Halfway Houses Primary School
Danley Road, Minster-on-Sea, Sheerness, ME12 3AP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- THE ISLAND LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Jack Allen
- Sponsor
- The Island Learning Trust
- Constituency
- Sittingbourne and Sheppey
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 630
- Pupils on roll
- 498
- URN
- 143605
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01795662875
About this school
Halfway Houses Primary School is a primary academy in Sheerness. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 498 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 13 March 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 91 | 92 | 74 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 64% | 70% | 72% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 13% | 15% | 12% |
| Expected standard in reading | 77% | 79% | 86% |
| Expected standard in maths | 78% | 82% | 81% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 78% | 77% | 76% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 105.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.40 | - | - |
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 Halfway Houses 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 | 64% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 70% | 60.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 72% | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 591 |
| 2023/24 | 573 |
| 2024/25 | 522 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Halfway Houses Primary School compares
Halfway Houses Primary School ranked 131st of 427 primary schools in Kent for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 71% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 41% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 72% | 5.9% | 32% | 498 | — |
| Richmond Primary School | 63% | 7.8% | 75.1% | 246 | 0.9 miles |
| Thistle Hill Academy | 49% | 7% | 49.1% | 349 | 1.1 miles |
| Queenborough School and Nursery | 85% | 5.7% | 37.8% | 470 | 1.2 miles |
| West Minster Primary School | 66% | 7.7% | 66% | 473 | 1.2 miles |
| Minster in Sheppey Primary School | 89% | 5.1% | 26.8% | 572 | 1.3 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)
- 31.99%
- English as an additional language
- 6.1%
- Overall absence
- 5.88%
- Persistent absence
- 15.77%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Richmond Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Sheerness
-
Thistle Hill Academy1.1 miles
Primary · Sheerness
-
Queenborough School and Nursery1.2 miles
Primary · Queenborough
-
West Minster Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Sheerness
-
Minster in Sheppey Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Sheerness
Other schools in Sheerness
Halfway Houses Primary School ranks 2nd of the 10 ranked primary schools in Sheerness.
- Eastchurch Church of England Primary School Primary
- Minster in Sheppey Primary School Primary
- Richmond Primary School Primary
- Rose Street Primary School Primary
- St Edward's Catholic Primary School Primary
- St Georges CofE (Aided) Primary School Primary
- St. Clement's CofE Primary School Primary
- Thistle Hill Academy Primary
- West Minster Primary School Primary
- EKC Sheppey Secondary Secondary
- Leigh Academy Minster Secondary
- Curly's Farm and School Special schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Halfway Houses Primary School teach?
- Halfway Houses Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Sheerness.
- Who is the headteacher of Halfway Houses Primary School?
- The headteacher of Halfway Houses Primary School is Mr Jack Allen, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Halfway Houses Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Halfway Houses 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 Halfway Houses Primary School?
- Halfway Houses Primary School has 498 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Halfway Houses Primary School full?
- Halfway Houses Primary School has capacity for 630 pupils and 498 on roll (79%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Halfway Houses Primary School a faith school?
- No. Halfway Houses Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Halfway Houses Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Halfway Houses Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Halfway Houses Primary School?
- Halfway Houses Primary School is part of THE ISLAND LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Halfway Houses 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 72% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Halfway Houses Primary School rank locally?
- Halfway Houses Primary School ranked 131st of 427 primary schools in Kent for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 71% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 41% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Halfway Houses Primary School's absence rate?
- Halfway Houses Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Halfway Houses Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Halfway Houses 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.