Lordswood School
Lordswood Lane, Chatham, ME5 8NN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE GRIFFIN SCHOOLS TRUST
- Head of School
- Mrs Jayne Lusinski
- Religious ethos
- None
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- The Griffin Schools Trust
- Constituency
- Chatham and Aylesford
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 409
- URN
- 140186
- Local authority
- Medway
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01634336767
About this school
Lordswood School is a primary academy in Chatham. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 409 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Lordswood School, 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 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
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- 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 | 62 | 60 | 55 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 69% | 68% | 76% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 8% | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 81% | 73% | 84% |
| Expected standard in maths | 81% | 90% | 85% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 55% | 67% | 60% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 106.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.60 | - | - |
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 Lordswood 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 | Medway average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 69% | 56.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 68% | 60.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 76% | 59.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 410 |
| 2023/24 | 401 |
| 2024/25 | 407 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Lordswood School compares
Lordswood School ranked 9th of 57 primary schools in Medway for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 80% 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 | 76% | 5.5% | 23.5% | 409 | — |
| St Benedict's Catholic Primary School | 77% | 4% | 6.7% | 205 | 0.4 miles |
| Walderslade Primary School | 77% | 5% | 14.9% | 235 | 0.4 miles |
| Swingate Primary School | 81% | 3.9% | 12.1% | 662 | 0.6 miles |
| St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School | — | — | — | 397 | 0.7 miles |
| Maundene School | 56% | 4.4% | 27.2% | 385 | 0.7 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
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 23.53%
- English as an additional language
- 18.4%
- Overall absence
- 5.48%
- Persistent absence
- 15.34%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Benedict's Catholic Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Chatham
-
Walderslade Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Chatham
-
Swingate Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Chatham
-
St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Chatham
-
Maundene School0.7 miles
Primary · Chatham
Other schools in Chatham
Lordswood School ranks 4th of the 17 ranked primary schools in Chatham.
- All Saints Church of England Primary School Primary
- Balfour Junior School Primary
- Greenvale Primary School Primary
- Horsted Infant School Primary
- Horsted Junior School Primary
- Kingfisher Community Primary School Primary
- Luton Primary School Primary
- Maundene School Primary
- New Horizons Children's Academy Primary
- New Road Primary School Primary
- Oaklands School Primary
- Phoenix Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Lordswood School teach?
- Lordswood School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Chatham.
- Who is the head of school of Lordswood School?
- The head of school of Lordswood School is Mrs Jayne Lusinski, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Lordswood School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Lordswood 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 Lordswood School?
- Lordswood School has 409 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Lordswood School full?
- Lordswood School has capacity for 420 pupils and 409 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 Lordswood School a faith school?
- No. Lordswood School has no designated religious character.
- Does Lordswood School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Lordswood School as having nursery classes.
- Is Lordswood School part of an academy trust?
- Lordswood School is part of THE GRIFFIN SCHOOLS TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Lordswood School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 69% in 2022/23 and 76% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Lordswood School compare with other schools in Medway?
- Lordswood School ranked 9th of 57 primary schools in Medway for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 80% 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 Lordswood School's absence rate?
- Lordswood School's overall absence rate is 5.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Lordswood School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Lordswood 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.