Halstead Community Primary School
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About Halstead Community Primary School
Halstead Community Primary School is a primary academy in Sevenoaks, Kent. View current jobs, teaching vacancies and school support roles posted by the school.
THE PIONEER ACADEMY is a Multi-academy trust. The trust operates 22 member schools: 22 primary schools. Local authorities: Bexley | Brighton and Hove | Bromley | Croydon | East Sussex | Kent | Surrey. Regions: London | South East. — from the THE PIONEER ACADEMY public record.
Halstead Community Primary School is a primary academy in Sevenoaks, Kent, part of THE PIONEER ACADEMY. It is currently hiring, with 1 live vacancy on SchoolJobs.
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School information
- Official name
- Halstead Community Primary School
- Address
- Otford Lane, Halstead
- Postcode
- TN14 7EA
- Country
- England
- Local authority
- Kent
- Parliamentary constituency
- Sevenoaks
- URN (official identifier)
- 148876
- Establishment number
- 2133
- School status
- Open
- Education phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 4–11 years
- Gender intake
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- SEND provision
- SEN unit
- Number of pupils
- 55
- As of November 2026
- Capacity
- 195
- School type
- Academy (converter)
- Governance
- Academy
- Academy trust
- THE PIONEER ACADEMY
- Local authority
- Kent
- Headteacher
- Headteacher Matthew Ferguson
- Ofsted inspection
- Inspected 4 Mar 2025Source: Ofsted management information · 30 Sep 2026 · Open Government Licence v3.0
- Official website
- www.halstead.kent.sch.uk
- Telephone
- 01959532224
- Date opened
- 1 Mar 2022
Source: get-information-schools.service.gov.uk . Official data last refreshed November 2026.
Pupils at Halstead Community Primary School
| 2025/26 | This school | Kent | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils | 55 | 250,889 | 8,355,420 |
| Eligible for free school meals | 34.5% | 25.6% | 26.5% |
| SEN support | 21.8% | 13.6% | 14.6% |
| Education, health and care plan (EHCP) | 36.4% | 5.6% | 5.9% |
| First language other than English (EAL) | 7.3% | 14.4% | 21.6% |
Local authority and England figures are calculated from the same DfE school-level files across state-funded schools.
Source: Department for Education, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and Special educational needs in England , academic year 2025/26. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted inspection history
7 published inspections for Halstead Community Primary School, including inspections of the school it replaced.
· S5 Inspection
Read report- Personal development
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Early years provision
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Safeguarding is effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Good
Report published 2 Apr 2025
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as Halstead Community Primary School (URN 118274)
Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Good
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Early years provision
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Safeguarding is effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Requires improvement
Report published 9 Jan 2020
· Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Read reportInspected as Halstead Community Primary School (URN 118274)
Overall effectiveness: Good
- Outcomes for pupils
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Is safeguarding effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Good
- Personal development, behaviour and welfare
- Good
- Quality of teaching, learning and assessment
- Good
Report published 18 Apr 2016
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as Halstead Community Primary School (URN 118274)
Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement
- Pupils' achievement
- Requires improvement
- Quality of teaching
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 14 Jan 2014
· Notice to Improve S5 ReInspection
Read reportInspected as Halstead Community Primary School (URN 118274)
Overall effectiveness: Satisfactory
- Pupils' achievement
- Satisfactory
- Quality of teaching
- Satisfactory
- Early years provision
- Satisfactory
- Leadership and management
- Satisfactory
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 7 Nov 2011
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as Halstead Community Primary School (URN 118274)
Overall effectiveness: Inadequate
- Category
- NTI
- Pupils' achievement
- Inadequate
- Quality of teaching
- Inadequate
- Early years provision
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Satisfactory
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Satisfactory
Report published 8 Nov 2010
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as Halstead Community Primary School (URN 118274)
Overall effectiveness: Satisfactory
- Pupils' achievement
- Satisfactory
- Quality of teaching
- Satisfactory
- Early years provision
- Satisfactory
- Leadership and management
- Satisfactory
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 28 Apr 2008
Source: Ofsted, State-funded school inspections and outcomes: management information (files from 2005 to the latest monthly release; data checked 6 Nov 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil absence at Halstead Community Primary School
| 2025/26 (autumn and spring term) | This school | Kent | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence (sessions missed) | 8.7% | 5.4% | 5.1% |
| Persistent absence (pupils missing 10%+) | 25.5% | 14.4% | 13.2% |
Local authority and England figures are for state-funded primary schools in the same release.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England , 2025/26 autumn and spring terms. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil premium at Halstead Community Primary School
Deprivation pupil premium allocation for 2026 to 2027: £23,250 for 15 eligible pupils.
| Financial year 2026-27 | This school | Kent | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils eligible | 30.0% | 27.0% | 27.7% |
| Allocation per pupil on roll | £465 | £364 | £370 |
Deprivation pupil premium only; service child and looked-after children premiums are not published per school. Local authority and England figures use the same file.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil premium allocations 2026 to 2027 (September 2026) . Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
School finances at Halstead Community Primary School
2024/25 academic year (academy accounts return) · Primary · 37 pupils. Excludes the trust's central costs.
| This school | Kent average (per pupil · % of spend) | England average (per pupil · % of spend) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £677,000 £18,297 per pupil | £6,826 | £7,179 |
| Total spending | £659,000 £17,811 per pupil | £6,236 | £6,721 |
| Teaching staff | £318,000 £8,595 per pupil · 48.3% | £3,165 · 50.8% | £3,211 · 47.8% |
| Education support staff | £82,000 £2,216 per pupil · 12.4% | £1,264 · 20.3% | £1,313 · 19.5% |
| Supply and agency staff | £5,000 £135 per pupil · 0.8% | £95 · 1.5% | £203 · 3.0% |
| …of which agency supply | £5,000 £135 per pupil · 0.8% | £84 · 1.4% | £160 · 2.4% |
| In-year balance | £18,000 | ||
| Revenue reserve | £1,000 | ||
Previous year (2023/24): spending £11,660 per pupil, supply and agency £213 per pupil — spending up £6,151 per pupil on 2023/24.
Finance data is from the official return for that year and may not reflect the school's current position. Averages are pupil-weighted and use the same return, year and phase.
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Source: Department for Education, Academies Accounts Return 2024/25 via FBIT data sources, checked 6 Nov 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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