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Ladysmith Infant & Nursery School

Ladysmith Road, Exeter, Devon, EX1 2PS ·

Ofsted:Requires improvement· 2023

At a glance

A state primary academy for ages 3–7 in Exeter. Rated Requires improvement at its last graded Ofsted inspection of its predecessor school (February 2023). No comparable results are published for this school. 70 families put it first for 73 places (September 2026 entry).

Ages: 3–7
Pupils: 277
Gender: Mixed
Sixth form: No
Admissions: Non-selective
Local authority: Devon
Academy trust: ST CHRISTOPHER'S C OF E (PRIMARY) MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Headteacher: Anna Case
Opened: Oct 2024
Nursery: Has nursery classes

School website 01392349141 Explore the area

Inspection

Ofsted (framework in use until November 2025)

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Graded inspection 21 Feb 2023Inspection of predecessor school

Requires improvementOverall effectiveness

Quality of education: Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement
Personal development: Requires improvement
Leadership and management: Requires improvement
Early years: Requires improvement

Safeguarding effective: Yes

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Exam results

No published results yet. The school may be new, too small for figures to be published, or not have pupils at the end of a key stage.

Admissions

Demand for places and how places are allocated

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Reception entry, September 2026 (national offer day data)

Offers made

1st preferences

All applications

144

1st prefs per place

0.96

Fewer first choices than places

70 of 70 first-preference applicants were offered a place (100%).

Earlier years include data recorded for this school's predecessor.

Catchment area

We don't have an official catchment boundary for this school. Many schools don't have one, and few councils publish boundaries as open data. We don't estimate catchments. Check the school's admissions policy or the council's admissions booklet.

Last distance offered

Not published nationally. Many councils publish the furthest distance offered for each school in their annual allocation reports. Past distances vary year to year with demand and sibling numbers, so they are not a guarantee.

How places are allocated: you apply through your home council. When a school has more applicants than places, it applies its published oversubscription criteria in order. These usually start with looked-after children, then siblings, then catchment or distance; faith schools may prioritise church attendance. Children with an EHC plan naming the school are admitted first. Apply on GOV.UK

Pupils

School census 2024/25

Pupils

297

Capacity

350

79% full

Girls / boys

50/50

Mixed

Eligible for free school meals (last 6 years)15.3%
English as an additional language19.2%
SEN support7.7%
Education, Health and Care plan5%
The black tick shows the median for state-funded primary schools in England.