Lunsford Primary School
Swallow Road, Larkfield, Aylesford, ME20 6PY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Gary Anscombe
- Constituency
- Chatham and Aylesford
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 202
- URN
- 118516
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01732843352
About this school
Lunsford Primary School is a community primary school in Aylesford. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 202 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Lunsford 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 14 June 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
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 | 31 | 26 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 70% | 65% | 35% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 6% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 83% | 71% | 42% |
| Expected standard in maths | 80% | 84% | 54% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 80% | 68% | 65% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 103.0 | 99.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 105.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.10 | - | - |
| 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 Lunsford 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 | 70% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 65% | 60.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 35% | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 208 |
| 2023/24 | 204 |
| 2024/25 | 200 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Lunsford Primary School compares
Lunsford Primary School ranked 411th of 427 primary schools in Kent for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 9% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 49% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 35% | 5.5% | 26% | 202 | — |
| Brookfield Infant School | — | 5.4% | 23.5% | 180 | 0.1 miles |
| Brookfield Junior School | 63% | 6% | 31% | 251 | 0.1 miles |
| Leybourne, St Peter and St Paul Church of England Primary Academy | 81% | 4.8% | 10.9% | 211 | 0.6 miles |
| Lift St James the Great | 79% | 6.6% | 51.4% | 176 | 0.7 miles |
| Ditton Church of England Junior School | 44% | 6.8% | 25.8% | 211 | 0.8 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)
- 26%
- English as an additional language
- 5.5%
- Overall absence
- 5.46%
- Persistent absence
- 17.84%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Brookfield Infant School0.1 miles
Primary · Aylesford
-
Brookfield Junior School0.1 miles
Primary · Aylesford
-
Leybourne, St Peter and St Paul Church of England Primary Academy0.6 miles
Primary · West Malling
-
Lift St James the Great0.7 miles
Primary · East Malling
-
Ditton Church of England Junior School0.8 miles
Primary · Aylesford
Other schools in Aylesford
Lunsford Primary School ranks 6th of the 6 ranked primary schools in Aylesford.
- Brookfield Infant School Primary
- Brookfield Junior School Primary
- Ditton Church of England Junior School Primary
- Ditton Infant School Primary
- St Mark's Church of England Primary School, Eccles Primary
- St Peter's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Valley Invicta Primary School At Aylesford Primary
- Aylesford School Secondary
- Sports Connect Other types
Common questions
- What ages does Lunsford Primary School teach?
- Lunsford Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Aylesford.
- Who is the headteacher of Lunsford Primary School?
- The headteacher of Lunsford Primary School is Mr Gary Anscombe, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Lunsford Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Lunsford 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 Lunsford Primary School?
- Lunsford Primary School has 202 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Lunsford Primary School full?
- Lunsford Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 202 on roll (96%), 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 Lunsford Primary School a faith school?
- No. Lunsford Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Lunsford Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Lunsford Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Lunsford Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 70% in 2022/23 and 35% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Lunsford Primary School compare with other schools in Kent?
- Lunsford Primary School ranked 411th of 427 primary schools in Kent for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 9% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 49% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Lunsford Primary School's absence rate?
- Lunsford Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Lunsford Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Lunsford 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.