Newmarket Academy (formerly Newmarket College) is a

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with academy status located in Newmarket in the

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.Newmarket College
Suffolk County Council. Retrieved 11 January 2013. Previously a community school administered by

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, Newmarket College converted to academy status on 1 July 2014 and was renamed Newmarket Academy and became part of the Samuel Ward Academy Trust. However, the school continues to coordinate with Suffolk County Council for admissions. Newmarket Academy offers

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courses, and has cross-curricular study and extra-curricular activities. In the academic year 2014–2015 GCSE results at the newly created Academy rose 15% to 52% A* - C including English and Maths. The school is also partnered with Godolphin to offer experience to the students.

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