Lansdowne Primary School
Coordinates: 51°28′52″N 3°12′50″W / 51.481°N 3.214°W Lansdowne Primary School (Welsh: Ysgol Gynradd Lansdowne) is a Victorian primary school that opened in 1898 in Canton, Cardiff, Wales.
The school was designed by architects Veall & Sant and opened in January 1898.
During the First World War the school was commandeered and used as a military hospital, before reopening as a school again in 1918. The school was badly damaged by incendiary bombs during the Second World War, when a bombing raid hit Cardiff in January 1941.
In the last 20 years the school has seen the fabric of the building being renovated with new double glazing on the first floor of the Juniors building In the mid 1990s a nursery school was added and about a year after the schools centenary year the overgrown and neglected nature garden was removed. On the cusp of the new Millennium the long-standing headmaster, Mr Davies retired and was presented with a wooden garden bench as a mark of gratitude from staff and pupils.
In 2001 Lansdowne School and School House were granted grade 2 Listing as historic buildings.
There are currently 382 children attending the school from nearly 200 local families. 71% of the children attending the school are from the local area and within walking distan#
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