Ladysmith Junior School
Primary · Academy converter · Mixed · Devon
Pretoria Road, Exeter, EX1 2PT
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Requires improvement
Graded 22/05/2024
Application demand
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No council data
Attendance
95.4%
8.9% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
340
Capacity used
Nearly full94%
360 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 7–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Neil Williams
- Address
- Pretoria Road, Exeter, EX1 2PT
- Phone
- 01392349140
- Local authority
- Devon
- Ward / constituency
- Heavitree · Exeter
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 151328
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 20% | — | — |
| English as additional language | — | — | — |
| SEN support | — | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: ST CHRISTOPHER'S C OF E (PRIMARY) MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
340 pupils · 360 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
22 May 2024
Full graded inspection
Requires improvement overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Requires improvement Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 349 pupils
Attendance
95.4%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
4.6%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
8.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
0.3%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.1%
Absences the school didn't approve
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Devon council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Reception (primary) | 15 January | 16 April (or next working day) |
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.