Lawn Primary School
Primary · Foundation school · Ages 3–11 · Gravesend, Kent
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.174 miles
Published by Kent County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2023–2025 trend 🔒
Lawn Primary School is a primary school in Gravesend, Kent for ages 3–11 (foundation school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 1 July 2025. Kent has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2023 to 2026 entry.
Lawn Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | 0.174 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The last Reception place in 2026 went to a child living 0.174 miles from the school, the 5th shortest of 434 Kent primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- In 2024/25, 31% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Kent.
- Reception 2026 had 39 first-choice applications for 30 offers; 29 offers went to first-choice families, and 10 first-choice families (26%) were not offered a place.
- 49.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 30.3% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Kent.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Kent schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- High Street, Northfleet, Gravesend, DA11 9HB
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Kent
- Pupils on roll
- 237 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 49.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 1 July 2025
Strengths
- “This school cares deeply for its pupils.”
- “Staff are compassionate and cater for pupils’ emotional needs well.”
- “Children in the early years form positive relationships with one another.”
To improve
- “Outcomes in reading and mathematics in 2024 were below national figures.”
- “However, adaptations are less refined in the recently introduced reading programme.”
- “This is because, on occasion, teachers do not provide an appropriate level of challenge in reading activities that match pupils’ specific needs.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 8 September 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 31% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 39 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 29 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Kent.
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Northfleet 0.5 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- St Botolph's Church of England Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Rosherville Church of England Academy 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Springhead Park Primary School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Manor Community Primary School 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Copperfield Academy 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Ebbsfleet Green Primary School 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
- The Craylands School 1.3 mi Standards maintained Last distance published