Academy converter · Kent

Halstead Community Primary School

4–11Ages
55Pupils
PrimaryPhase
148876URN

Otford Lane, Halstead, Sevenoaks, TN14 7EA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 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

2.0per place

0.4 below Kent median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Kent

12 applications for 6 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

86%met the expected standard

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 4 March 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		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision	Outstanding

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

0.4 below Kent median (2.4) close to England median (2.2)

12 applications · 6 places offered · 6 named it first

2026 2.0; Kent median median 2.4
2025 2.0; Kent median median 2.3
2024 3.3; Kent median median 2.4
2023 1.4; Kent median median 2.3
2022 2.0; Kent median median 2.1
2021 2.4; Kent median median 2.2; as the previous school
2020 1.8; Kent median median 2.2; as the previous school
2019 1.9; Kent median median 2.1; as the previous school
2018 1.5; Kent median median 2.1; as the previous school
2017 1.3; Kent median median 2.2; as the previous school
2016 1.3; Kent median median 2.5; as the previous school
2015 0.8; Kent median median 2.4; as the previous school
2014 0.8; Kent median median 2.3; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Kent median in 1 of 5 years.

This school
Kent median

Dashed bars: as Halstead Community Primary School (URN 118274), 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	6	12	2.0	6	1.00
Sep 2025	5	10	2.0	5	1.00
Sep 2024	4	13	3.3	4	1.00
Sep 2023	8	11	1.4	7	0.88
Sep 2022	8	16	2.0	8	1.00
Sep 2021 *	5	12	2.4	4	0.80
Sep 2020 *	10	18	1.8	10	1.00
Sep 2019 *	10	19	1.9	5	0.50
Sep 2018 *	10	15	1.5	9	0.90
Sep 2017 *	11	14	1.3	10	0.91
Sep 2016 *	13	17	1.3	12	0.92
Sep 2015 *	19	15	0.8	9	0.47
Sep 2014 *	25	20	0.8	14	0.56

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 100% · Writing 86% · Maths 100% → all three 86% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard86%20th of 421 in Kent

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard100%

Kent 78% England 78%

Higher standard14%

Kent 35% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard86%

Kent 77% England 75%

Greater depth14%

Kent 15% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard100%

Kent 75% England 77%

Higher standard29%

Kent 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 108 (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	86%	0%	106	108
2023/24
2022/23	63%	13%	109	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

Halstead Community Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.0applications per place 86%met the SATs standard
Pratts Bottom Primary School
1.8 km · Bromley

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.3applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Shoreham Village School
3.0 km · Kent

Not yet inspected

2.9applications per place
St Katharine's Knockholt Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
3.1 km · Kent

Remains Good2022

1.9applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Chelsfield Primary School
3.3 km · Bromley

Graded · no overall grade2024

6.6applications per place 27%met the SATs standard
The Highway Primary School
3.9 km · Bromley

Remains Good2024

4.7applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Green Street Green Primary School
4.0 km · Bromley

Good2024

3.8applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Otford Primary School
4.1 km · Kent

Remains Good2023

3.3applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Dunton Green Primary School
4.3 km · Kent

Good2024

2.0applications per place 43%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 148876 · 886/2133
Trust: The Pioneer Academy
Capacity: 195 pupils · 55 on roll
Free school meals: 34.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: SEN unit
Opened: 1 March 2022
Replaced: Halstead Community Primary School (URN 118274)
Address: Otford Lane, Halstead, Sevenoaks, TN14 7EA
Local authority: Kent · Sevenoaks

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