Houldsworth Valley Primary Academy
Rowley Drive, Newmarket, CB8 0PU
332 pupils · 79% of 420 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- UNITY SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Free school meals
- 25.3%
Ofsted
Good (2019) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 6 November 2019, published 27 November 2019. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 65% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 11% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.91 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 47 | 43 | 68 | 47 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 44 | 36 | 72 | 43 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 37 | 36 | 62 | 36 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 46 | 31 | 62 | 40 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 34 | 30 | 52 | 32 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 35 | 31 | 56 | 34 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 54 | 37 | 63 | 41 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 22 | 20 | 41 | 22 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Paddocks Primary School 0.9 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- St Louis Catholic Academy 0.9 km · No overall grade (2025)
- All Saints Church of England Primary School, Newmarket 1 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Ditton Lodge Primary School 1.2 km · Most areas: Strong standard (2026)
- Laureate Community Academy 1.5 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Exning Primary School 3 km · Outstanding (2020) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.