What did School Atlas judge Ditton Lodge Primary School's summary of 6 ofsted judgements to be?

School Atlas judged Ditton Lodge Primary School's summary of 6 ofsted judgements as Strong standard at its inspection in March 2026, on School Atlas's own scale.

How many pupils attend Ditton Lodge Primary School?

Ditton Lodge Primary School has 204 pupils on roll.

What ages does Ditton Lodge Primary School take?

Ditton Lodge Primary School admits pupils aged 4 to 11.

Where is Ditton Lodge Primary School located?

Ditton Lodge Primary School is located in Newmarket, CB8 8BL, Cambridgeshire.

How do I apply to Ditton Lodge Primary School?

Ditton Lodge Primary School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.

How far from Ditton Lodge Primary School were places offered?

The furthest place offered at Ditton Lodge Primary School for 2026-27 (Reception) was 4.958 miles from the school. The council's figures don't show whether anyone was refused, so it may not have been a cut-off.

How are Reception places decided at Ditton Lodge Primary School?

When Ditton Lodge Primary School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Children in care / previously in care — Children in care (looked after children as defined in Section 22(1) of the Children Act 1989) and children who were previously in care (children who were looked after, but ceased to be so because they were adopted or became subject to a child arrangements order or special guardianship order, immediately following having been in care, including those who appear to the admission authority to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted); 2. Sibling — Where the child has a sibling in the school or a sibling has already been offered a place at the school, and where the sibling will still be attending the school at the time of admission but not in a nursery attached to the school. Priority will be given, where necessary, to applications where there is the smallest age gap in calendar days between the child's date of birth and the date of birth of any sibling already attending the school, or who has been offered a place at the time of application. The term 'sibling' includes: natural, half, step, and adopted brothers and sisters; a child of the partner of the parent; and children who are fostered into the family. In all these cases, the child and their sibling will both be living at the same address (that is where the child is ordinarily resident as defined below) in a single family unit. This means that children from different family units, where those separate families are living together at the same address, are not considered siblings under this criterion; 3. Catchment area residents (nearest) — Children who are ordinarily resident in the catchment area (as defined below) who live nearest to the school. We will measure the distance by a straight line ('as the crow flies'). All straight line distances are calculated electronically by Suffolk County Council using data provided jointly by the Post Office and Ordnance Survey. The data plots the coordinates of each property and provides the address-point of the child's home (where they are ordinarily resident as defined below) and the main school gate between which the straight line distance is measured and reported to three decimal places. Where there is more than one home within a single building (for example apartments) we will measure to a single point within that building irrespective of where those homes are located, and 1 further criteria. Tie-break: Distance tie-breaker: priority to the applicants who live nearest to the school as measured by a straight line. In the unlikely event that two applicants competing for a single place at a school live the same distance from the school, the place will be offered to one applicant on the basis of lots drawn by someone independent of the school. For sibling criterion: priority given where there is the smallest age gap in calendar days between the child's date of birth and the date of birth of any sibling already attending the school or offered a place; if equal, lots drawn by someone independent of the school.

What is the largest ethnic background at Ditton Lodge Primary School?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 78.9% of pupils at Ditton Lodge Primary School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

Ditton Lodge Primary School: Ofsted, Results & Catchment

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How far did offers reach?

4.958miles

was the furthest place offered for 2026-27 (Reception). The council's figures don't show whether anyone was refused, so it may not have been a cut-off.

Last distance offered at Ditton Lodge Primary School, year by year →

How places are decided at Ditton Lodge Primary School

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Reception), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Children in care / previously in care — Children in care (looked after children as defined in Section 22(1) of the Children Act 1989) and children who were previously in care (children who were looked after, but ceased to be so because they were adopted or became subject to a child arrangements order or special guardianship order, immediately following having been in care, including those who appear to the admission authority to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted).
2Sibling — Where the child has a sibling in the school or a sibling has already been offered a place at the school, and where the sibling will still be attending the school at the time of admission but not in a nursery attached to the school. Priority will be given, where necessary, to applications where there is the smallest age gap in calendar days between the child's date of birth and the date of birth of any sibling already attending the school, or who has been offered a place at the time of application. The term 'sibling' includes: natural, half, step, and adopted brothers and sisters; a child of the partner of the parent; and children who are fostered into the family. In all these cases, the child and their sibling will both be living at the same address (that is where the child is ordinarily resident as defined below) in a single family unit. This means that children from different family units, where those separate families are living together at the same address, are not considered siblings under this criterion.
3Catchment area residents (nearest) — Children who are ordinarily resident in the catchment area (as defined below) who live nearest to the school. We will measure the distance by a straight line ('as the crow flies'). All straight line distances are calculated electronically by Suffolk County Council using data provided jointly by the Post Office and Ordnance Survey. The data plots the coordinates of each property and provides the address-point of the child's home (where they are ordinarily resident as defined below) and the main school gate between which the straight line distance is measured and reported to three decimal places. Where there is more than one home within a single building (for example apartments) we will measure to a single point within that building irrespective of where those homes are located.
4Outside catchment area (nearest) — Children who live outside the school's catchment area who live nearest to the school. We will measure the distance by a straight line ('as the crow flies') as set out in criterion 3) above.

If two applications tie: Distance tie-breaker: priority to the applicants who live nearest to the school as measured by a straight line. In the unlikely event that two applicants competing for a single place at a school live the same distance from the school, the place will be offered to one applicant on the basis of lots drawn by someone independent of the school. For sibling criterion: priority given where there is the smallest age gap in calendar days between the child's date of birth and the date of birth of any sibling already attending the school or offered a place; if equal, lots drawn by someone independent of the school.

This is a Trust-wide policy covering multiple Suffolk primary schools; individual PANs are listed in Appendix 1 per school. Attendance at nursery provision does not guarantee a Reception place. Waiting list for 2027/28 Reception closes 31 December 2027.

Published by the admission authority. Meeting a criterion never guarantees a place — it sets the order places are offered in. Full detail, other entry points and previous years are on the Admissions tab.

Ditton Lodge Primary School: key facts

What did School Atlas judge Ditton Lodge Primary School's summary of 6 ofsted judgements to be?: School Atlas judged Ditton Lodge Primary School's summary of 6 ofsted judgements as Strong standard at its inspection in March 2026, on School Atlas's own scale.
How many pupils attend Ditton Lodge Primary School?: Ditton Lodge Primary School has 204 pupils on roll.
What ages does Ditton Lodge Primary School take?: Ditton Lodge Primary School admits pupils aged 4 to 11.
Where is Ditton Lodge Primary School located?: Ditton Lodge Primary School is located in Newmarket, CB8 8BL, Cambridgeshire.
How do I apply to Ditton Lodge Primary School?: Ditton Lodge Primary School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.
How far from Ditton Lodge Primary School were places offered?: The furthest place offered at Ditton Lodge Primary School for 2026-27 (Reception) was 4.958 miles from the school. The council's figures don't show whether anyone was refused, so it may not have been a cut-off.
How are Reception places decided at Ditton Lodge Primary School?: When Ditton Lodge Primary School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Children in care / previously in care — Children in care (looked after children as defined in Section 22(1) of the Children Act 1989) and children who were previously in care (children who were looked after, but ceased to be so because they were adopted or became subject to a child arrangements order or special guardianship order, immediately following having been in care, including those who appear to the admission authority to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted); 2. Sibling — Where the child has a sibling in the school or a sibling has already been offered a place at the school, and where the sibling will still be attending the school at the time of admission but not in a nursery attached to the school. Priority will be given, where necessary, to applications where there is the smallest age gap in calendar days between the child's date of birth and the date of birth of any sibling already attending the school, or who has been offered a place at the time of application. The term 'sibling' includes: natural, half, step, and adopted brothers and sisters; a child of the partner of the parent; and children who are fostered into the family. In all these cases, the child and their sibling will both be living at the same address (that is where the child is ordinarily resident as defined below) in a single family unit. This means that children from different family units, where those separate families are living together at the same address, are not considered siblings under this criterion; 3. Catchment area residents (nearest) — Children who are ordinarily resident in the catchment area (as defined below) who live nearest to the school. We will measure the distance by a straight line ('as the crow flies'). All straight line distances are calculated electronically by Suffolk County Council using data provided jointly by the Post Office and Ordnance Survey. The data plots the coordinates of each property and provides the address-point of the child's home (where they are ordinarily resident as defined below) and the main school gate between which the straight line distance is measured and reported to three decimal places. Where there is more than one home within a single building (for example apartments) we will measure to a single point within that building irrespective of where those homes are located, and 1 further criteria. Tie-break: Distance tie-breaker: priority to the applicants who live nearest to the school as measured by a straight line. In the unlikely event that two applicants competing for a single place at a school live the same distance from the school, the place will be offered to one applicant on the basis of lots drawn by someone independent of the school. For sibling criterion: priority given where there is the smallest age gap in calendar days between the child's date of birth and the date of birth of any sibling already attending the school or offered a place; if equal, lots drawn by someone independent of the school.
What is the largest ethnic background at Ditton Lodge Primary School?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 78.9% of pupils at Ditton Lodge Primary School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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How far did offers reach?

4.958miles

was the furthest place offered for 2026-27 (Reception). The council's figures don't show whether anyone was refused, so it may not have been a cut-off.

Last distance offered at Ditton Lodge Primary School, year by year →

How places are decided at Ditton Lodge Primary School

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Reception), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Children in care / previously in care — Children in care (looked after children as defined in Section 22(1) of the Children Act 1989) and children who were previously in care (children who were looked after, but ceased to be so because they were adopted or became subject to a child arrangements order or special guardianship order, immediately following having been in care, including those who appear to the admission authority to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted).
2Sibling — Where the child has a sibling in the school or a sibling has already been offered a place at the school, and where the sibling will still be attending the school at the time of admission but not in a nursery attached to the school. Priority will be given, where necessary, to applications where there is the smallest age gap in calendar days between the child's date of birth and the date of birth of any sibling already attending the school, or who has been offered a place at the time of application. The term 'sibling' includes: natural, half, step, and adopted brothers and sisters; a child of the partner of the parent; and children who are fostered into the family. In all these cases, the child and their sibling will both be living at the same address (that is where the child is ordinarily resident as defined below) in a single family unit. This means that children from different family units, where those separate families are living together at the same address, are not considered siblings under this criterion.
3Catchment area residents (nearest) — Children who are ordinarily resident in the catchment area (as defined below) who live nearest to the school. We will measure the distance by a straight line ('as the crow flies'). All straight line distances are calculated electronically by Suffolk County Council using data provided jointly by the Post Office and Ordnance Survey. The data plots the coordinates of each property and provides the address-point of the child's home (where they are ordinarily resident as defined below) and the main school gate between which the straight line distance is measured and reported to three decimal places. Where there is more than one home within a single building (for example apartments) we will measure to a single point within that building irrespective of where those homes are located.
4Outside catchment area (nearest) — Children who live outside the school's catchment area who live nearest to the school. We will measure the distance by a straight line ('as the crow flies') as set out in criterion 3) above.

Ditton Lodge Primary School: key facts

What did School Atlas judge Ditton Lodge Primary School's summary of 6 ofsted judgements to be?: School Atlas judged Ditton Lodge Primary School's summary of 6 ofsted judgements as Strong standard at its inspection in March 2026, on School Atlas's own scale.
How many pupils attend Ditton Lodge Primary School?: Ditton Lodge Primary School has 204 pupils on roll.
What ages does Ditton Lodge Primary School take?: Ditton Lodge Primary School admits pupils aged 4 to 11.
Where is Ditton Lodge Primary School located?: Ditton Lodge Primary School is located in Newmarket, CB8 8BL, Cambridgeshire.
How do I apply to Ditton Lodge Primary School?: Ditton Lodge Primary School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.
How far from Ditton Lodge Primary School were places offered?: The furthest place offered at Ditton Lodge Primary School for 2026-27 (Reception) was 4.958 miles from the school. The council's figures don't show whether anyone was refused, so it may not have been a cut-off.
How are Reception places decided at Ditton Lodge Primary School?: When Ditton Lodge Primary School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Children in care / previously in care — Children in care (looked after children as defined in Section 22(1) of the Children Act 1989) and children who were previously in care (children who were looked after, but ceased to be so because they were adopted or became subject to a child arrangements order or special guardianship order, immediately following having been in care, including those who appear to the admission authority to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted); 2. Sibling — Where the child has a sibling in the school or a sibling has already been offered a place at the school, and where the sibling will still be attending the school at the time of admission but not in a nursery attached to the school. Priority will be given, where necessary, to applications where there is the smallest age gap in calendar days between the child's date of birth and the date of birth of any sibling already attending the school, or who has been offered a place at the time of application. The term 'sibling' includes: natural, half, step, and adopted brothers and sisters; a child of the partner of the parent; and children who are fostered into the family. In all these cases, the child and their sibling will both be living at the same address (that is where the child is ordinarily resident as defined below) in a single family unit. This means that children from different family units, where those separate families are living together at the same address, are not considered siblings under this criterion; 3. Catchment area residents (nearest) — Children who are ordinarily resident in the catchment area (as defined below) who live nearest to the school. We will measure the distance by a straight line ('as the crow flies'). All straight line distances are calculated electronically by Suffolk County Council using data provided jointly by the Post Office and Ordnance Survey. The data plots the coordinates of each property and provides the address-point of the child's home (where they are ordinarily resident as defined below) and the main school gate between which the straight line distance is measured and reported to three decimal places. Where there is more than one home within a single building (for example apartments) we will measure to a single point within that building irrespective of where those homes are located, and 1 further criteria. Tie-break: Distance tie-breaker: priority to the applicants who live nearest to the school as measured by a straight line. In the unlikely event that two applicants competing for a single place at a school live the same distance from the school, the place will be offered to one applicant on the basis of lots drawn by someone independent of the school. For sibling criterion: priority given where there is the smallest age gap in calendar days between the child's date of birth and the date of birth of any sibling already attending the school or offered a place; if equal, lots drawn by someone independent of the school.
What is the largest ethnic background at Ditton Lodge Primary School?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 78.9% of pupils at Ditton Lodge Primary School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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