Halstow Primary School

Halstow Primary School is performing well overall, demonstrating a strong standard of education across various domains. The school's commitment to safeguarding is notable, ensuring that students feel safe and supported. High expectations are set for attendance and behavior, resulting in a positive and focused learning environment. Pupils are making rapid progress in their academic endeavors due to an ambitious curriculum and effective teaching, particularly in reading, writing, and mathematics. Significantly, the school has shown an improvement in the performance of disadvantaged pupils, who are now achieving as well as their non-disadvantaged peers in reading and writing. The leadership team's proactive approach to inclusion and tailored support is commendable, although there remains a focus on closing the attainment gap further, particularly in mathematics. Overall, Halstow Primary School is a thriving community where pupils feel valued and are well-prepared for the next stages of their education.

Strengths

• Strong academic performance with pupils achieving above average outcomes.
• High expectations and effective tracking of attendance and behavior.
• Ambitious and well-planned curriculum that supports all learners.
• Effective teaching strategies that foster deep understanding and confidence.
• Strong focus on inclusion and support for disadvantaged pupils.

Areas for Improvement

• Further efforts needed to close the attainment gap in mathematics for disadvantaged pupils.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Halstow Primary School attended 95.8% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 9.5% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.7% of pupils at Halstow Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Halstow Primary School had 22.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 21.1% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 16.6% of pupils at Halstow Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 5.1% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Halstow Primary School received £7,405 and spent £7,357 for each of its 407 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £535,000 (£1,313 per pupil).

Across all 24 schools of The Compass Partnership of Schools, income was £10,246 and spending £9,845 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Greenwich · Greenwich local authority: places and applications

Halstow Primary School is part of The Compass Partnership of Schools, which runs 28 schools. The nearest others:

• Rowan Wood School London
• Kidbrooke Park Primary School London
• Wingfield Primary School London
• Kaizen Primary School London
• Deansfield Primary School London
• Gainsborough Primary School London
• Horn Park Primary School London
• South Rise Primary School London
• Willow Dene School Plumstead
• Horizon Academy London

What is Halstow Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Halstow Primary School is Strong standard, from an inspection in March 2026.

When was Halstow Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Halstow Primary School was last inspected in March 2026.

How many pupils does Halstow Primary School have?

Halstow Primary School has 410 pupils on roll.

What age range does Halstow Primary School cover?

Halstow Primary School for pupils aged 5 to 11.

What are Halstow Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 75% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Halstow Primary School?

Halstow Primary School is at Halstow Road, Greenwich, London, SE10 0LD.