Ditton Primary School

HaltonAcademy sponsor led

Liverpool Road, Widnes, WA8 7HD

Headteacher: Mrs Janette PyneSchool website ↗Pupils: 370 (capacity: 420)Part of WARRINGTON PRIMARY ACADEMY TRUST
Ofsted Good
Inspected October 2023
54%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Good
Inspected October 2023
100%
First-choice offer rate

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 17 October 2023Full report ↗

Good

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

Rated Good across all inspected areas — Quality of Teaching, Behaviour, Pupils' Development and Leadership.

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
54.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
2.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 70%·Writing 72%·Maths 68%All three 54%
Reading
Expected70%
Exceeding28%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected72%
Exceeding6%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected68%
Exceeding16%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is not oversubscribed.
Supply meets demand.
How many places were offered?
29
How many families wanted this school first?
29
How many got their first choice?
29of 29 (100.0%)
How many applied in total?
58

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
48.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
8.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
8.0%
Boys and girls
46%girls·54%boys
171 girls, 199 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↑ Peaked at 56% (2022/23), currently 54%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1630.0%2.0%-0.3-1.1-1.5
2016/1745.0%0.0%+0.6-2.8+0.1
2017/1850.0%0.0%-2.0-2.4-0.7
2018/19-----
2022/2356.0%0.0%+2.0+0.8+0.5
2023/2439.0%0.0%---
2024/2554.0%2.0%---