Ladywood Primary School

About Ladywood Primary School

Ladywood Primary School in Erewash was rated Good in its most recent Ofsted inspection in October 2023, a rating it has held across both its graded inspections. The single most telling exam metric is the proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined: 50% did so in the 2023/24 academic year. That figure sits below the Derbyshire local authority average of 59%, placing the school 170th out of 353 primary schools in the county. Broken down by subject, reading was the strongest area, with 82% of pupils reaching the expected standard and 11% achieving a higher score. Writing and maths followed at 66% and 55% respectively, though only 5% of pupils hit the higher threshold across all three subjects. Nationally, the school sits in the bottom 50% of primaries on this combined measure.

The Ofsted report from October 2023 awarded Good across every category: quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision. Inspectors noted that the school’s leadership and management had maintained the Good standard set in the previous inspection in 2014. The school’s Progress 8 scores for reading, writing and maths are not available in the data, so it is not possible to compare how much value the school adds relative to pupils’ starting points. However, the reading average score of 104 and maths average of 102 suggest pupils are broadly meeting national expectations. With 45.5% of pupils eligible for free school meals, the school serves a significantly disadvantaged community, and its results should be considered in that context. The school has a nursery provision for children from age three, and the early years setting was also rated Good.

Ladywood is oversubscribed: for the 2025/26 intake, it received 59 applications for 32 places, with 27 first-preference offers made. That gives an oversubscription ratio of 1.84, meaning families should be prepared for competition. The school offers a range of facilities including a sports hall, forest school area, ICT suite, and a chapel. Sports on offer include cross country, football, cricket, dance, swimming and athletics, while clubs cover choir, gardening and coding. SEND provision is broad, covering moderate learning difficulty, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication needs, physical disability, and other difficulties. This is a school that suits families who value a stable, Good-rated local primary with strong early years provision and a wide range of extracurricular activities, particularly those who are comfortable with the school’s below-average academic outcomes in the context of high deprivation.

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