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Houldsworth Valley Primary Academy

URN
143861
Phase
Primary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Houldsworth Valley Primary Academy
URN
143861
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4-11
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Good

64 / 100

Good

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

54

Inspection

75

Admissions Value

64

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

75

School Compass rankings

Below top 50% of primary schools in England

Below top 50% nationally

#103 of 190 schools in Suffolk

Based on School Compass rankings calculated from performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

School Compass recommendation

Proceed With Caution

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Not recommended
  • Admissions pressure: High competition
  • Admissions risk: High risk

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Safe
  • National comparison: Lower crime than average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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Available in the full Parent Report:

  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

Question 1: Is it a good school?

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Your decision briefing for Houldsworth Valley Primary Academy

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Question 2

Can we realistically get in?

  • Data confidence: Moderate confidence
  • Admissions pressure: Competitive
  • Personalised application strategy available
  • 8 alternative schools identified

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  • Competitiveness on published admissions data
  • Demand trends over recent admission cycles
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  • Last admitted distance
  • Catchment boundaries
  • Postcode-specific likelihood
  • Offer probability
  • Waiting list position
  • Priority rules
  • Grammar / selective cut-offs

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Ofsted inspections

Previous inspection framework

A more recent ungraded monitoring visit was published on 2 March 2025: Improved significantly. The outcomes below are from the latest full graded inspection.

Full inspection published
27 November 2019
Inspection date
6 November 2019
Inspection type
Academy First Section 5
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Overall effectiveness

    Good

    Graded 27 November 2019

  • Quality of education

    Good

    Graded 27 November 2019

Admissions

High pressure

Official Department for Education applications and offers data for Reception in academic year 2025/26.

Academic year

Academic year

2025/26

Published admission number (PAN)

Published admission number (PAN)

44

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

72

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

43

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

1.64×

Applications per place

Offer rate

Where to apply

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Local authority
Suffolk
Admissions portal
GOV.UK — apply for a primary school place (Suffolk)
Application deadline
15 January 2027 (on-time deadline for primary entry, September 2027)

If the portal link opens GOV.UK, select Suffolk to reach your council's application system.

Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 2 (primary)

Key stage 2 (primary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 2 attainment for academic year 2024/25.

Reading expected standard

Reading expected %

67.0%

Writing expected standard

Writing expected %

67.0%

Maths expected standard

Maths expected %

71.0%

Reading, writing and maths expected

RWM expected %

65.0%

Reading progress

Reading progress

Not published

Writing progress

Location

CB8 0PU - Rowley Drive, Newmarket, Suffolk

Contact details

Address
Rowley Drive, Newmarket, Suffolk
Postcode
CB8 0PU
Phone
1638663214
Website
-
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Suffolk
Local authority code
935

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 746 schools in Suffolk.

Authority statistics

Total schools

746

Open schools

367

Closed schools

379

Primary schools

475

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • Behaviour and attitudes

    Good

    Graded 27 November 2019

  • Personal development

    Outstanding

    Graded 27 November 2019

  • Leadership and management

    Good

    Graded 27 November 2019

  • Early years

    Good

    Graded 27 November 2019

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    Inspection history

    Showing the last 2 inspections on record, including monitoring visits.

    PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    2 March 202522 January 2025-Improved significantlyView report for inspection published 2 March 2025
    27 November 20196 November 2019Academy First Section 5GoodView report for inspection published 27 November 2019
    • Improved significantly

      Published
      2 March 2025
      Inspected
      22 January 2025
      Type
      -
      Report
      View report
    • Good

      Published
      27 November 2019
      Inspected
      6 November 2019
      Type
      Academy First Section 5
      Report
      View report

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Offer rate

    59.7%

    Offers as a share of applications

    First preference offers: 36

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education school applications and offers statistics.

    Writing progress

    Not published

    Maths progress

    Maths progress

    Not published

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

    Secondary schools

    83

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary475 (63.8%)
    • Secondary83 (11.2%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other186 (25.0%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    Houldsworth Valley Primary School0 mPrimaryClosed
    Newmarket Academy634 mSecondaryOpen
    Newmarket College634 mSecondaryClosed
    Paddocks Primary School850 mPrimaryOpen
    St Louis Roman Catholic Primary School935 mPrimaryClosed
    St Louis Catholic Academy935 mPrimaryOpen
    Fairstead House981 mNot applicableOpen
    Scaltback Middle School1.0 kmMiddle deemed secondaryClosed
    All Saints Church of England Primary School, Newmarket1.0 kmPrimaryOpen
    All Saints Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Newmarket1.0 kmPrimaryClosed
    • Houldsworth Valley Primary School
      Distance
      0 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Newmarket Academy
      Distance
      634 m
      Phase
      Secondary
      Status
      Open
    • Newmarket College
      Distance
      634 m
      Phase
      Secondary
      Status
      Closed
    • Paddocks Primary School
      Distance
      850 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open

    Similar schools

    Same phase (Primary) and local authority (Suffolk)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    Abbot's Hall Community Primary SchoolPrimaryIP14 1QFOpen
    Abbot's Hall Community Primary SchoolPrimaryIP14 1QFClosed
    Abbots Green Community Primary SchoolPrimaryIP32 7PJClosed
    Abbots Green Primary AcademyPrimaryIP32 7PJOpen
    Acton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolPrimaryCO10 0USOpen
    • Abbot's Hall Community Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      IP14 1QF
      Status
      Open
    • Abbot's Hall Community Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      IP14 1QF
      Status
      Closed
    • Abbots Green Community Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      IP32 7PJ
      Status
      Closed
    • Abbots Green Primary Academy
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      IP32 7PJ
      Status
      Open
    St Louis Roman Catholic Primary School
    Distance
    935 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • St Louis Catholic Academy
    Distance
    935 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Fairstead House
    Distance
    981 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Open
  • Scaltback Middle School
    Distance
    1.0 km
    Phase
    Middle deemed secondary
    Status
    Closed
  • All Saints Church of England Primary School, Newmarket
    Distance
    1.0 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • All Saints Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Newmarket
    Distance
    1.0 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Acton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
    Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    CO10 0US
    Status
    Open