Ofsted: Good emoji_events #103 in Devon public Top 58% UK

Ladysmith Junior School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMr Mark Wilkinson

location_onExeter, EX1 2PT

language Visit Website phone 1392255554

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2018

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Students

344

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Expected Standard

60%

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Age Range

7-11

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Ladysmith Junior School is a Community school primary school in Exeter, serving ages 7-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 58% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Ladysmith Junior School is a community school in Exeter, Devon, admitting pupils aged 7-11. The school has approximately 344 pupils on roll.

In 2025, 60% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 2% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #103 of 267 primaries in Devon and #7,859 of 15,231 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2018. The school's current overall rating is Good.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 24.3:1. There are no current teaching vacancies. Teacher turnover in the previous year was 9.4%.

In the 2023/24 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.9 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

60%

LA 57%

Reading71% LA 75%

Writing70% LA 67%

Maths70% LA 71%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

52%

LA 55%England 61%

Reading70% LA 75% · Eng 74%

Writing63% LA 66% · Eng 72%

Maths68% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

40%

LA 55%England 60%

Reading69% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing45% LA 66% · Eng 71%

Maths61% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.5

Read

LA 0.3

-1.9 to 0.8

-6.5

Write

LA -0.7

-7.9 to -5.2

-1.3

Maths

LA -0.9

-2.6 to 0.0

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

78%

LA 63%England 65%

Reading83% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing85% LA 75% · Eng 78%

Maths92% LA 76% · Eng 79%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.3

Read

LA 0.3

0.0 to 2.6

0.1

Write

LA -1.0

-1.1 to 1.3

1.7

Maths

LA -1.0

0.6 to 2.9

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

63%

LA 63%

Reading74% LA 77%

Writing80% LA 76%

Maths84% LA 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.9

Read

LA 0.2

-2.2 to 0.4

-1.1

Write

LA -0.8

-2.3 to 0.1

0.4

Maths

LA -0.7

-0.8 to 1.6

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

Inspection Report

30 September 2024

Inspection Report

22 May 2024

Inspection Report

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14 November 2018

Inspection Report

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16 April 2015

Inspection Report

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25 June 2013

Inspection Report

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30 April 2013

Inspection Report

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06 July 2010

Inspection Report

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03 July 2007

Inspection Report

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05 December 2006

Inspection Report

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17 May 2006

Inspection Report

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05 June 2000

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2018-11-14

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2015-04-16

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2013-04-30

None EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.9%per term

warning Above Average

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.9%(3 pupils)

Summer term 2024

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.063% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Summer term of 2024, this school served a headcount of 348 pupils. During this period, there were 3 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.9%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2023/24 (Summer term)	348	3	0.9%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	346	5	1.4%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	350	1	0.3%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	349	4	1.1%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	344	7	2.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	347	4	1.2%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	356	7	2.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	351	3	0.9%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	353	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	355	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	354	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	351	2	0.6%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	352	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	352	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	352	2	0.6%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	350	4	1.1%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	348	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	347	1	0.3%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	351	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	350	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	343	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	345	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	343	2	0.6%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	338	3	0.9%	0.5%