Academy converter · Medway

Halling Primary School

5–11Ages
391Pupils
PrimaryPhase
146872URN

Howlsmere Close, Halling, Rochester, ME2 1ER · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.0per place

0.5 below Medway median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Medway

103 applications for 52 places · 51st of 62 in Medway

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

71%met the expected standard

Medway 65% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 6 June 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development	Outstanding
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

2.0applications per place, Reception

0.5 below Medway median (2.5) 0.2 below England median (2.2)

103 applications · 52 places offered · 48 named it first

2026 2.0; Medway median median 2.5
2025 1.7; Medway median median 2.8
2024 1.8; Medway median median 2.8
2023 1.6; Medway median median 2.2
2022 1.3; Medway median median 2.2
2021 1.7; Medway median median 2.1
2020 1.7; Medway median median 2.1
2019 2.0; Medway median median 2.2; as the previous school
2018 1.8; Medway median median 2.0; as the previous school
2017 1.4; Medway median median 2.0; as the previous school
2016 2.0; Medway median median 2.2; as the previous school
2015 1.6; Medway median median 2.2; as the previous school
2014 1.4; Medway median median 2.1; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Medway median in 0 of 7 years.

This school
Medway median

Dashed bars: as Halling Primary School (URN 118326), the previous school.

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	52	103	2.0	48	0.92
Sep 2025	60	99	1.7	52	0.87
Sep 2024	54	99	1.8	47	0.87
Sep 2023	60	97	1.6	60	1.00
Sep 2022	54	72	1.3	49	0.91
Sep 2021	51	84	1.7	40	0.78
Sep 2020	60	104	1.7	61	1.02
Sep 2019 *	40	80	2.0	37	0.93
Sep 2018 *	44	78	1.8	43	0.98
Sep 2017 *	48	69	1.4	44	0.92
Sep 2016 *	40	78	2.0	47	1.18
Sep 2015 *	37	60	1.6	35	0.95
Sep 2014 *	40	54	1.4	39	0.98

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 85% · Writing 75% · Maths 77% → all three 71% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard71%12th of 53 in Medway

Medway 65% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard85%

Medway 74% England 78%

Higher standard44%

Medway 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard75%

Medway 77% England 75%

Greater depth15%

Medway 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard77%

Medway 73% England 77%

Higher standard25%

Medway 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Medway median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	71%	13%	107	105
2023/24	64%	9%	106	104
2022/23	72%	6%	105	104

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

Halling Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

2.0applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Wouldham, All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
0.8 km · Kent

Good2023

1.9applications per place 49%met the SATs standard
Valley Invicta Primary School at Holborough Lakes
1.1 km · Kent

Graded · no overall grade2025

4.0applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
Snodland CofE Primary School
1.7 km · Kent

Remains Good2022

2.1applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
St Katherine's School & Nursery
2.2 km · Kent

Good2024

2.0applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Burham Church of England Primary School
2.8 km · Kent

Remains Good2024

3.0applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Cuxton Community Junior School
3.3 km · Medway

Remains Good2022

72%met the SATs standard
Cuxton Community Infant School
3.3 km · Medway

2026

1.9applications per place
St Mark's Church of England Primary School, Eccles
3.4 km · Kent

2026

1.8applications per place 56%met the SATs standard

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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: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 146872 · 887/2211
Trust: Aletheia Academies Trust
Capacity: 420 pupils · 391 on roll
Free school meals: 16.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 April 2019
Replaced: Halling Primary School (URN 118326)
Address: Howlsmere Close, Halling, Rochester, ME2 1ER
Local authority: Medway

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