.6 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)
- 18.18%
- English as an additional language
- 2.3%
- Overall absence
- 4.72%
- Persistent absence
- 10.76%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Hundon Community Primary School4.0 miles
Primary · Sudbury
-
Thurlow Voluntary Controlled Primary School4.9 miles
Primary · Haverhill
-
Cheveley CofE Primary School5.4 miles
Primary · Newmarket
-
Barrow Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School5.6 miles
Primary · Bury St Edmunds
-
Hartest Church of England Primary School5.6 miles
Primary · Bury St Edmunds
Other schools in Newmarket
Wickhambrook Primary Academy ranks 6th 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
- Laureate Community Academy Primary
- Moulton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Paddocks Primary School Primary
- St Louis Catholic Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Wickhambrook Primary Academy teach?
- Wickhambrook Primary Academy teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Newmarket.
- Who is the headteacher of Wickhambrook Primary Academy?
- The headteacher of Wickhambrook Primary Academy is Mrs Rosie Kerr, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Wickhambrook Primary Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Wickhambrook Primary 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 big is Wickhambrook Primary Academy?
- Wickhambrook Primary Academy has 180 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Wickhambrook Primary Academy full?
- Wickhambrook Primary Academy has capacity for 210 pupils and 180 on roll (86%), so it has space against 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 Wickhambrook Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Wickhambrook Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Wickhambrook Primary Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Wickhambrook Primary Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Wickhambrook Primary Academy?
- Wickhambrook Primary 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 Wickhambrook Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 74% in 2022/23 and 70% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Wickhambrook Primary Academy rank locally?
- Wickhambrook Primary Academy ranked 63rd of 225 primary schools in Suffolk for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Wickhambrook Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Wickhambrook Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 4.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Wickhambrook Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Wickhambrook Primary 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.