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Lower Halstow Primary School

Community school · Sittingbourne · ME9 7ES

Ages 4–11 · 200 pupils · Kent

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Ofsted

Not judged

KS2 expected (RWM)

59%

Overall absence

5.2%

Admissions demand

0.96 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Not judged

Inspection date

2025-01-21

Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Good
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)59%
Higher standard (RWM)7%
Avg scaled score — reading
105.0
Avg scaled score — maths
103.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
104.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence5.2%
Persistent absence (10%+)9.0%
Unauthorised1.3%
Authorised absence
3.8%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
166

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

0.96 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

27

Places offered

28

1st-preference offers

27

Total preferences (any rank)
76
Preferred offers (top 3)
28
Applications from outside LA
4
Offers to outside-LA applicants
1

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 fill95%

200 pupils · 210 places

Pupils on roll
200
Boys / girls
103 / 97
School capacity
210
Capacity fill
200 / 210 (95%)
Free school meals
16%
FSM pupils
32
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

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

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Federation
The Federation of Lower Halstow Primary and Newington CofE Primary School
Headteacher
Mrs Tara Deevoy

Location

Address
School Lane, Lower Halstow
Postcode
ME9 7ES
Town
Sittingbourne
County
Kent
Local authority
Kent
District
Swale
Constituency
Sittingbourne and Sheppey
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 community school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Sittingbourne, Kent, 200 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 16%.

Open schools in Sittingbourne
37
Primary schools in Sittingbourne
26
Academies among open schools in Sittingbourne
65% (24)
Open schools in ME9
17
Primary in ME9
13
Open schools in Kent LA
713
Primary in Kent LA
459

Nearby primary schools

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

Compare with theseAll in SittingbourneNear ME9

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    Academy converter · Primary

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    Ages 5–11

    • KS281%
    • Absence4.2%
    • FSM14.6%
    • Demand1.00

    1.0 miles away

  • Bobbing Village School

    Ofsted: Requires improvement

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    Ages 4–11

    • KS277%
    • Absence4.0%
    • FSM9.4%
    • Demand1.70

    2.1 miles away

  • Riverside Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

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    Gillingham · ME8 8ET · Medway

    Ages 3–11

    • KS265%
    • Absence5.3%
    • FSM34.6%
    • Demand1.00

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  • Grove Park Primary School

    Ofsted: Needs attention

    Academy converter · Primary

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    Ages 4–11

    • KS232%
    • Absence7.7%
    • FSM30.4%
    • Demand0.91

    2.3 miles away

  • Iwade School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

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    Ages 4–11

    • KS244%
    • Absence4.9%
    • FSM14.6%
    • Demand0.95

    2.6 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Tara Deevoy
Telephone
01795842344
Website
www.lower-halstow.kent.sch.uk

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