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Lunsford Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Community school
Swallow Road, Larkfield, Aylesford ME20 6PY · lunsford.kent.sch.uk · 01732 843352
On the mapSearch near ME20 6PY
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Jun 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 35%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Kent 62%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 202
- 96% of 210 places
- Local authority
- Kent
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 30.2%
- First language not English
- 5.9%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 22 families put the school first and 25 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 25 | 22 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 22 | 19 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 26 | 25 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 30 | 25 | 0.8 | 92% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 30 | 21 | 0.7 | 81% |
Results
In 2024/25, 35% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% the higher standard. Across Kent it was 62%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼35% | 62% | ||
| ▼0% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼99 | 106 | ||
| ▼101 | 105 | ||
| ▼101 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 14 June 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Lunsford Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 13 Jun 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jun 2013
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Nov 2017Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Jun 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Jun 2008Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Good
What parents said
82% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (65 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 82%
- Replies
- 65
- 31% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 71% who raised concerns
based on the 35% who had a child bullied
based on 15 parents (23%) with SEND