Lower Halstow Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Sittingbourne, Kent
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
5.456 miles
Published by Kent County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2023–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Lower Halstow Primary School is a primary school in Sittingbourne, Kent for ages 4–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 21 January 2025. Kent has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2023 to 2026 entry.
Lower Halstow Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | 5.456 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2026 the last child offered a Reception place lived 5.456 miles away, the 83rd longest of 434 Kent primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- The Reception last distance for 2026 was further from the school than in 2025.
- Reception 2026 had 20 first-choice applications for 24 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 4 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- For 2024/25, 33% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, the lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Kent.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Kent schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- School Lane, Lower Halstow, Sittingbourne, ME9 7ES
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Kent
- Pupils on roll
- 200 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 16% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 21 January 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils are positive and enthusiastic about attending this school.”
- “The school is an active part of its local community.”
- “Pupils from all backgrounds feel equally welcomed and cherished in the caring atmosphere.”
To improve
- “However, in a few curriculum subjects, staff do not rigorously check what pupils understand.”
- “Consequently, some pupils do not remember and apply their learning well enough.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 5 March 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 33% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 20 first-preference applications, 24 offers in total, 20 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Kent.
- Newington Church of England Primary School 0.9 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Holywell Primary School 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Hartlip Endowed Church of England Primary School 2.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Bobbing Village School 2.1 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Grove Park Primary School 2.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Borden Church of England Primary School 2.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Iwade School 2.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Regis Manor Primary School 2.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published