Ladysmith Infant & Nursery School

State-Funded School

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South WestRegion

DevonLocal Authority

ExeterConstituency

EX1 2PSPostcode

0.6

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Ladysmith Infant & Nursery School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–7, located in Devon, South West.

The school is rated Requires improvement by Ofsted. It currently serves 277 pupils. Ladysmith Infant & Nursery School is part of St Christopher's C of E (Primary) Multi Academy Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Requires improvement

Quality ofeducation

Requires improvement

Personaldevelopment

Requires improvement

Behaviour &attitudes

Requires improvement

Early yearsprovision

Requires improvement

Ethnicity

White

80%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Pupils

277

Total Pupils

50%Boys

50%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

15%

England average

27%

First language not English

18%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 3 – 7
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 277
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)
MAT name: St Christopher's C of E (Primary) Multi Academy Trust

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
18 May 2023	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.