Lawn Primary School
High Street, Northfleet, Gravesend, DA11 9HB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- Northfleet Schools Co-Operative Trust
- Headteacher
- Mrs A Wilson
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Gravesham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 262
- Pupils on roll
- 237
- URN
- 118264
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01474365303
About this school
Lawn Primary School is a foundation primary school in Gravesend. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 237 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 30 | 25 | 29 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 40% | 36% | 31% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 60% | 60% | 41% |
| Expected standard in maths | 50% | 60% | 55% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 47% | 48% | 41% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 99.0 | 101.0 | 98.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 99.0 | 102.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.60 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Lawn Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Kent average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 40% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 36% | 60.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 31% | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 230 |
| 2023/24 | 239 |
| 2024/25 | 245 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Lawn Primary School compares
Lawn Primary School ranked 417th of 427 primary schools in Kent for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 7% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 13% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 31% | 8.6% | 56.3% | 237 | — |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Northfleet | 58% | 4.3% | 12.6% | 217 | 0.5 miles |
| Rosherville Church of England Academy | 55% | 5.6% | 40.5% | 155 | 0.6 miles |
| St Botolph's Church of England Primary School | 70% | 4.6% | 29.1% | 422 | 0.7 miles |
| Springhead Park Primary School | 66% | 5.9% | 20.7% | 438 | 0.9 miles |
| Manor Community Primary School | 66% | 5.1% | 31.5% | 692 | 1.0 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 56.25%
- English as an additional language
- 44.9%
- Overall absence
- 8.61%
- Persistent absence
- 26.42%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Northfleet0.5 miles
Primary · Gravesend
-
Rosherville Church of England Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Northfleet
-
St Botolph's Church of England Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Gravesend
-
Springhead Park Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Northfleet
-
Manor Community Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Swanscombe
Other schools in Gravesend
Lawn Primary School ranks 24th of the 24 ranked primary schools in Gravesend.
- Cecil Road Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Chantry Community Primary School Primary
- Cobham Primary School Primary
- Copperfield Academy Primary
- Culverstone Green Primary School Primary
- Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School Primary
- Istead Rise Primary School Primary
- King's Farm Primary School Primary
- Meopham Community Academy Primary
- Painters Ash Primary School Primary
- Sedley's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Shears Green Infant School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Lawn Primary School teach?
- Lawn Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Gravesend.
- Who is the headteacher of Lawn Primary School?
- The headteacher of Lawn Primary School is Mrs A Wilson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Lawn Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Lawn Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Lawn Primary School?
- Lawn Primary School has 237 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Lawn Primary School full?
- Lawn Primary School has capacity for 262 pupils and 237 on roll (90%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Lawn Primary School a faith school?
- No. Lawn Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Lawn Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Lawn Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Lawn Primary School?
- Lawn Primary School is part of Northfleet Schools Co-Operative Trust. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Lawn Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 40% in 2022/23 and 31% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Lawn Primary School rank locally?
- Lawn Primary School ranked 417th of 427 primary schools in Kent for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 7% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 13% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Lawn Primary School's absence rate?
- Lawn Primary School's overall absence rate is 8.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Lawn Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Lawn Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.