Halstead Community Primary School

General Information

Address: Otford Lane, Halstead, Sevenoaks, TN14 7EA
Phone: 01959532224
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs Heather Hepworth
Age range: 4-11 years
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Number of pupils: 55
School capacity: 195
Pupils eligible for free school meals: 19
% eligible for free school meals: 34.5%
Nursery provision: No

Behaviour

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About this Behaviour status

We've asked this school for real behaviour figures under Freedom of Information and haven't had a response yet.

Behaviour information for this school has not been added yet.

Attendance

Overall absence: 10.3%
Persistently absent pupils: 39.5%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

SEN provision information for this school has not been added yet.

Pupils on SEN Support: 21.8%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 36.4%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Speech, language and communications needs: 5 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 4 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 3 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Speech, language and communications needs: 9 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 6 pupils
Severe learning difficulty: 2 pupils
Profound and multiple learning difficulty: 2 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

No overall grade given 2025 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted stopped giving single overall grades for a period between September 2024 and November 2025 - this school's most recent inspection falls in that window, so there's no single rating to show, even though it was inspected. The full report (linked below) still has the detail.

Educational attainment data for this school has not been added yet.

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Financials

Financial summary information for this school has not been added yet.

Spending per pupil: £17,811 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

Ranked #1 of 40 Spending Per Pupil schools of this type in the area

#1Halstead Community Primary School£17,811
#2Sundridge and Brasted Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School£10,723
#3Fordcombe Church of England Primary School£9,629

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

#1Halstead Community Primary School£17,811
#2Sundridge and Brasted Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School£10,723
#3Fordcombe Church of England Primary School£9,629
#4Downsview Community Primary School£9,016
#5St Pauls' Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School£8,930
#6Leigh Primary School£8,783
#7Weald Community Primary School£8,780
#8Penshurst Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School£7,982
#9St Lawrence Church of England Primary School£7,775
#10Dunton Green Primary School£7,657
#11Four Elms Primary School£7,579
#12Churchill Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School£7,514
#13St. Edmund's Church of England Primary School£7,339
#14Hever Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School£7,267
#15Fawkham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School£6,956
#16Horizon Primary Academy£6,910
#17Chiddingstone Church of England School£6,900
#18Crockham Hill Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School£6,861
#19St Thomas' Catholic Primary School, Sevenoaks£6,837
#20Sevenoaks Primary School£6,796
#21Edenbridge Primary School£6,716
#22Kemsing Primary School£6,615
#23Otford Primary School£6,548
#24Ide Hill Church of England Primary School£6,540
#25Crockenhill Primary School£6,505
#26New Ash Green Primary School£6,429
#27St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School£6,337
#28Lady Boswell's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Sevenoaks£6,321
#29High Firs Primary School£6,205
#30St John's Church of England Primary School, Sevenoaks£6,205
#31Horton Kirby Church of England Primary School£6,061
#32The Anthony Roper Primary School£6,057
#33Chevening, St Botolph's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School£6,044
#34Seal Church of England Primary School£5,848
#35Hextable Primary School£5,788
#36St Katharine's Knockholt Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School£5,765
#37Shoreham Village School£5,759
#38Our Lady of Hartley Catholic Primary School, Hartley, Longfield£5,216
#39Leigh Academy Hartley£5,102
#40St Bartholomew's Catholic Primary School, Swanley£2,669

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