Ladygrove Park Primary School

Ladygrove Park Primary School has demonstrated good overall effectiveness in its recent inspection, building upon previously high standards. The school, which has been under new management since it became an academy, has placed a strong emphasis on fostering an inclusive environment. With a focus on independent learning, pupils are supported well, particularly those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). The curriculum implemented is broad and well-structured, although there are some inconsistencies in assessment practices across subjects which need addressing to prevent gaps in knowledge for some pupils. Positive relationships between pupils and staff ensure that the school provides a safe and nurturing environment. Pupils exhibit commendable behavior and enjoy learning while developing resilience and collaborative skills. The leadership team and trustees are noted for their strong support and understanding of the school’s goals. However, the school has room for improvement in certain foundation subjects, where the impact of assessments on pupil learning should be more consistently applied across the board to strengthen knowledge retention and integration of skills.

Strengths

• High aspirations and independence fostered among pupils
• Strong support for pupils with SEND
• Broad and well-sequenced curriculum
• Positive and stimulating early years environment
• Effective safeguarding arrangements
• Strong leadership support from trustees

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent assessment practices in foundation subjects

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Ladygrove Park Primary School attended 96.3% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 6.8% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.2% of pupils at Ladygrove Park Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Ladygrove Park Primary School had 22.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 21.5% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 18.9% of pupils at Ladygrove Park Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.8% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Ladygrove Park Primary School received £6,334 and spent £6,235 for each of its 417 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £361,000 (£867 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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What is Ladygrove Park Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Ladygrove Park Primary School is Good, from an inspection in January 2024.

When was Ladygrove Park Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Ladygrove Park Primary School was last inspected in January 2024.

How many pupils does Ladygrove Park Primary School have?

Ladygrove Park Primary School has 423 pupils on roll.

What age range does Ladygrove Park Primary School cover?

Ladygrove Park Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Ladygrove Park Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 70% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Ladygrove Park Primary School?

Ladygrove Park Primary School is at Avon Way, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 7GB.