Lunsford Primary School
Community primary school in Aylesford (Kent).
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
It is our aim to develop a successful partnership with you so that your child is given every possible opportunity to succeed and excel. Lunsford is a school where children's learning is valued and their knowledge, experience, creativity, self-expression, imagination and understanding can flourish.
We provide a foundation for life in a happy, safe, high achieving school, where all individuals have high expectations of themselves, respect each other and strive to excel. We are a school which the whole school community are proud to belong to and be a part of - children, staff, parents and governors.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
14 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Basketball
- Book Club
- Computing
- Dance
- Football
- Gymnastics
- Hockey
- Lego
- Mindfulness
- Multi-Sports
- Music
- Netball
- Chess
- Forest School
Awards
2 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Eco SchoolsEnvironment
- Nurturing Schools AwardRecognised award
Key facts
- URN
- 118516
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Kent
- Constituency
- Chatham and Aylesford
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (11 current, 3 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Mili Matthew | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr David Nicholls | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Louise Holden | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Matthew Extance | Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Steff Smith | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Linda Ozavci | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Alyce Le Brunn-Healey | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Elizabeth Lomax | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2019 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Claire James | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2018 · until 2030 |
| Mr Gary Anscombe | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2016 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Gary Hodnett | Governor | Appointed by LA | since 2016 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Jacky Sharpe Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
| Abigail Lapthorn Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Bob Harvey Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record