Academy sponsor led · Medway

Lordswood School

3–11Ages
409Pupils
PrimaryPhase
140186URN

Lordswood Lane, Chatham, ME5 8NN · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jul 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.9per place

1.4 above Medway median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Medway

159 applications for 41 places · 8th of 62 in Medway

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

76%met the expected standard

Medway 65% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 1 July 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision	Outstanding

Inspection history

1 July 2025
Graded inspection, no overall grade
27 March 2024
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Improving)

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

3.9applications per place, Reception

1.4 above Medway median (2.5) 1.7 above England median (2.2)

159 applications · 41 places offered · 40 named it first

2026 3.9; Medway median median 2.5
2025 2.7; Medway median median 2.8
2024 3.0; Medway median median 2.8
2023 3.7; Medway median median 2.2
2022 2.8; Medway median median 2.2
2021 3.3; Medway median median 2.1
2020 2.6; Medway median median 2.1
2019 1.9; Medway median median 2.2
2018 1.9; Medway median median 2.0
2017 1.5; Medway median median 2.0
2016 2.4; Medway median median 2.2
2015 2.0; Medway median median 2.2
2014 1.5; Medway median median 2.1

This school
Medway median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	41	159	3.9	40	0.98
Sep 2025	54	148	2.7	52	0.96
Sep 2024	60	178	3.0	67	1.12
Sep 2023	33	122	3.7	33	1.00
Sep 2022	46	127	2.8	43	0.93
Sep 2021	36	117	3.3	34	0.94
Sep 2020	51	132	2.6	46	0.90
Sep 2019	51	97	1.9	39	0.76
Sep 2018	37	71	1.9	33	0.89
Sep 2017	46	68	1.5	32	0.70
Sep 2016	34	82	2.4	28	0.82
Sep 2015	52	103	2.0	39	0.75
Sep 2014	61	89	1.5	45	0.74

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 84% · Writing 85% · Maths 85% → all three 76% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard76%8th of 53 in Medway

Medway 65% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard84%

Medway 74% England 78%

Higher standard27%

Medway 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard85%

Medway 77% England 75%

Greater depth15%

Medway 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard85%

Medway 73% England 77%

Higher standard27%

Medway 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Medway median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	76%	5%	106	107
2023/24	68%	8%	105	106
2022/23	69%	10%	106	105

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Lordswood SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.9applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
St Benedict's Catholic Primary School
0.6 km · Medway

Not yet inspected

2.3applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Walderslade Primary School
0.7 km · Medway

Remains Good · improving2024

4.4applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Swingate Primary School
1.0 km · Medway

Remains Good · improving2024
St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School
1.1 km · Medway

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.5applications per place
Maundene School
1.2 km · Medway

Good2022

2.2applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Oaklands School
1.3 km · Medway

Remains Good2023

1.9applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Tunbury Primary School
1.4 km · Kent

Good2023

1.8applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Kingfisher Community Primary School
2.0 km · Medway

Standards maintained2025

2.6applications per place 66%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 140186 · 887/2007
Trust: The Griffin Schools Trust
Capacity: 420 pupils · 409 on roll
Free school meals: 22.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 November 2013
Replaced: Lordswood School (URN 118446); Lordswood Junior School (URN 118475)
Address: Lordswood Lane, Chatham, ME5 8NN
Local authority: Medway

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources