Halling Primary School
Howlsmere Close, Rochester, ME2 1ER
391 pupils · 93% of 420 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 5–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- ALETHEIA ACADEMIES TRUST
- Local authority
- Medway
- Free school meals
- 16.4%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 6 June 2023, published 25 July 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 71% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 13% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.92 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 52 | 48 | 103 | 52 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 60 | 52 | 99 | 59 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 54 | 47 | 99 | 53 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 60 | 60 | 97 | 60 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 54 | 49 | 72 | 54 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 51 | 40 | 84 | 50 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 60 | 61 | 104 | 60 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Wouldham, All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 0.8 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Valley Invicta Primary School at Holborough Lakes 1.1 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Snodland CofE Primary School 1.7 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- St Katherine's School & Nursery 2.2 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Burham Church of England Primary School 2.8 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Cuxton Community Junior School 3.3 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.