Lansdowne Primary School
Gladstone Drive, Sittingbourne, ME10 3BH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE STOUR ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Rachel Sullivan
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- The Stour Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Sittingbourne and Sheppey
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 415
- URN
- 141548
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01795423752
About this school
Lansdowne Primary School is a primary academy in Sittingbourne. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 415 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
- 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 | 60 | 60 | 59 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 82% | 80% | 73% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 5% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 83% | 85% | 75% |
| Expected standard in maths | 87% | 83% | 85% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 83% | 78% | 66% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 110.0 | 108.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 109.0 | 106.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.70 | - | - |
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 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 | 82% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 80% | 60.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 73% | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 397 |
| 2023/24 | 417 |
| 2024/25 | 410 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Lansdowne Primary School compares
Lansdowne Primary School ranked 128th of 427 primary schools in Kent for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 73% | 5.1% | 36.8% | 415 | — |
| Bapchild and Tonge Church of England Primary School and Nursery | 40% | 4.6% | 18.3% | 252 | 0.4 miles |
| Canterbury Road Primary School | 67% | 5.8% | 36.5% | 209 | 0.5 miles |
| Sunny Bank Primary School | 71% | 6.6% | 50% | 236 | 0.5 miles |
| South Avenue Primary School | 67% | 5.4% | 38.3% | 408 | 0.7 miles |
| Rodmersham School | 72% | 5.6% | 13% | 128 | 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 36.83%
- English as an additional language
- 21.7%
- Overall absence
- 5.1%
- Persistent absence
- 10.75%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Bapchild and Tonge Church of England Primary School and Nursery0.4 miles
Primary · Sittingbourne
-
Canterbury Road Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Sittingbourne
-
Sunny Bank Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Sittingbourne
-
South Avenue Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Sittingbourne
-
Rodmersham School1.4 miles
Primary · Sittingbourne
Other schools in Sittingbourne
Lansdowne Primary School ranks 4th of the 23 ranked primary 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
- Lower Halstow Primary School Primary
- Lynsted and Norton Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Lansdowne Primary School teach?
- Lansdowne Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Sittingbourne.
- Who is the headteacher of Lansdowne Primary School?
- The headteacher of Lansdowne Primary School is Mrs Rachel Sullivan, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Lansdowne Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Lansdowne 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 big is Lansdowne Primary School?
- Lansdowne Primary School has 415 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Lansdowne Primary School full?
- Lansdowne Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 415 on roll (99%), 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 Lansdowne Primary School a faith school?
- No. Lansdowne Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Lansdowne Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Lansdowne Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Lansdowne Primary School?
- Lansdowne Primary School is part of THE STOUR ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Lansdowne Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 82% in 2022/23 and 73% 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 School rank locally?
- Lansdowne Primary School ranked 128th of 427 primary schools in Kent for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% 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 School's absence rate?
- Lansdowne Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Lansdowne Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Lansdowne 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.