Academy converter · Cambridgeshire

Fen Ditton Primary School

4–11Ages
119Pupils
PrimaryPhase
145423URN

Horningsea Road, Fen Ditton, Cambridge, CB5 8SZ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodDec 2016

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Apr 2022

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.6per place

1.8 above Cambridgeshire median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

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36 applications for 10 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

63%met the expected standard

Cambridgeshire 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodDec 2016

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Apr 2022

Inspection history

27 April 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
7 December 2016
Graded inspection: Good · as Fen Ditton Primary School, URN 110605

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About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

3.6applications per place, Reception

1.8 above Cambridgeshire median (1.8) 1.4 above England median (2.2)

36 applications · 10 places offered · 7 named it first

2026 3.6; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2025 3.0; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2024 2.0; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2023 2.2; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2022 1.9; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2021 2.1; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2020 2.1; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2019 2.4; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9
2018 2.0; Cambridgeshire median median 1.8
2017 1.9; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
2016 2.1; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
2015 2.2; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
2014 2.4; Cambridgeshire median median 1.9; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Cambridgeshire median in 9 of 9 years.

This school
Cambridgeshire median

Dashed bars: as Fen Ditton Primary School (URN 110605), the previous school.

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	10	36	3.6	7	0.70
Sep 2025	10	30	3.0	9	0.90
Sep 2024	19	38	2.0	16	0.84
Sep 2023	17	37	2.2	12	0.71
Sep 2022	19	36	1.9	19	1.00
Sep 2021	22	47	2.1	20	0.91
Sep 2020	22	45	2.1	22	1.00
Sep 2019	24	57	2.4	26	1.08
Sep 2018	24	48	2.0	29	1.21
Sep 2017 *	25	47	1.9	24	0.96
Sep 2016 *	25	52	2.1	32	1.28
Sep 2015 *	26	56	2.2	34	1.31
Sep 2014 *	25	60	2.4	25	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 68% · Writing 79% · Maths 84% → all three 63% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard63%83rd of 195 in Cambridgeshire

Cambridgeshire 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard68%

Cambridgeshire 78% England 78%

Higher standard37%

Cambridgeshire 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard79%

Cambridgeshire 70% England 75%

Greater depth16%

Cambridgeshire 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard84%

Cambridgeshire 76% England 77%

Higher standard26%

Cambridgeshire 26% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

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Cambridgeshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	63%	11%	105	105
2023/24	74%	21%	110	108
2022/23	36%	9%	104	100

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Fen Ditton Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2022

3.6applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Marleigh Primary Academy
1.0 km · Cambridgeshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.9applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Shirley Community Primary School
1.7 km · Cambridgeshire

Good2024

2.0applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
The Galfrid School
1.7 km · Cambridgeshire

Good2023

1.5applications per place 35%met the SATs standard
Chesterton Primary School
1.9 km · Cambridgeshire

Standards maintained2025

1.7applications per place 42%met the SATs standard
Teversham CofE VA Primary School
2.0 km · Cambridgeshire

Remains Good2022

1.8applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Milton Church of England Primary School
2.7 km · Cambridgeshire

Good2023

1.9applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
St Philip's CofE Aided Primary School
2.8 km · Cambridgeshire

2026

2.2applications per place 26%met the SATs standard
The Grove Primary School
3.0 km · Cambridgeshire

Good2023

1.7applications per place 56%met the SATs standard

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School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 145423 · 873/2009
Trust: Anglian Learning
Capacity: 175 pupils · 119 on roll
Free school meals: 36.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 March 2018
Replaced: Fen Ditton Primary School (URN 110605)
Address: Horningsea Road, Fen Ditton, Cambridge, CB5 8SZ
Local authority: Cambridgeshire · South Cambridgeshire

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources