Lenham Primary School
Ham Lane, Lenham, Maidstone, ME17 2LL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Andrea McCluskey
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Faversham and Mid Kent
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 204
- URN
- 118294
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01622858260
About this school
Lenham Primary School is a community primary school in Maidstone. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 204 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Lenham Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- 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 | 32 | 30 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 66% | 60% | 47% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 3% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 75% | 77% | 70% |
| Expected standard in maths | 78% | 60% | 60% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 72% | 73% | 67% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 106.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 103.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.10 | - | - |
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 Lenham 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 | 66% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 60% | 60.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 47% | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 213 |
| 2023/24 | 208 |
| 2024/25 | 207 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Lenham Primary School compares
Lenham Primary School ranked 363rd of 427 primary schools in Kent for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 18% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 47% | 4.6% | 32.4% | 204 | — |
| Platts Heath Primary School | 56% | 7.7% | 48.2% | 61 | 1.5 miles |
| Harrietsham Church of England Primary School | 42% | 6.5% | 25.8% | 393 | 2.1 miles |
| Egerton Church of England Primary School | 55% | 3.7% | 20.4% | 197 | 3.1 miles |
| Kingswood Primary School | 58% | 5.9% | 15.4% | 118 | 3.5 miles |
| Ulcombe Church of England Primary School | 15% | 20.4% | 60% | 54 | 3.5 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)
- 32.37%
- English as an additional language
- 4.3%
- Overall absence
- 4.6%
- Persistent absence
- 9.34%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Platts Heath Primary School1.5 miles
Primary · Maidstone
-
Harrietsham Church of England Primary School2.1 miles
Primary · Maidstone
-
Egerton Church of England Primary School3.1 miles
Primary · Ashford
-
Kingswood Primary School3.5 miles
Primary · Maidstone
-
Ulcombe Church of England Primary School3.5 miles
Primary · Maidstone
Other schools in Maidstone
Lenham Primary School ranks 39th of the 43 ranked primary schools in Maidstone.
- Allington Primary School Primary
- Archbishop Courtenay Primary School Primary
- Barming Primary School Primary
- Boughton Monchelsea Primary School Primary
- Brunswick House Primary School Primary
- Coxheath Primary School Primary
- East Farleigh Primary School Primary
- Greenfields Community Primary School Primary
- Harrietsham Church of England Primary School Primary
- Hollingbourne Primary School Primary
- Hunton Church of England Primary School Primary
- Jubilee Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Lenham Primary School teach?
- Lenham Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Maidstone.
- Who is the headteacher of Lenham Primary School?
- The headteacher of Lenham Primary School is Mrs Andrea McCluskey, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Lenham Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Lenham 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 many pupils are at Lenham Primary School?
- Lenham Primary School has 204 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Lenham Primary School full?
- Lenham Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 204 on roll (97%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Lenham Primary School a faith school?
- No. Lenham Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Is Lenham Primary School a selective school?
- No. Lenham Primary School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Does Lenham Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Lenham Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Lenham Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 66% in 2022/23 and 47% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Lenham Primary School compare with other schools in Kent?
- Lenham Primary School ranked 363rd of 427 primary schools in Kent for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 18% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Lenham Primary School's absence rate?
- Lenham Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Lenham Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Lenham 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.