Ladywood Primary School
Oliver Road, Kirk Hallam, Ilkeston, DE7 4NH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- EMBARK MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Miss Melanie Lawson
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Embark Multi Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Erewash
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 270
- Pupils on roll
- 305
- URN
- 148017
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01159320585
About this school
Ladywood Primary School is a primary academy in Ilkeston. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 305 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 49 | 44 | 43 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 53% | 50% | 60% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 5% | 9% |
| Expected standard in reading | 57% | 82% | 65% |
| Expected standard in maths | 59% | 55% | 65% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 61% | 73% | 60% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 104.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 102.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -4.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -4.80 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Ladywood Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Derbyshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 53% | 58.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 50% | 56.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 60% | 57.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 337 |
| 2023/24 | 321 |
| 2024/25 | 311 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Ladywood Primary School compares
Ladywood Primary School ranked 127th of 246 primary schools in Derbyshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 60% | 5.7% | 46.4% | 305 | — |
| Dallimore Primary & Nursery School | 63% | 5.3% | 47.1% | 360 | 0.4 miles |
| St Thomas Catholic Voluntary Academy | 70% | 4.1% | 21.3% | 225 | 0.6 miles |
| Hallam Fields Junior School | 44% | 4.9% | 36.7% | 217 | 0.7 miles |
| Field House Infant School | — | 5% | 31.6% | 201 | 0.8 miles |
| Kensington Junior Academy | 60% | 4.9% | 52.8% | 178 | 1.0 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 46.4%
- English as an additional language
- 8.4%
- Overall absence
- 5.69%
- Persistent absence
- 10.55%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Dallimore Primary & Nursery School0.4 miles
Primary · Ilkeston
-
St Thomas Catholic Voluntary Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Ilkeston
-
Hallam Fields Junior School0.7 miles
Primary · Ilkeston
-
Field House Infant School0.8 miles
Primary · Ilkeston
-
Kensington Junior Academy1.0 miles
Primary · Ilkeston
Other schools in Ilkeston
Ladywood Primary School ranks 6th of the 15 ranked primary schools in Ilkeston.
- Charlotte Nursery and Infant School Primary
- Chaucer Infant School Primary
- Chaucer Junior School Primary
- Cotmanhay Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Cotmanhay Junior School Primary
- Dallimore Primary & Nursery School Primary
- Field House Infant School Primary
- Granby Junior School Primary
- Hallam Fields Junior School Primary
- Horsley Woodhouse Primary School Primary
- Kensington Junior Academy Primary
- Larklands Infant School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Ladywood Primary School teach?
- Ladywood Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Ilkeston.
- Who is the headteacher of Ladywood Primary School?
- The headteacher of Ladywood Primary School is Miss Melanie Lawson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Ladywood Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Ladywood Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Ladywood Primary School?
- Ladywood Primary School has 305 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Ladywood Primary School full?
- Ladywood Primary School has capacity for 270 pupils and 305 on roll (113%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Ladywood Primary School a faith school?
- No. Ladywood Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Ladywood Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Ladywood Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Ladywood Primary School?
- Ladywood Primary School is part of EMBARK MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Ladywood Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 53% in 2022/23 and 60% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Ladywood Primary School rank locally?
- Ladywood Primary School ranked 127th of 246 primary schools in Derbyshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Ladywood Primary School's absence rate?
- Ladywood Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Ladywood Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Ladywood Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 10 July 2026.