St Louis Catholic AcademyDitton Lodge Primary School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Newmarket.
Summary of the comparison
St Louis Catholic Academy and Ditton Lodge Primary School are primary schools in Newmarket.
St Louis Catholic Academy scores 64 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Ditton Lodge Primary School scores 72 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Ditton Lodge Primary School is ahead on our composite score.
St Louis Catholic Academy was judged the expected standard 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 64.0% for St Louis Catholic Academy and 96.0% for Ditton Lodge Primary School.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at St Louis Catholic Academy (75.0% in 2022-23, 64.0% 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
| Measure | NewmarketSt Louis Catholic Academy | NewmarketDitton Lodge Primary School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C64/100 | B72/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 66th of 240 in Suffolk | 24th of 210 in Cambridgeshire | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: StrongStronger figure | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | |
| Age range | 3-11 | 4-11 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 295 | 208 | |
| Capacity | 303 | 210 | |
| Location | Newmarket, CB8 7AA | Newmarket, CB8 8BL | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | 64.0% | 96.0% Stronger figure | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | 5.0% | 18.0% Stronger figure | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | 106.0 | 107.0 Stronger figure | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | 103.0 | 108.0 Stronger figure | 105.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 295 | 208 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 15.8% | 10.6% | |
| English as an additional language | 33.6% | 17.8% | |
| SEN support | 10.2% | 7.7% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 1.7% | 4.3% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 3.9% | 3.5% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 5.2% Stronger figure | 7.1% | 15.8% |
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.
St Louis Catholic Academy
Ditton Lodge Primary School
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