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Ditton Lodge Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Academy
St Johns Avenue, Newmarket CB8 8BL · dittonlodgeprimary.co.uk · 01638 613001
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Mar 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 96%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Cambridgeshire 59%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 4.96 mi
- 7.98 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Criterion 6 · Cambridgeshire Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 204
- 97% of 210 places
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 8.8%
- First language not English
- 17.6%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered under “Criterion 6” went to a home 4.96 mi (7.98 km) from the school. Source: Cambridgeshire Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 29 families put the school first and 30 places were offered; 97% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 30 | 29 | 1 | 97% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 30 | 30 | 1 | 83% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 26 | 22 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 28 | 35 | 1.3▲ | 74% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 29 | 46 | 1.6▲ | 63% |
Last distance offered
| Reception – Criterion 6 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 4.96 mi7.98 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 96% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 18% the higher standard. Across Cambridgeshire it was 59%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲96% | 62% | ||
| ▲18% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●107 | 106 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 110624)
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Ditton Lodge Primary School on 24 March 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Strong standard
- Achievement: Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard
- Personal development and well-being: Strong standard
- Early years: Expected standard
- Leadership and governance: Strong standard
- Inspected
- 24 Mar 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Strong standard |
| Achievement | Strong standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Strong standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Nov 2021
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Nov 2021Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
May 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Feb 2011Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding
What parents said
88% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (66 replies, to 6 April 2026).
- Recommend
- 88%
- Positive
- 81%
- Replies
- 66
- 32% · 6 Apr 2026
based on the 86% who raised concerns
based on 4 parents (6%) whose child was bullied
based on 19 parents (29%) with SEND