Lordswood School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- School rating
- Outstanding Jul 1 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 3 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Medway
- Unique reference
- 140186
- Address
- Lordswood Lane, ME5 8NN
- Website
- www.lordswood-gst.org
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 407 (87% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.1%
- Girls
- 48.9%
- First language not English
- 18.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 22.4%
- Persistent absence
- 14.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 15.7%
White British 70%
African 8.6%
Other White 7.9%
Mixed 5.6%
Chinese 1.7%
Gypsy/Roma 1.5%
Bangladeshi 1.5%
Indian 0.7%
Pakistani 0.7%
Irish 0.5%
Caribbean 0.5%
Irish Traveller 0.2%
Other Asian 0.2%
Other 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage-0.5
WritingAverage-0.1
MathsAverage-0.6
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 68%
Local authority average 60%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 8%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 105
Local authority average 105
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 106
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Lordswood School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 54
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 52
- 2nd preference
- 46
- 3rd preference
- 30
- From another Local Authority
- 13
Offers
- 1st preference
- 52
- 2nd preference
- 2
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 28.8 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 28 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 28.2 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 4 0 4 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 20 7 13 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 9 4 5 |
| Reception, Full-time | 60 34 26 |
| Year 1 | 37 16 21 |
| Year 2 | 55 29 26 |
| Year 3 | 46 28 18 |
| Year 4 | 57 30 27 |
| Year 5 | 63 29 34 |
| Year 6 | 56 31 25 |