Ditton Lodge Primary School
St Johns Avenue, Newmarket, CB8 8BL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- UNITY SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP
- Executive Headteacher
- Mrs Lisa Tweed
- Sponsor
- Unity Schools Partnership
- Constituency
- Ely and East Cambridgeshire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 204
- URN
- 144054
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01638613001
About this school
Ditton Lodge Primary School is a primary academy in Newmarket. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 204 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Ditton Lodge Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Strong standard
- Achievement
- Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Strong standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 21 | 27 | 28 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 71% | 78% | 96% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 24% | 26% | 18% |
| Expected standard in reading | 86% | 81% | 96% |
| Expected standard in maths | 90% | 96% | 100% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 90% | 81% | 93% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 107.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 109.0 | 109.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.80 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Ditton Lodge Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Cambridgeshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 71% | 56.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 78% | 55.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 96% | 57.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 197 |
| 2023/24 | 203 |
| 2024/25 | 208 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Ditton Lodge Primary School compares
Ditton Lodge Primary School ranked 2nd of 195 primary schools in Cambridgeshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 99% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 93% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 96% | 3.5% | 10.6% | 204 | — |
| All Saints Church of England Primary School, Newmarket | 48% | 6% | 22.9% | 177 | 0.5 miles |
| Houldsworth Valley Primary Academy | 65% | 4.6% | 28.6% | 332 | 0.8 miles |
| St Louis Catholic Academy | 64% | 3.9% | 15.8% | 300 | 0.9 miles |
| Paddocks Primary School | 71% | 3.8% | 17.8% | 179 | 1.3 miles |
| Laureate Community Academy | 64% | 4.6% | 17.8% | 239 | 1.7 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 10.58%
- English as an additional language
- 17.8%
- Overall absence
- 3.54%
- Persistent absence
- 7.1%
Location
Nearby schools
-
All Saints Church of England Primary School, Newmarket0.5 miles
Primary · Newmarket
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Houldsworth Valley Primary Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Newmarket
-
St Louis Catholic Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Newmarket
-
Paddocks Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Newmarket
-
Laureate Community Academy1.7 miles
Primary · Newmarket
Other schools in Newmarket
Ditton Lodge Primary School ranks 1st of the 12 ranked primary schools in Newmarket.
- All Saints Church of England Primary School, Newmarket Primary
- Burrough Green CofE Primary Academy Primary
- Cheveley CofE Primary School Primary
- Exning Primary School Primary
- Houldsworth Valley Primary Academy Primary
- Kennett Primary School Primary
- Kettlefields Primary School Primary
- Laureate Community Academy Primary
- Moulton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Paddocks Primary School Primary
- St Louis Catholic Academy Primary
- Wickhambrook Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Ditton Lodge Primary School teach?
- Ditton Lodge Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Newmarket.
- Who is the executive headteacher of Ditton Lodge Primary School?
- The executive headteacher of Ditton Lodge Primary School is Mrs Lisa Tweed, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Ditton Lodge Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Ditton Lodge Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Ditton Lodge Primary School?
- Ditton Lodge Primary School has 204 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Ditton Lodge Primary School full?
- Ditton Lodge Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 204 on roll (97%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Ditton Lodge Primary School a faith school?
- No. Ditton Lodge Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Ditton Lodge Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Ditton Lodge Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Ditton Lodge Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Ditton Lodge Primary School is part of UNITY SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Ditton Lodge Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 71% in 2022/23 and 96% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Ditton Lodge Primary School compare with other schools in Cambridgeshire?
- Ditton Lodge Primary School ranked 2nd of 195 primary schools in Cambridgeshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 99% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 93% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Ditton Lodge Primary School's absence rate?
- Ditton Lodge Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Ditton Lodge Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Ditton Lodge Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 15 July 2026.