Ladysmith Junior School

State-Funded School

ladysmith-junior-school-devon-south-west-151328

South WestRegion

DevonLocal Authority

ExeterConstituency

EX1 2PTPostcode

0.6

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Ladysmith Junior School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 7–11, located in Devon, South West.

The school is rated Requires improvement by Ofsted. It currently serves 340 pupils. Ladysmith Junior School is part of St Christopher's C of E (Primary) Multi Academy Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Requires improvement

Quality ofeducation

Requires improvement

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Requires improvement

Ethnicity

White

78%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

340

Total Pupils

51%Boys

49%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

20%

England average

27%

First language not English

16%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 7 – 11
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 340
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
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
25 Jun 2024	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Good	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.