Lordswood School
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 3–11 · Chatham, Medway
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Medway Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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Lordswood School is a primary school in Chatham, Medway for ages 3–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 1 July 2025. Medway has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Lordswood 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 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Ofsted's latest outcome, on 1 July 2025, was Not judged; the previous graded outcome, from 15 January 2019, was Good.
- Every Reception applicant was offered a place in 2026, as at 43 of the 66 other Medway primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- Reception 2026 drew 40 first-choice applications for 41 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 1 offer went to a family who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 76% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%); 5% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Medway schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Lordswood Lane, Chatham, ME5 8NN
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Medway
- Pupils on roll
- 409 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 22.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 1 July 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils are inspired by knowledgeable staff and an aspirational curriculum at this school.”
- “A deep commitment to equity and fairness runs throughout every aspect of the school.”
- “They thrive, both academically and socially.”
To improve
- “However, some do not reach national expectations by the end of key stage 2.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 24 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) | 76% | 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: 40 first-preference applications, 41 offers in total, 40 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 Medway.
- St Benedict's Catholic Primary School 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Walderslade Primary School 0.4 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
- Swingate Primary School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Maundene School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Oaklands School 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Kingfisher Community Primary School 1.3 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Horsted Junior School 1.3 mi No Ofsted grade