Lower Halstow Primary School
School Lane, Lower Halstow, Sittingbourne, ME9 7ES
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Tara Deevoy
- Federation
- The Federation of Lower Halstow Primary and Newington CofE Primary School
- Constituency
- Sittingbourne and Sheppey
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 200
- URN
- 118341
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01795842344
About this school
Lower Halstow Primary School is a community primary school in Sittingbourne. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 200 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 27 | 29 | 15 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 78% | 59% | 33% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 15% | 7% | 13% |
| Expected standard in reading | 85% | 72% | 40% |
| Expected standard in maths | 89% | 69% | 53% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 74% | 72% | 40% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 105.0 | 101.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 103.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.40 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Lower Halstow Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Kent average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 78% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 59% | 60.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 33% | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 188 |
| 2023/24 | 188 |
| 2024/25 | 190 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Lower Halstow Primary School compares
Lower Halstow Primary School ranked 414th of 427 primary schools in Kent for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 8% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 29% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 33% | 6.6% | 16.8% | 200 | — |
| Newington Church of England Primary School | 73% | 7.4% | 36.7% | 242 | 0.9 miles |
| Holywell Primary School | 84% | 3.4% | 14.6% | 212 | 1.0 miles |
| Hartlip Endowed Church of England Primary School | 53% | 3.8% | 19.8% | 104 | 2.0 miles |
| Bobbing Village School | 75% | 4.1% | 10.1% | 192 | 2.1 miles |
| Riverside Primary School | 56% | 4.5% | 37.3% | 453 | 2.2 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 16.84%
- English as an additional language
- 4.7%
- Overall absence
- 6.6%
- Persistent absence
- 17.37%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Newington Church of England Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Sittingbourne
-
Holywell Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Sittingbourne
-
Hartlip Endowed Church of England Primary School2.0 miles
Primary · Sittingbourne
-
Bobbing Village School2.1 miles
Primary · Sittingbourne
-
Riverside Primary School2.2 miles
Primary · Gillingham
Other schools in Sittingbourne
Lower Halstow Primary School ranks 23rd of the 23 ranked primary schools in Sittingbourne.
- Bapchild and Tonge Church of England Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Bobbing Village School Primary
- Borden Church of England Primary School Primary
- Bredgar Church of England Primary School Primary
- Canterbury Road Primary School Primary
- Grove Park Primary School Primary
- Hartlip Endowed Church of England Primary School Primary
- Holywell Primary School Primary
- Iwade School Primary
- Kemsley Primary Academy Primary
- Lansdowne Primary School Primary
- Lynsted and Norton Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Lower Halstow Primary School teach?
- Lower Halstow Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Sittingbourne.
- Who is the headteacher of Lower Halstow Primary School?
- The headteacher of Lower Halstow Primary School is Mrs Tara Deevoy, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Lower Halstow Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Lower Halstow Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Lower Halstow Primary School?
- Lower Halstow Primary School has 200 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Lower Halstow Primary School full?
- Lower Halstow Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 200 on roll (95%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Lower Halstow Primary School a faith school?
- No. Lower Halstow Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Lower Halstow Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Lower Halstow Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Lower Halstow Primary School?
- Lower Halstow Primary School is part of the The Federation of Lower Halstow Primary and Newington CofE Primary School federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Lower Halstow Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 78% in 2022/23 and 33% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Lower Halstow Primary School rank locally?
- Lower Halstow Primary School ranked 414th of 427 primary schools in Kent for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 8% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 29% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Lower Halstow Primary School's absence rate?
- Lower Halstow Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Lower Halstow Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Lower Halstow Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.