Lynsted and Norton Primary School
Lynsted Lane, Lynsted, Sittingbourne, ME9 0RL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- OUR COMMUNITY MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Ms Georgie Ingram
- Constituency
- Faversham and Mid Kent
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 105
- Pupils on roll
- 63
- URN
- 137467
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01795521362
About this school
Lynsted and Norton Primary School is a primary academy in Sittingbourne. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 63 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Lynsted and Norton 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
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
- Outstanding
- 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 | 13 | 9 | 5 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 31% | 78% | - |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 0% | - |
| Expected standard in reading | 46% | 100% | - |
| Expected standard in maths | 54% | 89% | - |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 31% | 56% | - |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 106.0 | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 102.0 | - |
| Reading progress | -0.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.50 | - | - |
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 Lynsted and Norton 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 | 31% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 78% | 60.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | — | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 73 |
| 2023/24 | 76 |
| 2024/25 | 69 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Lynsted and Norton Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 15% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 8.3% | 56.5% | 63 | — |
| Teynham Parochial Church of England Primary School | — | — | — | — | 1.2 miles |
| Bapchild and Tonge Church of England Primary School and Nursery | 40% | 4.6% | 18.3% | 252 | 1.6 miles |
| Rodmersham School | 72% | 5.6% | 13% | 128 | 1.8 miles |
| Lansdowne Primary School | 73% | 5.1% | 36.8% | 415 | 1.9 miles |
| Canterbury Road Primary School | 67% | 5.8% | 36.5% | 209 | 2.3 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)
- 56.52%
- English as an additional language
- 5.8%
- Overall absence
- 8.3%
- Persistent absence
- 27.63%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Teynham Parochial Church of England Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Sittingbourne
-
Bapchild and Tonge Church of England Primary School and Nursery1.6 miles
Primary · Sittingbourne
-
Rodmersham School1.8 miles
Primary · Sittingbourne
-
Lansdowne Primary School1.9 miles
Primary · Sittingbourne
-
Canterbury Road Primary School2.3 miles
Primary · Sittingbourne
Other schools in Sittingbourne
- Bapchild and Tonge Church of England Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Bobbing Village School Primary
- Borden Church of England Primary School Primary
- Bredgar Church of England Primary School Primary
- Canterbury Road Primary School Primary
- Grove Park Primary School Primary
- Hartlip Endowed Church of England Primary School Primary
- Holywell Primary School Primary
- Iwade School Primary
- Kemsley Primary Academy Primary
- Lansdowne Primary School Primary
- Lower Halstow Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Lynsted and Norton Primary School teach?
- Lynsted and Norton Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Sittingbourne.
- Who is the headteacher of Lynsted and Norton Primary School?
- The headteacher of Lynsted and Norton Primary School is Ms Georgie Ingram, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Lynsted and Norton Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Lynsted and Norton 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 Lynsted and Norton Primary School?
- Lynsted and Norton Primary School has 63 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Lynsted and Norton Primary School full?
- Lynsted and Norton Primary School has capacity for 105 pupils and 63 on roll (60%), 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 Lynsted and Norton Primary School a faith school?
- No. Lynsted and Norton Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Lynsted and Norton Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Lynsted and Norton Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Lynsted and Norton Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Lynsted and Norton Primary School is part of OUR COMMUNITY MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Lynsted and Norton Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 31% in 2022/23 and 78% in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Lynsted and Norton Primary School's absence rate?
- Lynsted and Norton Primary School's overall absence rate is 8.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Lynsted and Norton Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Lynsted and Norton 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 1 July 2026.