Houldsworth Valley Primary AcademyDitton Lodge Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Newmarket.

Summary of the comparison

Houldsworth Valley Primary Academy and Ditton Lodge Primary School are primary schools in Newmarket.

  • Houldsworth Valley Primary Academy scores 72 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Ditton Lodge Primary School scores 72 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Our score is the same for each of them on the data available.

  • Houldsworth Valley Primary Academy was judged Good and Ditton Lodge Primary School was judged strong.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 65.0% for Houldsworth Valley Primary Academy and 96.0% for Ditton Lodge Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at Houldsworth Valley Primary Academy (67.0% in 2022-23, 65.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Ditton Lodge Primary School (71.0% in 2022-23, 96.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Houldsworth Valley Primary Academy versus Ditton Lodge Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure NewmarketHouldsworth Valley Primary AcademyNewmarketDitton Lodge Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB72/100B72/100
Local ranking24th of 240 in Suffolk 24th of 210 in Cambridgeshire
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: StrongStronger figure
School typeAcademy sponsor led Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll336 208
Capacity420 210
LocationNewmarket, CB8 0PU Newmarket, CB8 8BL
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard65.0% 96.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard11.0% 18.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score104.0 107.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score105.0 108.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census336 208
Free school meals (ever 6)28.6% 10.6%
English as an additional language26.2% 17.8%
SEN support13.7% 7.7%
SEN with an EHC plan5.4% 4.3%
Attendance
Overall absence4.6% 3.5% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence10.9% 7.1% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Houldsworth Valley Primary Academy

Ditton Lodge Primary School

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