Ladysmith Junior School
Pretoria Road, Exeter, EX1 2PT
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- ST CHRISTOPHER'S C OF E (PRIMARY) MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Neil Williams
- Constituency
- Exeter
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 360
- Pupils on roll
- 340
- URN
- 151328
- Local authority
- Devon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01392349140
About this school
Ladysmith Junior School is a primary academy in Exeter. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 340 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
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding
- Effective
This inspection took place when the school was registered as Ladysmith Junior School (URN 113081).
How Ladysmith Junior School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4.6% | 17.9% | 340 | — |
| Ladysmith Infant & Nursery School | — | 5.3% | 15.3% | 277 | 0.0 miles |
| St Michael's Church of England Primary Academy | 67% | 4.2% | 7.6% | 455 | 0.4 miles |
| Newtown Primary School | 81% | 5.2% | 14.3% | 128 | 0.4 miles |
| Stoke Hill Infant and Nursery School | — | 4.8% | 14.6% | 284 | 0.6 miles |
| St Sidwell's Church of England Primary School & Nursery | 79% | 4.8% | 14.4% | 201 | 0.6 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)
- 17.92%
- English as an additional language
- 19.9%
- Overall absence
- 4.57%
- Persistent absence
- 8.88%
Location
Nearby schools
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Ladysmith Infant & Nursery School0.0 miles
Primary · Exeter
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St Michael's Church of England Primary Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Exeter
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Newtown Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Exeter
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Stoke Hill Infant and Nursery School0.6 miles
Primary · Exeter
-
St Sidwell's Church of England Primary School & Nursery0.6 miles
Primary · Exeter
Other schools in Exeter
- Alphington Primary School Primary
- Bowhill Primary School Primary
- Brampford Speke Church of England Primary School Primary
- Broadclyst Community Primary School Primary
- Cheriton Bishop Community Primary School Primary
- Christow Primary School Primary
- Clyst Heath Nursery and Community Primary School Primary
- Clyst St Mary Primary School Primary
- Cockwood Primary School Primary
- Countess Wear Primary School Primary
- Doddiscombsleigh Primary School Primary
- Dunsford Community Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Ladysmith Junior School teach?
- Ladysmith Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Exeter.
- Who is the headteacher of Ladysmith Junior School?
- The headteacher of Ladysmith Junior School is Mr Neil Williams, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Ladysmith Junior School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Ladysmith Junior 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 Ladysmith Junior School?
- Ladysmith Junior School has 340 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Ladysmith Junior School full?
- Ladysmith Junior School has capacity for 360 pupils and 340 on roll (94%), so it has space against 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 Ladysmith Junior School a faith school?
- No. Ladysmith Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Ladysmith Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Ladysmith Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Ladysmith Junior School?
- Ladysmith Junior School is part of ST CHRISTOPHER'S C OF E (PRIMARY) MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Ladysmith Junior School's absence rate?
- Ladysmith Junior School's overall absence rate is 4.6% in the latest published census.
- Does Ladysmith Junior School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Ladysmith Junior School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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.