Lansdowne Primary Academy, Tilbury

Ofsted's report card from its 9 June 2026 inspection grades Lansdowne Primary Academy on 7 areas: 7 strong standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Achievement - Strong standard. "Pupils make impressive progress through the curriculum."

Attendance and behaviour - Strong standard. "Leaders have established a culture where staff understand their role in securing positive attendance."

Curriculum and teaching - Strong standard. "Leaders have designed a curriculum that clearly identifies the important knowledge pupils need to learn across the different subjects."

Early years - Strong standard. "Leaders are highly knowledgeable in the early years."

Inclusion - Strong standard. "Pupils who face barriers to their learning or wellbeing are supported incredibly well."

Leadership and governance - Strong standard. "Leaders have worked tenaciously to embed a culture where pupils are at the heart of everything that happens."

Personal development and wellbeing - Strong standard. "Leaders have an in-depth understanding of how to support pupils to thrive through their wider offer."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should ensure their plans to refine the way they quality assure and monitor the impact of their work enables them to further enhance the high-quality offer pupils receive across all areas of the school".

From the headteacher's welcome: "At Lansdowne Primary Academy, we are committed to providing children with the outstanding teaching they deserve. With a focus on educating the whole child, we not only offer an engaging and inspiring curriculum, we also develop key skills to equip our pupils for life."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, netball, cricket, athletics, cross-country, drama and eco club.

The school runs a breakfast club from 7:45am, from £1.50 per session.

In 2025, 81% of Year 6 pupils at Lansdowne Primary Academy reached the expected standard in reading and 81% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 81% and 81% in Thurrock and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 64% in reading and 77% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 75 families put Lansdowne Primary Academy as their first choice and 114 named it as one of their preferences, for 81 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 1 family who put it first was not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to Lansdowne Primary Academy are St Mary's Catholic Primary School (under 0.1 miles, Good, 73% reading, 80% maths); Tilbury Pioneer Academy (0.7 miles, Good, 76% reading, 86% maths); The Gateway Primary Free School (1 mile, Good, 80% reading, 88% maths); and Thameside Primary School (1.2 miles, Good, 63% reading, 57% maths).

Lansdowne Primary Academy's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.

Lansdowne Primary Academy is one of 5 schools run by Gateway Learning Community, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 71% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

45.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 133 pupils (19.9%) received SEN support and 44 (6.6%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

Lansdowne Primary Academy has a resourced provision for moderate learning difficulties: 12 places, 9 pupils on roll.

The nearest railway station is Tilbury Town Rail Station, about 270 metres away (roughly a 3-minute walk).

11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Calcutta Road (westbound), 60 metres away.

In 2024/25, Lansdowne Primary Academy issued 7 suspensions, 1 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Lansdowne Primary Academy are The Gateway Academy (1 mile) and Thames Park Secondary School (1.7 miles).