SCHOOL PROFILE

Lawn Primary School

Primary Foundation school URN 118264
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 262 Published school capacity
Capacity used 90.5% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

1 July 2025
Latest published outcome Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Foundation school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Kent
Trust Northfleet Schools Co-Operative Trust
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 237 213 full-time · 24 part-time
Female pupils 118 49.8% of pupils
Male pupils 119 50.2% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

49.4%
24.6 pts above England
School 49.4%
Gravesham 25.3%
South East 19.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

48.9%
28.6 pts above England
School 48.9%
Gravesham 22.2%
South East 15.6%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.8%
0.2 pts below England
School 0.8%
Gravesham 1.4%
South East 1.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
43.9%
104
Any other White background
19.0%
45
African
11.8%
28
Any other ethnic group
8.9%
21
Indian
3.8%
9
White and Black African
2.5%
6
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 30.8% 73 of 237 pupils
10.0 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 30.8%
Gravesham 16.9%
South East 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 27.4% 65 pupils
England 14.8% 12.6 pts above
EHC plans 3.4% 8 pupils
England 6.0% 2.7 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 45
Social, emotional & mental health 13
Autistic spectrum disorder 6
Moderate learning difficulty 4
Specific learning difficulty 4
No specialist assessment yet 1

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

31.0% 29.4 pts below England
School 31.0%
Gravesham 59.6%
South East 60.1%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

41.0%

32.8 pts below England

School 41.0%
Gravesham 70.7%
South East 74.0%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

66.0%

4.3 pts below England

School 66.0%
Gravesham 71.7%
South East 70.5%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

55.0%

17.0 pts below England

School 55.0%
Gravesham 68.3%
South East 70.9%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

8.61%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

2.39 pts higher than England
School 8.61%
Gravesham 6.23%
South East 6.30%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

26.42%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

10.61 pts higher than England
School 26.42%
Gravesham 16.89%
South East 15.75%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

2.59%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.79 pts higher than England
School 2.59%
Gravesham 1.44%
South East 1.93%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

90.5% 2.3 pts above England
Lawn Primary School
90.5%
Gravesham
92.8%
South East
89.5%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information