Lordswood School

About Lordswood School

Lordswood School sits in Medway, a local authority where the average proportion of primary pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2 is 62 per cent. Lordswood’s figure of 68 per cent is six points above that LA average, placing it 20th out of 76 primary schools in the area. That puts it in the top third of Medway primaries, though it is not among the very highest performers — the top three schools in the LA all score 87 or above on the same metric. The school’s overall ranking nationally sits around the 36th percentile, meaning roughly two-thirds of primary schools across England achieve a higher proportion of pupils meeting the expected standard. Still, for a school with a 23 per cent free school meals rate — above the national average — these results represent solid, above-local performance.

Digging into the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 results, the picture is mixed but generally positive. In maths, 90 per cent of pupils reached the expected standard, well above the national benchmark, and the average scaled score of 106 is a point above the typical national figure of 105. Reading saw 73 per cent at the expected level, with an average score of 105. Writing was strong too, with 88 per cent meeting expectations. Where Lordswood falls short is at the higher standard: only 8 per cent of pupils achieved the higher standard across reading, writing and maths combined, and just 20 per cent reached that level in maths individually. The school’s most recent Ofsted inspection, in July 2025, awarded Outstanding across every graded category — quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision — a significant upgrade from its previous Good rating in 2019.

The school is heavily oversubscribed: for 2025/26 entry, 148 families applied for 54 places, giving an oversubscription ratio of 2.74, and all 52 first-preference applicants were offered a spot. Facilities include a Forest School, sensory room, music rooms, ICT suite, gymnasium, sports hall and even a chapel. Sports on offer range from football and cricket to swimming and athletics, while clubs include drama, choir, art, film, science and book club. SEND provision is broad, covering dyslexia, moderate learning difficulty, social and emotional mental health, speech and language needs, hearing impairment and autistic spectrum disorder. Parent View responses, collected between September 2024 and September 2025, were overwhelmingly positive: 92 per cent would recommend the school, and 95 per cent agreed or strongly agreed their child is happy there. This is a school that suits families looking for a well-regarded local primary with strong SEND support and a clear upward trajectory in inspection outcomes.

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