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Ladywood Primary School

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

personMiss Melanie Lawson

corporate_fareEMBARK MULTI ACADEMY TRUST

location_onIlkeston, DE7 4NH

language Visit Website phone 1159320585

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2023

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Students

337

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Expected Standard

60%

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Demand Ratio

0.8x

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Ladywood Primary School is a Academy converter primary school in Ilkeston, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 60% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Ladywood Primary School is an academy converter in Ilkeston, Derbyshire, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of EMBARK MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 311 pupils on roll, of whom 46% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 60% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 9% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #105 of 246 primaries in Derbyshire and #7,177 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2023. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.8× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 18.6:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.2 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 58%

Reading65% LA 73%

Writing70% LA 69%

Maths65% LA 71%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

50%

LA 57%England 61%

Reading82% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing66% LA 68% · Eng 72%

Maths55% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

53%

LA 58%England 60%

Reading57% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing61% LA 69% · Eng 71%

Maths59% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

-4.7

Read

LA -0.2

-6.5 to -2.9

-2.8

Write

LA -0.2

-4.5 to -1.0

-4.8

Maths

LA -0.4

-6.5 to -3.1

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

10 October 2023

Inspection Report

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09 December 2020

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2023-10-10

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2014-02-11

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2012-03-06

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

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

0.3%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.3%(1 pupils)

Spring term 2025

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

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 311 pupils. During this period, there were 1 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.3%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	311	1	0.3%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	303	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	329	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	321	2	0.6%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	320	7	2.2%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	350	8	2.3%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	337	10	3.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	334	7	2.1%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	357	1	0.3%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	343	12	3.5%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	332	15	4.5%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	345	10	2.9%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	339	2	0.6%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	331	14	4.2%	0.4%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 29 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 27 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 23 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 2 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils