Kennett Primary School
Newmarket, CB8 7WL · Cambridgeshire · primary school
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74th of 197 primary schools in Cambridgeshire we can score, 210 in total — the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
Narrow the comparison to the 3,942 schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds — a tougher field — and it places 3.6/10 among them, against 5.1/10 nationally. Both figures are results only, without the inspection grade. A lower figure here means a stronger comparison group, not a weaker school.
How this is worked out
| Measure | Percentile | Weight | Adds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expected standard (RWM) 2024/25 | 55.0 · 27 | 40% | 1.10 |
| Ofsted | 52 | 35% | 1.82 |
| Higher standard (RWM) 2024/25 | 18.0 · 89 | 25% | 2.23 |
Each measure is read as a position among comparable schools, so a school in the middle of the country scores 5. Full method.
Kennett Primary School overview
How it's doing
In 2024/25, 55.0% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths, compared to the national median of 64%. For the higher standard, the school recorded 18.0%, against a national median of 7%. Ofsted rated the school Good in May 2024. Narrow the comparison to the schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds — a tougher field — and it places 3.6 out of 10 among them, against 5.1 out of 10 nationally.
Beyond the classroom
The school provides both a breakfast club and an after-school club.
Getting in
The published school roll is 130 pupils against a stated capacity of 210. These whole-school figures do not establish entry-year vacancies or the likelihood of an offer. Confirm entry-year availability and admissions criteria with the school or local authority.
Worth asking on a visit
How does the school support pupils to bridge the gap between the expected and higher standards in maths? What specific activities take place during the after-school club? How does the school maintain its Good rating following the 2024 inspection?
What Ofsted said about Kennett Primary School
Overview
Kennett Primary School continues to be a good school, where pupils “enjoy their time here and thrive.” Leaders maintain a “nurturing environment” with a shared commitment to raising standards, ensuring that pupils achieve well and produce work of a “high standard.”
Strengths
- Pupils demonstrate “mature attitudes to learning” and respond to high expectations with “great enthusiasm.”
- Behaviour is good, with pupils feeling safe and showing they are “considerate and respectful towards adults and their peers.”
- The curriculum is “ambitious,” with learning developing in “small steps” as pupils build new ideas on existing knowledge.
- Pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities receive “carefully tailored extra help” and are “well included with their peers.”
- Staff provide effective support for reading, ensuring pupils practise phonics with books “well matched to the sounds they are learning.”
Areas to improve
- In some subjects, pupils lack sufficient opportunities to “apply new learning in depth,” leading to weaker understanding for a few.
- Adults do not always teach new vocabulary “clearly,” meaning some pupils cannot use words “skilfully, appropriately and with confidence” in their writing.
Safeguarding
The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.
Results over time
Expected standard (reading, writing, maths), the years we hold.
| Year | Expected standard (reading, writing, maths) |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 67% |
| 2023/24 | 43% |
| 2024/25 | 55% |
| England | 64% |
Source: DfE Explore Education Statistics. “England” is the median of the 14,326 state schools in England we hold a 2024/25 figure for — a school-level median, not the DfE's pupil-weighted national figure.
Your offer chance
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Sibling, faith, looked-after and other criteria can override distance. Always confirm with the school or local authority.
Next dates
- Primary (Reception) application deadline15 Jan 2027
- Primary National Offer Day16 Apr 2027
- Primary (Reception) application deadline15 Jan 2028
- Primary National Offer Day17 Apr 2028
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