Ladywood Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Ilkeston, Derbyshire
Ladywood Primary School is a primary school in Ilkeston, Derbyshire for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 10 October 2023.
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Catchment area for Ladywood Primary School
- The council’s catchment or priority area for this school, on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier exam results, 2022/23 to 2023/24
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices and rents, broadband and transport around the school
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Key facts
- Address
- Oliver Road, Kirk Hallam, Ilkeston, DE7 4NH
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Derbyshire
- Pupils on roll
- 305 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 48.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 10 October 2023
Strengths
- “This school is at the heart of its community.”
- “Parents are positive about the school and value the help they get.”
- “The school invites parents and toddlers in to help them to be ready to settle in when they start in the early years.”
To improve
- “However, in some subjects, staff do not regularly revisit the key content and concepts that pupils have covered before.”
- “Where this is the case, pupils do not reliably remember the important knowledge that they need to retain.”
- “However, pupils do not always remember important information about British values or equality.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 28 November 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 60% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 29 first-preference applications, 31 offers in total, 29 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Derbyshire.
- Dallimore Primary & Nursery School 0.4 mi Good
- St Thomas Catholic Voluntary Academy 0.6 mi School remains Good
- Hallam Fields Junior School 0.7 mi School remains Good
- Field House Infant School 0.8 mi Good
- Kensington Junior Academy 1.0 mi Good
- Chaucer Infant School 1.1 mi Not judged
- Chaucer Junior School 1.2 mi Standards maintained
- Larklands Infant School 1.2 mi Standards maintained