Lower Halstow Primary School
School Lane, Lower Halstow, Sittingbourne, ME9 7ESOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Lower Halstow Primary School is a primary school in Sittingbourne for ages 4 to 11. It is one of the 692 schools in Kent. It ranks 14th of 23 primary schools in Sittingbourne. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in January 2025, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 21 January 2025, report published 4 March 2025
This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 21 January 2025
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. They feel happy and are polite. Pupils greet staff, visitors and each other with joy and interest. They consistently demonstrate good manners, for example by holding open doors and being respectful in how they speak. The kindness pupils show comes from consistent expectations from staff. Adults across the school show pupils of all ages how to behave and interact with one another. This starts with children in the Reception Year who are taught routines and conversational language. This prepares them well for the rest of their school lives. Pupils know how to keep themselves safe in the school's rural setting. The school's high expectations extend to an ambitious curriculum. Pupils love learning and rise to meet the challenge the school provides. Pupils are confident and articulate. They explain some complex concepts, such as plate tectonics in geography lessons, with confidence and clarity. Pupils' books show a breadth and depth to their learning that reflect the ambition of the curriculum. As a result, pupils achieve well.
What the school should improve
- In some subjects, the school has not clearly defined what pupils should learn and how this is checked. In these subjects, pupils do not learn key knowledge as well as they could. The school should identify what it wants pupils to learn and remember in these subjects and make checks on this learning to inform future teaching.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
15 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
200 pupils on roll, with places for 210
Schools near Lower Halstow Primary School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newington Church of England Primary School | 0.9 miles | Ofsted: Good | 73% met the expected standard |
| Holywell Primary School | 1 mile | Ofsted: Good | 84% met the expected standard |
| Hartlip Endowed Church of England Primary School | 2 miles | Report card: Expected standard | 53% met the expected standard |
| Bobbing Village School | 2 miles | Ofsted: Requires improvement | 75% met the expected standard |
| Riverside Primary School | 2 miles | Ofsted: Good | 56% met the expected standard |
School details
- School type
- Community school
- Sector
- Local authority maintained
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery classes
- No
- Headteacher
- Mrs Tara Deevoy
- Phone
- 01795842344
- Address
- School Lane, Lower Halstow, Sittingbourne, ME9 7ES
- Local authority
- Kent
- URN
- 118341
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.