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Ladysmith Infant & Nursery School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–7 · Academy
Ladysmith Road, Exeter EX1 2PS · ladysmithinfant.stcmat.org · 01392 349141
Overview
- Ofsted
- Requires improvement
- 2019 framework · inspected Feb 2023
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2026 entry · Devon Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 277
- 79% of 350 places
- Local authority
- Devon
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 14.8%
- First language not English
- 18.1%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Devon Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 70 families put the school first and 73 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 73 | 70 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 68 | 63 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 73 | 61 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 86 | 85 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 90 | 88 | 1 | 94% |
Ofsted
Ladysmith Infant & Nursery School was judged Requires improvement at its last graded inspection, on 21 February 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Requires improvement
- Inspected
- 21 Feb 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 113080)
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Requires improvement |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Early years | Requires improvement |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Apr 2008
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 113080), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Apr 2008Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 113080)