Sessional pre-school in Woodditton, Cambridgeshire
Ditton Lodge Nursery
Ditton Lodge Community Primary School, St Johns Avenue, Newmarket, CB8 8BL · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Outstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Leadership and managementOutstanding
- SafeguardingEffective
What does this mean?
This grade is from before November 2025, when Ofsted replaced single grades with report cards. The nursery's next inspection will give a report card, with a separate grade for each area instead of one overall grade.
Official records
- Ofsted registrationRegistered since January 2020Reference 2571710Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 30 June 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places24 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 3 October 2025Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Ditton Lodge Community Primary School, St Johns Avenue, Newmarket, CB8 8BL · More nurseries in CB8
Stations
- Newmarket4 min walk · 0.1 miles
Buses
3 bus stops within 400 m, including Railway Station and Green Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Memorial Hall Gardens12 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, checked 13 November 2026 · © OpenStreetMap contributors, checked 13 November 2026. Walking times are rough, from straight-line distance.
Places and next steps
Spaces: not published yet. Nurseries often fill months ahead, so ask early.
In Cambridgeshire there are about 2.8 children under 5 for every registered nursery place. Places are how many children nurseries may care for, not free spaces, so this is a guide to demand. Source: ONS Census 2021.
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Ditton Lodge Nursery is a sessional pre-school at Ditton Lodge Community Primary School, St Johns Avenue, Newmarket, CB8 8BL, in Woodditton, Cambridgeshire. It is registered for 24 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in June 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Ditton Lodge Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 under 0.1 miles
- All Saints Church of England Primary School, Newmarket Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected October 2022 0.4 miles
- Houldsworth Valley Primary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Improved significantlyinspected January 2025 0.8 miles
- Fairstead House ages 3–11has a nursery class 0.8 miles
- St Louis Catholic Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected February 2025 0.8 miles
- Paddocks Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected May 2024 1.3 miles
- Laureate Community Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected January 2025 1.6 miles
- Newmarket Academy Secondaryages 11–16Ofsted: Goodinspected July 2023 1.0 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
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What is Ditton Lodge Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Ditton Lodge Nursery Outstanding at its inspection on 30 June 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Ditton Lodge Nursery take?
Ditton Lodge Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 24 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Ditton Lodge Nursery?
Newmarket is the nearest station we know of, 0.1 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Ditton Lodge Nursery?
You can call 01638 354252 and visit dittonlodgenursery.org.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Schools: DfE Get Information about Schools · 4 November 2026
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Department for Education data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right; contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.
- Contains Department for Transport NaPTAN data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Food hygiene rating from the Food Standards Agency, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last checked 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN 2571710 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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