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St Louis Catholic Academy

Fordham Road, Newmarket, CB8 7AA

Local ranking66th of 240 primary schools in Suffolk
Ofsted: Good

Primary

Phase

303

Capacity

3-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Ofsted Inspection

Inspected 11 February 2025 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full

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Safeguarding standards Met
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Good
Early years
Good

Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25
Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
64.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
5.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
83.0%
Writing (Expected)
74.0%
Maths (Expected)
69.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
86.0%
Reading avg scaled score
106.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
103.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
106.0
Cohort Size
42

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
295
Boys
158 (54%)
Girls
137 (46%)
Capacity
303 (97% full)
SEND
11.9%
FSM Eligible
15.8%
EAL
33.6%
SEN with EHC Plan
1.7%
SEN Support
10.2%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
21.2:1
Teachers (FTE)
13.7
Budget per Pupil
£6,275/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
3.9% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
5.2% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Religious Character
Roman Catholic
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White British: 44.9%
  • White Other: 29.6%
  • Mixed Other: 5.8%
  • Black African: 4.1%
  • Mixed White & Asian: 3.1%
  • Asian Other: 3.1%
  • Asian Indian: 2.4%
  • White Irish: 1.7%

44.9%

White British

29.6%

White Other

5.8%

Mixed Other

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Administrative

URN
139448
UKPRN
10040967
Establishment No.
3318
Trust
OUR LADY OF WALSINGHAM CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST

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