Ditton Primary School
Liverpool Road, Widnes, WA8 7HD
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- WARRINGTON PRIMARY ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Elizabeth Killalee
- Sponsor
- Warrington Primary Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Widnes and Halewood
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 322
- URN
- 147266
- Local authority
- Halton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01514245861
About this school
Ditton Primary School is a primary academy in Widnes. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 322 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 52 | 59 | 50 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 56% | 39% | 54% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 73% | 61% | 70% |
| Expected standard in maths | 65% | 53% | 68% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 63% | 56% | 62% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 102.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 101.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.50 | - | - |
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 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 | Halton average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 56% | 55.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 39% | 56.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 54% | 59.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 382 |
| 2023/24 | 384 |
| 2024/25 | 370 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Ditton Primary School compares
Ditton Primary School ranked 32nd of 48 primary schools in Halton for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 28% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 23% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 54% | 7.2% | 50% | 322 | — |
| St Bede's Catholic Junior School | 62% | 4.4% | 30.9% | 306 | 0.8 miles |
| St Bede's Catholic Infant School | — | 4.2% | 22.1% | 223 | 0.8 miles |
| Kingsway Primary Academy School | 52% | 9.1% | 76.6% | 214 | 0.8 miles |
| St Michaels Catholic Primary & Nursery School | 72% | 5.2% | 48% | 253 | 0.9 miles |
| All Saints Upton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | 46% | 6.9% | 54.6% | 182 | 1.0 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 50%
- English as an additional language
- 7.8%
- Overall absence
- 7.2%
- Persistent absence
- 17.3%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Bede's Catholic Junior School0.8 miles
Primary · Widnes
-
St Bede's Catholic Infant School0.8 miles
Primary · Widnes
-
Kingsway Primary Academy School0.8 miles
Primary · Widnes
-
St Michaels Catholic Primary & Nursery School0.9 miles
Primary · Widnes
- 1.0 miles
Other schools in Widnes
Ditton Primary School ranks 14th of the 19 ranked primary schools in Widnes.
- All Saints Upton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Cronton Church of England Primary Academy Primary
- Fairfield Primary School Primary
- Farnworth Church of England Controlled Primary School Primary
- Halebank CofE Primary School Primary
- Holy Family Catholic Primary School & Nursery Primary
- Kingsway Primary Academy School Primary
- Lunts Heath Primary School Primary
- Moorfield Primary School Primary
- Oakfield Community Primary School Primary
- Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School Primary
- St Basil's Catholic Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Ditton Primary School teach?
- Ditton Primary School teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in Widnes.
- Who is the headteacher of Ditton Primary School?
- The headteacher of Ditton Primary School is Mrs Elizabeth Killalee, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Ditton Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Ditton 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 big is Ditton Primary School?
- Ditton Primary School has 322 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is Ditton Primary School full?
- Ditton Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 322 on roll (77%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Ditton Primary School a faith school?
- No. Ditton Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Ditton Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Ditton Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Ditton Primary School?
- Ditton Primary School is part of WARRINGTON PRIMARY ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Ditton Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 56% in 2022/23 and 54% 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 Primary School rank locally?
- Ditton Primary School ranked 32nd of 48 primary schools in Halton for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 28% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 23% 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 Primary School's absence rate?
- Ditton Primary School's overall absence rate is 7.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Ditton Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Ditton 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 10 July 2026.