Halfway Houses Primary School, Sheerness
Halfway Houses Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 2 to 11 in Sheerness, part of The Island Learning Trust. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in April 2015. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in March 2024 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 2nd-highest of the 10 schools in Sheerness with published results, and 4,096th of 14,452 across England. It was 83% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Above England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2015)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Kent (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Halfway Houses Primary School in detail
Halfway Houses Primary School in its own words
From the headteacher's welcome: "I would like to personally welcome you to Halfway Houses Primary School."
Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, multi-sports and ballet.
The school runs a breakfast club.
Headteacher's welcome (school website)Clubs (school website)Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 86% of Year 6 pupils at Halfway Houses Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 81% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 73% in Kent and 77% and 75% across England.
Results rose from 79% in reading and 82% in maths in 2024.
Getting a place at Halfway Houses Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 48 families put Halfway Houses Primary School as their first choice and 125 named it as one of their preferences, for 48 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Halfway Houses Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Halfway Houses Primary School are Richmond Primary School (0.9 miles, Good, 70% reading, 63% maths); Thistle Hill Primary School (1.1 miles, Requires improvement, 59% reading, 59% maths); Queenborough School and Nursery (1.2 miles, Outstanding, 90% reading, 88% maths); and West Minster Primary School (1.2 miles, Good, 71% reading, 81% maths).
Halfway Houses Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.
Richmond Primary SchoolThistle Hill Primary SchoolQueenborough School and NurseryWest Minster Primary School
The trust
Halfway Houses Primary School is one of 3 schools run by The Island Learning Trust, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 80% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
Who goes there
35.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 6.8% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
In 2026, 131 pupils (26.3%) received SEN support and 14 (2.8%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Queenborough Rail Station, about 1.4 miles away in a straight line.
8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is The Heritage (opposite), 170 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 59 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and criminal damage and arson. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Kent (101).
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Halfway Houses Primary School issued 13 suspensions, 2.5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Halfway Houses Primary School are Leigh Academy Minster (0.4 miles) and EKC Sheppey Secondary (1 mile).
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 3 years agoThis judgement is from April 2015, 11 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Latest (ungraded) inspection: The school remains Good.
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its April 2015 inspection - up from Requires Improvement.
Rated Good for
Leadership & management.
At a Glance
35.5%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 79% to 86% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 81% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 84% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
29.2
Avg class size
28.4
Infant (KS1)
29.8
KS2
16
Total classes
3 classes with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Latest from Halfway Houses Primary School
See what we are learning in term 1
17 Sep 2026
Fidget toys in school
14 Sep 2026
Kent Test
11 Sep 2026
Spotlight on Safeguarding Newsletter
7 Sep 2026
Newsletter - Wednesday 22nd July 2026
22 Jul 2026
Summer Fair
26 Jun 2026
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Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Halfway Houses Primary School.
- Stagecoach Performing Arts SittingbourneAt the school · Not yet graded
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Halfway Houses Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Halfway Houses Primary School is in Kent; for families living there:
Apply to Kent for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 23
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 8
- Children hurt
- 4
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 23 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 8 serious and 14 slight.
4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt.
4 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Kent is 11 (the median across 711 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
83%
Available places
521 pupils
630 places
109 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Sheerness
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Sheerness
Across Kent council
Places available
18,893
Applications
16,593
Got 1st preference
89.7%
Got preferred school
98.2%
All primary applications across Kent council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Inspection History(3)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
131
SEN Support
14
EHC Plans
29.1%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
498
Total Pupils
265
Boys
233
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
24
Teachers
20.8:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£43,628
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,185
Per pupil
£3141k
Total funding
£245k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
5.9%
Overall absence
15.8%
Persistent absence
482
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Halfway Houses Primary School
Questions parents ask about Halfway Houses Primary School
What are SATs results like at Halfway Houses Primary School?
Of the pupils at Halfway Houses Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 86% reached the expected standard in reading and 81% did so in maths.
What is Halfway Houses Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Halfway Houses Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in March 2024, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in April 2015, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for Halfway Houses Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Halfway Houses Primary School is oversubscribed, Kent allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Halfway Houses Primary School?
Halfway Houses Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 83% of its 630 places.
How big are the classes at Halfway Houses Primary School?
Classes at Halfway Houses Primary School average 29.2 pupils (2025/26). 3 classes have more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.
How many pupils go to Halfway Houses Primary School?
Halfway Houses Primary School has around 498 pupils on roll. 36% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Halfway Houses Primary School?
5.9% of sessions were missed at Halfway Houses Primary School in 2024/25. 15.8% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Halfway Houses Primary School?
Apply through Kent's coordinated admissions process, naming Halfway Houses Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
Does Halfway Houses Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club at the school: Stagecoach Performing Arts Sittingbourne (registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
How many road collisions happen near Halfway Houses Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 23 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 8 serious and 14 slight. 4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt. 4 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Kent is 11 (the median across 711 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Halfway Houses Primary School?
Halfway Houses Primary School is at Danley Road, Minster-on-Sea, Sheerness, Kent, ME12 3AP.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)