Ladysmith Infant & Nursery School
Primary school in Exeter, Devon. Requires improvement (Feb 2023).
Latest graded inspection
Inspected 21 February 2023, report published 18 May 2023, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.
This grade was given to Ladysmith Infant & Nursery School (its Ofsted page), the school this one replaced when it became an academy. Ladysmith Infant & Nursery School hasn’t been inspected under its own name yet, so Ofsted’s page for it shows no grade.
Requires improvement overall. Not yet good. Schools with this grade were normally inspected again within 30 months. 11% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Requires improvement.
| Area | Grade |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Requires improvement |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Early years | Requires improvement |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.
Next inspection: around August 2025
The last inspection was in February 2023. Schools graded requires improvement were normally inspected again within 30 months. It’s now later than the usual gap, so an inspection could happen at any time.
An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2028 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.
Nearby primary schools
- Under 0.1 milesLadysmith Junior School
Requires improvement (May 2024)
- 0.3 milesSt Michael's Church of England Primary Academy
No overall grade. Quality of education good (Feb 2025)
- 0.4 milesNewtown Primary School
Requires improvement (Sep 2021)
- 0.7 milesStoke Hill Infant and Nursery School
No overall grade. Quality of education good (Feb 2025)
- 0.7 milesSt Sidwell's Church of England Primary School & Nursery
Report card, Jan 2026: 7 strong
Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.