Halstow Primary School
Halstow Road, Greenwich, London, SE10 0LD
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE COMPASS PARTNERSHIP OF SCHOOLS
- Headteacher
- Ms Natasha Tilley
- Constituency
- Greenwich and Woolwich
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 410
- URN
- 143597
- Local authority
- Greenwich
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02088582767
About this school
Halstow Primary School is a primary academy in London. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 410 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Halstow Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out 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 no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Strong standard
- Achievement
- Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Strong standard
- Early years
- Strong standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 53 | 55 | 53 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 64% | 76% | 75% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 13% | 18% | 28% |
| Expected standard in reading | 83% | 85% | 85% |
| Expected standard in maths | 72% | 87% | 87% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 79% | 73% | 83% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 107.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 107.0 | 109.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.10 | - | - |
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 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 | Greenwich average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 64% | 66.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 76% | 68.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 75% | 71.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 410 |
| 2023/24 | 411 |
| 2024/25 | 407 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Halstow Primary School compares
Halstow Primary School ranked 29th of 62 primary schools in Greenwich for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 78% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 75% | 4.3% | 17.7% | 410 | — |
| Christ Church Church of England Primary School | 65% | 6.7% | 51.3% | 161 | 0.4 miles |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School | 68% | 6.1% | 51.5% | 124 | 0.4 miles |
| Invicta Primary School | 61% | 5.7% | 27.4% | 714 | 0.5 miles |
| Fossdene Primary School | 80% | 4.7% | 39.1% | 206 | 0.5 miles |
| Sherington Primary School | 84% | 3.5% | 19% | 436 | 0.6 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.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report27 January 2026
- 21 September 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 17.69%
- English as an additional language
- 28.5%
- Overall absence
- 4.25%
- Persistent absence
- 9.52%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Christ Church Church of England Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · London
-
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · London
-
Invicta Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · London
-
Fossdene Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · London
-
Sherington Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · London
Other schools in London
Halstow Primary School ranks 400th of the 948 ranked primary schools in London.
- Abacus Belsize Primary School Primary
- Acton Gardens Primary School Primary
- Adamsrill Primary School Primary
- Addison Primary School Primary
- Ainslie Wood Primary School Primary
- Akiva School Primary
- Albemarle Primary School Primary
- Albion Primary School Primary
- Alderbrook Primary School Primary
- Aldersbrook Primary School Primary
- Alderwood Primary School Primary
- Alexander McLeod Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Halstow Primary School teach?
- Halstow Primary School teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Halstow Primary School?
- The headteacher of Halstow Primary School is Ms Natasha Tilley, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Halstow Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected 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 many pupils are at Halstow Primary School?
- Halstow Primary School has 410 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is Halstow Primary School full?
- Halstow Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 410 on roll (98%), 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 Halstow Primary School a faith school?
- No. Halstow Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Halstow Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Halstow Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Halstow Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Halstow Primary School is part of THE COMPASS PARTNERSHIP OF SCHOOLS. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Halstow Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 64% in 2022/23 and 75% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Halstow Primary School compare with other schools in Greenwich?
- Halstow Primary School ranked 29th of 62 primary schools in Greenwich for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 78% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Halstow Primary School's absence rate?
- Halstow Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Halstow Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, 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 10 July 2026.