Lansdowne Primary SchoolHolywell Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Sittingbourne.

Summary of the comparison

Lansdowne Primary School and Holywell Primary School are primary schools in Sittingbourne.

  • Lansdowne Primary School scores 75 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Holywell Primary School scores 73 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Lansdowne Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Lansdowne Primary School was judged Good and Holywell Primary School was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 73.0% for Lansdowne Primary School and 84.0% for Holywell Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Lansdowne Primary School (82.0% in 2022-23, 73.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Holywell Primary School (69.0% in 2022-23, 84.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Lansdowne Primary School versus Holywell Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure SittingbourneLansdowne Primary SchoolSittingbourneHolywell Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB75/100Stronger figureB73/100
Local ranking43rd of 450 in Kent Stronger figure54th of 450 in Kent
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy sponsor led Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 5-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll410 206
Capacity420 210
LocationSittingbourne, ME10 3BH Sittingbourne, ME9 7AE
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard73.0% 84.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard2.0% 19.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score105.0 110.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score105.0 110.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census410 206
Free school meals (ever 6)36.8% 14.6%
English as an additional language21.7% 7.8%
SEN support21.7% 10.2%
SEN with an EHC plan3.7% 0.5%
Attendance
Overall absence5.1% 3.4% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence10.8% 6.1% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Lansdowne Primary School

Holywell Primary School

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