Halling Primary School
Howlsmere Close, Halling, Rochester, ME2 1ER
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- ALETHEIA ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Ms Lisa Taylor
- Sponsor
- Aletheia Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Rochester and Strood
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 391
- URN
- 146872
- Local authority
- Medway
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01634240258
About this school
Halling Primary School is a primary academy in Rochester. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 391 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Halling 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- 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 | 50 | 56 | 52 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 72% | 64% | 71% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 9% | 13% |
| Expected standard in reading | 80% | 77% | 85% |
| Expected standard in maths | 82% | 80% | 77% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 82% | 73% | 81% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 106.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.20 | - | - |
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 Halling 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 | Medway average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 72% | 56.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 64% | 60.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 71% | 59.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 376 |
| 2023/24 | 389 |
| 2024/25 | 399 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Halling Primary School compares
Halling Primary School ranked 16th of 57 primary schools in Medway for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 68% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 40% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 71% | 6% | 17% | 391 | — |
| Wouldham, All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | 49% | 6.8% | 22% | 388 | 0.5 miles |
| Valley Invicta Primary School at Holborough Lakes | 81% | 3.3% | 12.2% | 234 | 0.7 miles |
| Snodland CofE Primary School | 61% | 5.3% | 30% | 407 | 1.1 miles |
| St Katherine's School & Nursery | 53% | 6.6% | 29.8% | 462 | 1.4 miles |
| Burham Church of England Primary School | 70% | 5% | 14.4% | 179 | 1.7 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)
- 17.04%
- English as an additional language
- 7%
- Overall absence
- 5.96%
- Persistent absence
- 14.77%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Wouldham, All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Rochester
-
Valley Invicta Primary School at Holborough Lakes0.7 miles
Primary · Snodland
-
Snodland CofE Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Snodland
-
St Katherine's School & Nursery1.4 miles
Primary · Snodland
-
Burham Church of England Primary School1.7 miles
Primary · Rochester
Other schools in Rochester
Halling Primary School ranks 6th of the 25 ranked primary schools in Rochester.
- All Faiths Children's Academy Primary
- Balfour Infant School Primary
- Bligh Primary School (Infants) Primary
- Bligh Primary School (Juniors) Primary
- Burham Church of England Primary School Primary
- Cedar Children's Academy Primary
- Chattenden Primary School Primary
- Cliffe Woods Primary School Primary
- Crest Infant School Primary
- Cuxton Community Infant School Primary
- Cuxton Community Junior School Primary
- Delce Academy Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Halling Primary School teach?
- Halling Primary School teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in Rochester.
- Who is the headteacher of Halling Primary School?
- The headteacher of Halling Primary School is Ms Lisa Taylor, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Halling Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Halling 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 Halling Primary School?
- Halling Primary School has 391 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is Halling Primary School full?
- Halling Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 391 on roll (93%), 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 Halling Primary School a faith school?
- No. Halling Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Halling Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Halling Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Halling Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Halling Primary School is part of ALETHEIA ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Halling Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 72% in 2022/23 and 71% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Halling Primary School compare with other schools in Medway?
- Halling Primary School ranked 16th of 57 primary schools in Medway for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 68% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 40% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Halling Primary School's absence rate?
- Halling Primary School's overall absence rate is 6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Halling Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Halling 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.