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EnglandSouth EastMedwayME5 8NNLordswood School
Primary

Lordswood School

Primary

Medway · Chatham · ME5 8NN www.lordswood-gst.org

Pupils
407
cap. 420
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
76%
RWM expected · 2024/25
5%
RWM higher · 2024/25
407
Pupils · 2024/25
18%
EAL · 2024/25
15%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
76%
RWM expected · 2024/25
5%
RWM higher · 2024/25
407
Pupils · 2024/25
18%
EAL · 2024/25
15%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 27/03/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityMedway
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio23.6:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Lordswood School · Primary · Medway

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
76%
+8pp
82%75%68%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 76%
RWM higher standard
5%
-3pp
16%11%5%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 5%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
84%
Reading higher standard
27%
Writing expected standard
85%
Writing higher standard
15%
Maths expected standard
85%
Maths higher standard
27%
Science expected standard
91%
SPAG expected standard
60%
SPAG higher standard
13%
Reading scaled score
106.0
Maths scaled score
107.0
GPS scaled score
102.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
407
Pupil : teacher ratio
23.6
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
18%
FSM eligible
24%
SEN
17%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
15%

Contact

Address
Lordswood Lane, Chatham, ME5 8NN
Local authority
Medway
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2576%5%84%27%85%15%85%27%91%60%106.0107.0102.017%407
2023/2468%8%73%27%88%20%90%20%95%67%105.0106.0103.018%401
2022/2369%10%81%32%85%13%81%19%92%55%106.0105.0101.0-0.50-0.10-0.6015%410
2018/1982%16%86%29%88%29%88%29%98%86%106.0107.0106.0+4.00+4.10+3.6011%394
2017/1870%12%77%32%86%23%84%35%91%75%106.0107.0104.0+0.70+0.80+2.6010%398
2016/1764%12%73%29%75%14%81%39%80%76%104.0106.0105.0+3.20+0.10+5.0010%404

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2540720.617%18%24%5%15%
2023/2440118.718%16%25%5%13%
2022/2341022.015%10%28%6%16%
2021/2240621.811%7%29%6%19%
2020/2140621.810%7%29%
2018/1939428.611%5%32%5%11%
2017/1839826.910%5%28%4%8%
2016/1740428.110%6%29%4%9%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.