Ditton Lodge Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Newmarket, Cambridgeshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
4.958 miles
Published by Cambridgeshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2018–2026 (miles)
Ditton Lodge Primary School is a primary school in Newmarket, Cambridgeshire for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Cambridgeshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.
Ditton Lodge Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | 4.958 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 0.93 mi |
| Reception 2023 | 0.399 mi |
| Reception 2022 | 1.435 mi |
| Reception 2021 | 0.396 mi |
| Reception 2020 | 0.366 mi |
| Reception 2019 | 1.073 mi |
| Reception 2018 | 0.468 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The last child offered a Reception 2026 place lived 4.958 miles away, the 6th longest of 62 Cambridgeshire primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance (this one included).
- The 2026 Reception last distance was further than in 2025 and 2018, and the 2026 figure was the longest of the 8 years with a published distance.
- In 2024/25, 96% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 18% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- For reading, writing and maths in 2024/25, it ranked highest of 8 schools: this one and the 7 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Cambridgeshire that have results.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Cambridgeshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- St Johns Avenue, Newmarket, CB8 8BL
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Cambridgeshire
- Pupils on roll
- 204 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 8.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 42.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 24 March 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy coming to this friendly and welcoming school.”
- “They thrive in a safe, caring community.”
- “Pupils dream big and aim high in response to their teachers’ high aspirations for them.”
To improve
- “However, some of these interactions do not maximise children’s opportunities to secure key knowledge or routines.”
- “Occasionally, adults are slow to interact.”
- “This limits children’s accurate use of language.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 17 June 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 96% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 29 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 28 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Cambridgeshire.
- Cheveley CofE Primary School 2.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Kettlefields Primary School 2.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Burrough Green CofE Primary Academy 4.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Burwell Village College (Primary) 4.5 mi Good
- Kennett Primary School 4.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Swaffham Prior Church of England Primary School 5.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Fordham CofE Primary School 5.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Swaffham Bulbeck Church of England Primary School 5.6 mi Good Last distance published