Community school · Kent

Lower Halstow Primary School

4–11Ages
200Pupils
PrimaryPhase
118341URN

School Lane, Lower Halstow, Sittingbourne, ME9 7ES · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jan 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.3per place

0.8 above Kent median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Kent

78 applications for 24 places · 69th of 385 in Kent

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

33%met the expected standard

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 21 January 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

3.3applications per place, Reception

0.8 above Kent median (2.4) 1.1 above England median (2.2)

78 applications · 24 places offered · 20 named it first

2026 3.3; Kent median median 2.4
2025 2.6; Kent median median 2.3
2024 2.7; Kent median median 2.4
2023 3.0; Kent median median 2.3
2022 2.5; Kent median median 2.1
2021 3.0; Kent median median 2.2
2020 1.8; Kent median median 2.2
2019 1.7; Kent median median 2.1
2018 2.4; Kent median median 2.1
2017 2.2; Kent median median 2.2
2016 2.5; Kent median median 2.5
2015 4.4; Kent median median 2.4
2014 1.5; Kent median median 2.3

This school
Kent median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	24	78	3.3	20	0.83
Sep 2025	30	78	2.6	39	1.30
Sep 2024	28	76	2.7	27	0.96
Sep 2023	25	75	3.0	23	0.92
Sep 2022	30	74	2.5	35	1.17
Sep 2021	21	63	3.0	21	1.00
Sep 2020	22	39	1.8	20	0.91
Sep 2019	27	45	1.7	27	1.00
Sep 2018	14	33	2.4	13	0.93
Sep 2017	26	58	2.2	26	1.00
Sep 2016	26	64	2.5	22	0.85
Sep 2015	7	31	4.4	7	1.00
Sep 2014	24	36	1.5	16	0.67

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 40% · Writing 53% · Maths 53% → all three 33% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard33%408th of 421 in Kent

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard40%

Kent 78% England 78%

Higher standard20%

Kent 35% England 33%

Average scaled score 101 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard53%

Kent 77% England 75%

Greater depth27%

Kent 15% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard53%

Kent 75% England 77%

Higher standard20%

Kent 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Kent median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	33%	13%	101	103
2023/24	59%	7%	105	103
2022/23	78%	15%	107	106

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Lower Halstow Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.3applications per place 33%met the SATs standard
Newington Church of England Primary School
1.5 km · Kent

Standards maintained2024

1.7applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Holywell Primary School
1.6 km · Kent

Remains Good2024

2.6applications per place 84%met the SATs standard
Hartlip Endowed Church of England Primary School
3.3 km · Kent

2026

2.9applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Bobbing Village School
3.3 km · Kent

Requires improvement2024

5.8applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Riverside Primary School
3.6 km · Medway

Standards maintained2025

1.8applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Grove Park Primary School
3.6 km · Kent

2026

2.3applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Borden Church of England Primary School
3.9 km · Kent

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.9applications per place 94%met the SATs standard
Iwade School
4.1 km · Kent

Remains Good2022

1.4applications per place 52%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 118341 · 886/2231
Capacity: 210 pupils · 200 on roll
Free school meals: 16.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: School Lane, Lower Halstow, Sittingbourne, ME9 7ES
Local authority: Kent · Swale

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources