Ditton Primary School | School performance

54%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

370

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

17%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

54%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

370

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

17%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

54%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

370

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

17%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 17/10/2023

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityHalton

PhasePrimary

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio17.0:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of Ditton Primary School · Primary · Halton

Part ofWARRINGTON PRIMARY ACADEMY TRUST

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2018/19

RWM expected standard

54%

+15pp

56%48%39%

'23'24'25

'25 · 54%

RWM higher standard

+2pp

2%1%0%

'23'24'25

'25 · 2%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

70%

Reading higher standard

28%

Writing expected standard

72%

Writing higher standard

Maths expected standard

68%

Maths higher standard

16%

Science expected standard

74%

SPAG expected standard

62%

SPAG higher standard

16%

Reading scaled score

104.0

Maths scaled score

103.0

GPS scaled score

103.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll

370

Pupil : teacher ratio

17.0

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

FSM eligible

50%

SEN

18%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

17%

Contact

Address

Liverpool Road, Widnes, WA8 7HD

Local authority

Halton

Website

dittonprimary.co.uk

Telephone

01514245861

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

Year	RWM expected	RWM higher	Reading exp.	Reading hi.	Writing exp.	Writing hi.	Maths exp.	Maths hi.	Science	SPAG exp.	Read. score	Maths score	GPS score	Reading prog.	Writing prog.	Maths prog.	SEN	Cohort
2024/25	54%	2%	70%	28%	72%	6%	68%	16%	74%	62%	104.0	103.0	103.0	—	—	—	18%	370
2023/24	39%	0%	61%	10%	68%	5%	53%	15%	71%	56%	102.0	101.0	102.0	—	—	—	15%	384
2022/23	56%	0%	73%	21%	63%	0%	65%	13%	69%	63%	104.0	101.0	101.0	+2.00	+0.80	+0.50	18%	382
2018/19	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	—	New school

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	370	22.0	18%	8%	50%	7%	17%
2023/24	384	22.6	15%	6%	50%	7%	24%
2022/23	382	23.9	18%	6%	50%	7%	21%
2021/22	384	26.3	15%	5%	49%	6%	22%
2020/21	395	23.8	15%	4%	49%	—	—