Lower Halstow Primary School | Primary in Sittingbourne, Swale | Ofsted & DfE

33%

RWM expected · 2024/25

13%

RWM higher · 2024/25

190

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

17%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

33%

RWM expected · 2024/25

13%

RWM higher · 2024/25

190

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

17%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

33%

RWM expected · 2024/25

13%

RWM higher · 2024/25

190

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

17%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 13/03/2019

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityKent

PhasePrimary

School typeMaintained school

Pupil : teacher ratio18.9:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of Lower Halstow Primary School · Primary · Kent

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard

33%

-26pp

78%56%33%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 33%

RWM higher standard

13%

+6pp

15%11%6%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 13%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

40%

Reading higher standard

20%

Writing expected standard

53%

Writing higher standard

27%

Maths expected standard

53%

Maths higher standard

20%

Science expected standard

47%

SPAG expected standard

40%

SPAG higher standard

13%

Reading scaled score

101.0

Maths scaled score

103.0

GPS scaled score

101.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll

190

Pupil : teacher ratio

18.9

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

FSM eligible

17%

SEN

26%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

17%

Contact

Address

School Lane, Lower Halstow, Sittingbourne, ME9 7ES

Local authority

Kent

Website

www.lower-halstow.kent.sch.uk

Telephone

01795842344

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

Year	RWM expected	RWM higher	Reading exp.	Reading hi.	Writing exp.	Writing hi.	Maths exp.	Maths hi.	Science	SPAG exp.	Read. score	Maths score	GPS score	Reading prog.	Writing prog.	Maths prog.	SEN	Cohort
2024/25	33%	13%	40%	20%	53%	27%	53%	20%	47%	40%	101.0	103.0	101.0	—	—	—	26%	190
2023/24	59%	7%	72%	28%	79%	14%	69%	24%	97%	72%	105.0	103.0	104.0	—	—	—	23%	188
2022/23	78%	15%	85%	52%	81%	15%	89%	30%	100%	74%	107.0	106.0	105.0	+3.30	+0.90	+2.40	20%	188
2018/19	63%	13%	79%	38%	75%	21%	63%	38%	79%	67%	108.0	106.0	107.0	+0.30	-2.40	-1.10	14%	155
2017/18	50%	6%	67%	22%	72%	17%	56%	6%	72%	61%	105.0	100.0	105.0	-2.00	-1.90	-5.90	18%	155
2016/17	52%	10%	57%	29%	86%	24%	62%	14%	71%	67%	103.0	101.0	104.0	-0.60	+3.40	-2.10	17%	157

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	190	19.8	26%	5%	17%	7%	17%
2023/24	188	18.9	23%	7%	17%	5%	9%
2022/23	188	18.9	20%	7%	15%	6%	16%
2021/22	170	21.4	21%	7%	14%	8%	27%
2020/21	160	23.6	17%	1%	16%	—	—
2018/19	155	17.7	14%	1%	14%	4%	4%
2017/18	155	17.4	18%	1%	16%	4%	10%
2016/17	157	17.6	17%	1%	15%	5%	17%