Academy sponsor led · Kent

Lansdowne Primary School

4–11Ages
415Pupils
PrimaryPhase
141548URN

Gladstone Drive, Sittingbourne, ME10 3BH · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Dec 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.1per place

0.4 below Kent median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Kent

125 applications for 60 places · 265th of 385 in Kent

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

73%met the expected standard

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 13 December 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision	Outstanding

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

2.1applications per place, Reception

0.4 below Kent median (2.4) close to England median (2.2)

125 applications · 60 places offered · 67 named it first

2026 2.1; Kent median median 2.4
2025 2.1; Kent median median 2.3
2024 2.0; Kent median median 2.4
2023 1.8; Kent median median 2.3
2022 1.8; Kent median median 2.1
2021 1.6; Kent median median 2.2
2020 1.8; Kent median median 2.2
2019 1.4; Kent median median 2.1
2018 1.6; Kent median median 2.1
2017 1.4; Kent median median 2.2
2016 1.9; Kent median median 2.5
2015 1.6; Kent median median 2.4
2014 1.7; Kent median median 2.3; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Kent median in 0 of 12 years.

This school
Kent median

Dashed bars: as Lansdowne Primary School (URN 118485), the previous school.

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	60	125	2.1	67	1.12
Sep 2025	59	125	2.1	58	0.98
Sep 2024	53	108	2.0	49	0.92
Sep 2023	60	110	1.8	60	1.00
Sep 2022	45	82	1.8	44	0.98
Sep 2021	46	74	1.6	43	0.93
Sep 2020	60	105	1.8	51	0.85
Sep 2019	60	85	1.4	40	0.67
Sep 2018	48	77	1.6	44	0.92
Sep 2017	37	51	1.4	34	0.92
Sep 2016	42	80	1.9	34	0.81
Sep 2015	46	74	1.6	35	0.76
Sep 2014 *	60	103	1.7	30	0.50

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 75% · Writing 83% · Maths 85% → all three 73% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard73%112th of 421 in Kent

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard75%

Kent 78% England 78%

Higher standard17%

Kent 35% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard83%

Kent 77% England 75%

Greater depth10%

Kent 15% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard85%

Kent 75% England 77%

Higher standard8%

Kent 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Kent median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	73%	2%	105	105
2023/24	80%	5%	108	106
2022/23	82%	8%	110	109

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

Lansdowne Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2022

2.1applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Bapchild and Tonge Church of England Primary School and Nursery
0.6 km · Kent

Standards maintained2025

3.0applications per place 40%met the SATs standard
Canterbury Road Primary School
0.8 km · Kent

Remains Good2024

4.0applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Sunny Bank Primary School
0.8 km · Kent

Good2024

1.9applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
South Avenue Primary School
1.2 km · Kent

Good2022

1.7applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Rodmersham School
2.3 km · Kent

Outstanding2024

6.8applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Milton Court Primary Academy
2.4 km · Kent

Standards maintained2025

3.7applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
The Oaks Infant School
2.5 km · Kent

2026

2.5applications per place
St Peter's Catholic Primary School
2.5 km · Kent

Good2024

2.6applications per place 67%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 141548 · 886/2055
Trust: The Stour Academy Trust
Capacity: 420 pupils · 415 on roll
Free school meals: 35.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 November 2014
Replaced: Lansdowne Primary School (URN 118485)
Address: Gladstone Drive, Sittingbourne, ME10 3BH
Local authority: Kent · Swale

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