Lansdowne Primary Academy
Lansdowne Road, Tilbury, RM18 7QB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- GATEWAY LEARNING COMMUNITY
- Headteacher
- Mr Dan George
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- The Gateway Learning Community
- SEN provision
- MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Thurrock
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 734
- Pupils on roll
- 667
- URN
- 138048
- Local authority
- Thurrock
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01375487200
About this school
Lansdowne Primary Academy is a primary academy in Tilbury. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 667 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Lansdowne Primary Academy, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Strong standard
- Achievement
- Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Strong standard
- Early years
- Strong standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 85 | 90 | 85 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 51% | 62% | 74% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 9% | 8% |
| Expected standard in reading | 60% | 64% | 81% |
| Expected standard in maths | 72% | 77% | 81% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 59% | 72% | 78% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 104.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.30 | - | - |
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 Lansdowne Primary Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Thurrock average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 51% | 61.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 62% | 63.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 74% | 67% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 687 |
| 2023/24 | 705 |
| 2024/25 | 693 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Lansdowne Primary Academy compares
Lansdowne Primary Academy ranked 13th of 39 primary schools in Thurrock for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 76% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 74% | 5.2% | 52.3% | 667 | — |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School | 70% | 3.6% | 21.4% | 239 | 0.1 miles |
| Tilbury Pioneer Academy | 68% | 6% | 44.9% | 456 | 0.7 miles |
| The Gateway Primary Free School | 73% | 7.2% | 46.8% | 459 | 1.0 miles |
| Thameside Primary School | 45% | 6% | 32% | 844 | 1.2 miles |
| Chadwell St Mary Primary School | 86% | 6.6% | 47% | 202 | 1.4 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.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report9 June 2026
- 9 March 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 52.3%
- English as an additional language
- 18.2%
- Overall absence
- 5.21%
- Persistent absence
- 14.49%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Mary's Catholic Primary School0.1 miles
Primary · Tilbury
-
Tilbury Pioneer Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Tilbury
-
The Gateway Primary Free School1.0 miles
Primary · Grays
-
Thameside Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Grays
-
Chadwell St Mary Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Grays
Other schools in Tilbury
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School Primary
- Tilbury Pioneer Academy Primary
- OA - North View Special schools
- OA - Thurrock Academies
Common questions
- What ages does Lansdowne Primary Academy teach?
- Lansdowne Primary Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Tilbury.
- Who is the headteacher of Lansdowne Primary Academy?
- The headteacher of Lansdowne Primary Academy is Mr Dan George, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Lansdowne Primary Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Lansdowne Primary Academy, 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 Lansdowne Primary Academy?
- Lansdowne Primary Academy has 667 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Lansdowne Primary Academy full?
- Lansdowne Primary Academy has capacity for 734 pupils and 667 on roll (91%), 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 Lansdowne Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Lansdowne Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Lansdowne Primary Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Lansdowne Primary Academy as having nursery classes.
- Is Lansdowne Primary Academy part of an academy trust?
- Lansdowne Primary Academy is part of GATEWAY LEARNING COMMUNITY. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Lansdowne Primary Academy have?
- The schools register lists Lansdowne Primary Academy's special educational needs provision as: MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Lansdowne Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 51% in 2022/23 and 74% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Lansdowne Primary Academy compare with other schools in Thurrock?
- Lansdowne Primary Academy ranked 13th of 39 primary schools in Thurrock for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 76% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Lansdowne Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Lansdowne Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 5.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Lansdowne Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Lansdowne Primary Academy'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 15 July 2026.