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Halling Primary School

Academy converter · Rochester · ME2 1ER

Ages 5–11 · 391 pupils · Medway

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

64%

Overall absence

5.8%

Admissions demand

0.89 · Often has places

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2023-06-06

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)64%
Higher standard (RWM)9%
Avg scaled score — reading
106.0
Avg scaled score — maths
104.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
106.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence5.8%
Persistent absence (10%+)15.1%
Unauthorised1.9%
Authorised absence
3.8%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.9%
Enrolments in measure
344

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.89 · Often has places

1st preferences

47

Places offered

54

1st-preference offers

46

Total preferences (any rank)
99
Preferred offers (top 3)
53
Applications from outside LA
38
Offers to outside-LA applicants
15

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill93%

391 pupils · 420 places

Pupils on roll
391
Boys / girls
187 / 204
School capacity
420
Capacity fill
391 / 420 (93%)
Free school meals
16.4%
FSM pupils
64
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy converter

Age range

Ages 5–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Academy trust: ALETHEIA ACADEMIES TRUST
Academy trust
ALETHEIA ACADEMIES TRUST
Sponsor
Aletheia Academies Trust
Headteacher
Ms Lisa Taylor

Location

Address
Howlsmere Close, Halling
Postcode
ME2 1ER
Town
Rochester
County
Kent
Local authority
Medway
District
Medway
Constituency
Rochester and Strood
Urban/rural
Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed academy converter (primary), Ages 5–11, in Rochester, Medway, 391 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy. Free school meals: 16.4%.

Open schools in Rochester
50
Primary schools in Rochester
34
Academies among open schools in Rochester
60% (30)
Open schools in ME2
19
Primary in ME2
15
Open schools in Medway LA
117
Primary in Medway LA
76

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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Contact

Headteacher
Ms Lisa Taylor
Telephone
01634240258
Website
http://www.halling.medway.sch.uk/

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